Watchdog scraps probe into mass charity data breach
Posted on 14 Aug 2024
Australia’s privacy watchdog has halted an investigation into the charity telemarketer behind a…
Want to make this year the one you achieve your organisation’s biggest goals? Then you’ve got to prepare. And we can help.
From this month, we’re hosting the Festival of Community Directors, “a year-long celebration of community governance”, with events and training aimed at inspiring and educating community leaders. Why? Well, Roman ancient Marcus Cicero stressed “diligent preparation” before action more than 2000 years ago. And US Speaker Nancy Pelosi last year urged more women to step into leadership, with the advice: “Organise, don't agonise.”
As our Community Directors Council chair Susan Pascoe (AM) says: “The organisations meeting and exceeding their goals are, almost without fail, well-governed by competent boards with a healthy culture and a commitment to continual improvement”. That's why our Festival is a packed program covering ethics, human resources, communications, policy, strategy, finance, testing impact, whistleblowing, fundraising, AGMs and much more.
Talking of preparation, in this edition we've asked Ms Pascoe and several other not-for-profit experts to predict the biggest challenges and opportunities you’ll face this year. Completing our new national survey of the sector’s big issues will help that knowledge grow too, alongside a chance to win great prizes – including tickets to the unmissable Communities in Control Conference on May 20-21.
Posted on 14 Aug 2024
Australia’s privacy watchdog has halted an investigation into the charity telemarketer behind a…
Posted on 30 Sep 2021
Leading not-for-profit thinker Paul Ronalds, CEO of Save the Children Australia, says many…
Posted on 08 Aug 2023
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Posted on 11 Sep 2023
The top end of town has helped push charitable donations across the nation to $4.4 billion but just…
Posted on 15 Oct 2018
In June 2019, top executive Michael Clark from the Adelaide-based charity SYC was sentenced to…
Posted on 13 Sep 2023
Scores of women from diverse backgrounds have graduated from the Institute of Community Directors’…
Posted on 08 Jul 2024
Charities Minister Andrew Leigh provides a snapshot of the results of his office's investigation…
Posted on 06 Jul 2021
When people phone Our Community asking about how to sort out glitches in their meetings, my usual…
Posted on 19 Mar 2024
Indigenous Australian playwright, author and musician Richard Frankland has devoted his life to…
Posted on 15 Jul 2018
Each year, Our Community hosts the Communities in Control conference for 1000 representatives of…
Posted on 25 Feb 2022
Australian not-for-profits have the chance to reshape their sector in the wake of covid-19…
Posted on 25 Jul 2023
Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo reveals in this clear and heartfelt book extract why he's a…