‘Can anyone help us with the books?’ Damn right!
Posted on 18 May 2026
Community Directors has refreshed the ultimate guide for not-for-profit treasurers.
Publications
Mission delivery enabled by gen AI: A guide for the not-for-profit sector
With over 60,000 charities, the Australian not-for-profit (NFP) sector plays a vital role in supporting communities. But many of these organisations struggle with limited resources and a heavy administrative burden. Generative AI (gen AI) can help ease these pressures, giving organisations more time for the work that really counts.
Impact Report 2025
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Community Directors Intelligence
A free newsletter for not-for-profit leaders
What your organisation's budget says about you
Posted on 18 May 2026
Like your favourite T-shirt or the song you listen to when you’re feeling low, your organisation’s…
Is your board budgeting for the world as it is, or as it was?
Posted on 18 May 2026
ICDA training lead Nina Laitala examines the governance issues facing Australian not-for-profits.
Life’s early lessons drive young leader’s governance goals
Posted on 18 May 2026
Some might think a passion for governance is unusual in a teenager – especially one whose life has…
Social impact conference to tackle systems, not just symptoms
Posted on 18 May 2026
More than 300 of Australia’s top social impact professionals and leaders will gather in Sydney on…
Simpler NFP accounting standard complicated by delays
Posted on 18 May 2026
A new accounting standard that promises to simplify financial reporting for smaller not-for-profits…
Getting the right people will be the best investment your organisation ever makes
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time in interview rooms.
Right on target: Disability advocate's approach to community impact
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Tania Sacco knows what it means to aim carefully. As a competitive archer who has represented…
Boards urged to close tech gap
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Australian boards are being urged to strengthen their oversight of technology and artificial…
What do you do when the board is its own biggest HR problem?
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Earlier this year, a nine-member board I worked with lost four of its directors on the same day. It…
‘No one does onboarding well’: Why directors arrive unprepared for the boardroom
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Many new directors walk into their first board meeting unprepared – not because they lack…
Innovation can improve results and job satisfaction in the NFP sector
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
The average Australian not-for-profit sector employee is less satisfied about the rewards and…
Radical Moderate
Leading with boldness & balance
2025 Australian Community Boards Wellbeing Report
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Annual Report 2024
Institute of Community Directors Australia
The Community Compass
Understanding attitudes to the nation's community sector
Leading with Purpose
Leadership lessons from the front line of the not-for-profit sector
Impact Report 2023
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Impact Report 2022
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Greening the Not-for-Profit Sector
Research report
Paying Directors in the Not-for-profit Sector
A spotlight report
ICDA Not-for-Profit Governance Roadmap
A year long research project into the workings of the Australian not-for-profit sector
