Assets register
An asset register allows you to keep track of your assets and provides a fair estimate of their…
Finance for board members
Our financial resources have been developed with our alliance partner Commonwealth Bank to give not-for-profit organisations access to tools and resources to help improve their financial management, and better and more cost-effective banking solutions.
Help sheets
Budgeting for special events
When you're working on your special event budget, you will need to be able to track every dollar…
CEO remuneration
Issues of how much to pay a community group's CEO or executive director usually arises in one of…
Establishing a fundraising strategy
Although it's undoubtedly hard, fundraising can – and should – be a fun and exciting experience. It…
Financial management and your community group
In a not-for-profit organisation the board or committee of management is ultimately responsible for…
Fundraising trends you’ve got to know about to survive tough times
In a tough fundraising environment, we asked the experts what not-for-profit and community leaders…
Glossary of financial terms
The glossary of financial terms has been developed to give quick access to definitions of some of…
How to minimise banking fees & charges
Every dollar saved by a community organisation is valuable. This help sheet is to help you find…
Articles
Great advice: Top five financial questions for not-for-profits
Posted on 17 Oct 2017
Knowing how to assess an organisation's finances is something that many people without accounting…
Push to streamline not-for-profit financial paperwork
Posted on 19 Oct 2022
Australian not-for-profits could boost their funding, reduce costs, and slash red tape by…
Study takes pulse of not-for-profits’ financial health
Posted on 16 Sep 2019
Australia’s not-for-profits are almost evenly split between thriving organisations and battlers…
The art of survival for regional gallery
Posted on 17 Oct 2017
Our Community's thinker-in-residence, Chris Borthwick, casts a close eye over the financial…
Advice Guides
Policies
Budget Planning Policy
Boards are responsible for overseeing the budget of the organisation and for ensuring that the…
Financial Controls Policy
Finances and financial transactions, including credit cards, cheques, and petty cash, if properly…