Glossary of financial terms
The glossary of financial terms has been developed to give quick access to definitions of some of…
Finance for board members
Help sheets
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How to minimise banking fees & charges
Every dollar saved by a community organisation is valuable. This help sheet is to help you find…
Knowing when your group's finances may be ailing
It is your job as a board member to ensure that the organisation your board is overseeing remains…
Part II: 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…
Preparing a budget
A budget is a way of thinking ahead financially. Accounting looks backward, at what income you have…
Project budgeting
Many funding agencies or philanthropic foundations want to fund one-off special projects and do not…
Questions every not-for-profit board should ask about the finances
The COVID-19 crisis highlighted the importance of financial literacy in not-for-profit…
Special Events Budgeting
You need to be absolutely meticulous in budgeting and accounting for a special event. You need to…
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…
Here are the funding facts NFPs need to win a better deal
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
Not-for-profits can secure better funding from government by leveraging the growing body of…
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…
Why an audit can be a community director’s friend
Posted on 12 Jun 2024
The end-of-year reporting process and the audit that comes with it are often seen as a challenging…