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Good Governance in the Not-for-profit Sector is Paramount

Elizabeth Proust, Monday, 7th August 2017 - Reports of poor practice in the charity sector often stem from poor governance and can damage trust and lead to disproportionate responses, writes Elizabeth Proust AO, chairman of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Cross Sector Alliance Forms To End Digital Divide

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 3rd August 2017 - More than 100 organisations from civil society, business, media and technology have joined forces to reduce the number of Australians being left behind in the digital age.

Analysis

Civil Society Challenged: Towards an Enabling Policy Environment

Helmut K Anheier, Monday, 31st July 2017 - A G20 discussion paper on civil society advocacy has proposed an independent high-level commission of eminent persons to examine the contradictory policy environment for civil society organisations internationally.

NFPs Win Contracts to Support Refugees

Lina Caneva, Friday, 28th July 2017 - The federal government has awarded multi-million dollar Commonwealth contracts to five not-for-profit organisations to deliver its new Humanitarian Settlement Programs.

National NDIS Grant Gives Nod to Disability Volunteering

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th July 2017 - The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has funded a national project to encourage and support people with disability to volunteer and to attract more community members to volunteer in the disability sector.

Improving NFP’s Ethical Participation in Digital Data

Rachel McFadden, Monday, 24th July 2017 - Australian not for profits need to form a united front to ensure their presence and contributions in the digital world are in line with their ethics, a leading expert on philanthropy, civil society and the digital world has said.

Opinion

The ACNC Crowdfunding Guidance Misses The Biggest Opportunity in Crowdfunding: Trust

Prashan Paramanathan, Friday, 21st July 2017 - It’s promising to see the ACNC taking steps to inform charities about the opportunities of crowdfunding, but the guidance forgets about trust, writes Prashan Paramanathan the CEO of Chuffed.org.

NDIA Gets New CEO as Construction Begins on Head Office

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 19th July 2017 - The former managing director of Bankwest, Rob De Luca, has been announced as the new CEO of the National Disability Insurance Agency, on the same day the “first sod” was turned on the site of the new headquarters in Geelong.

Lack of Funding to Measure Outcomes Leaves WA Charities in ‘Catch 22’ Situation

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 18th July 2017 - More than 30 per cent of charities in Western Australia are failing to measure their outcomes, according to a new report which reveals community sector organisations are being “hamstrung” due to a lack of funds.

Regulator Enters Second Enforceable Undertaking With Muslim Charity

Lina Caneva, Friday, 14th July 2017 - The national charity regulator has entered into a second enforceable undertaking with the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, also known as Muslims Australia, after significant outstanding compliance issues were not addressed.

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