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Awards to Find Best in Indigenous Governance

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 21st January 2014 -  Reconciliation Australia has $60,000 in prize money on offer to Indigenous-controlled organisations, projects and initiatives as part of the 2014 Indigenous Governance Awards.

Portal Helps Charities Complete 2013 AIS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th January 2014 -  In the first six months since its release on acnc.gov.au, over 15,000 charities have logged on and completed (11,000) or commenced (4,000) the 2013 Annual Information Statement.

Financial Abuse and Mismanagement Top UK Charity Issues

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th December 2013 -  Fraud, financial abuse and financial mismanagement featured in nearly 80 per cent of the UK Charity Commission's investigations into charities last year, according to a new report published by the regulator.

Stott Despoja Goes Global for Women and Girls

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 -  Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has appointed former Democrats leader and Not for Profit executive Natasha Stott Despoja as Australia’s Global Ambassador for Women and Girls.

Hot Topic

Preventing Fraud for Charities

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th December 2013 -  Nearly half of Australian organisations have experienced some form of fraud in the past 12 months. And even charities are not immune to it, writes Forensic Services Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cassandra Michie.

Studying Not for Profit Governance

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 9th October 2013 -  The Centre for Corporate Governance, at the University of Technology Sydney, is conducting research into the current status of governance in the Not for Profit sector.

Fragmented Disability Sector Needs Change

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd October 2013 -  The current arrangements for Australia’s peak bodies on disability are fragmented and confused and in need of an urgent rethink as the National Insurance Disability Scheme becomes a reality, according to one of the country’s main disability right

ACCC Green Lights Trust Company Acquisition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th September 2013 -  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of The Trust Company by trustee company, Perpetual Limited despite the merger producing “the largest provider of trust services in Australia”.

Analysis

Stop your sustainability report becoming a taxi driver conversation

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th September 2013 -  Relevance, transparency and target setting are key characteristics of meaningful sustainability reports, says Paul Davies, Principal of sustainability performance company, Banarra.

Data Pools and Co-Ops for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd September 2013 -  Organisations are more and more looking for data prospecting methods that incorporate their own data to leverage better ROI, according to Australian data pooling list supplier, List Factory.
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