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‘There’s no need for these regulations’ – Charities fear changes to governance standards will have a negative effect

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 27th July 2021 - Nearly one in six charities believe they could have faced deregistration in the past year if the controversial new regime had been in place Almost two thirds of Australian charities…

Charities underpaying staff explained

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 22nd July 2021 - We take a look at how some charities end up underpaying their staff and what to do if it happens in your organisation Because charities exist to make the world a better place, any misbehaviour…

‘The average charity is about as likely to engage in illegal activism as the average person is to commit murder’

Andrew Leigh, Wednesday, 30th June 2021 - Shadow Assistant Minister for Charities Andrew Leigh takes aim at the federal government’s most recent “war on charities”. If you listen to the Morrison government talk about activist…

Australia’s community sector threatened by ‘a trilogy of terror’

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 24th June 2021 - NFPs are struggling against an increased demand for services, a reduction in donations and a collapse in volunteering There’s work to do to ensure the community sector survives,…

It’s time.

David Crosbie, Thursday, 17th June 2021 - Every charity that wants to advocate for their community should now be thinking about developing an election action plan, writes David Crosbie. There will be an election in Australia…

Victoria’s COVID lockdown reminds us how many rely on food charity. Here’s how we plan for the next inevitable crisis

Fiona McKay, Wednesday, 9th June 2021 - To ensure we can assist all in need during the next inevitable crisis, we need to make sure charities are better funded, and can quickly respond to increased need, writes Fiona McKay.…

Forget service offerings and get back to selling your charitable mission

Emma Lang, Tuesday, 8th June 2021 - For social services to balance the finances, it’s time that they stop referring to clients as customers and return to their why, writes Emma Lang. In under 10 years, we’ve seen the federal…

NFPs and financial reporting – Challenges and opportunities

Contributor, Tuesday, 8th June 2021 - With tax time just around the corner, Breakthrough Accounting shares some of the trends, challenges and opportunities that can help charities pull together their annual financial…

A media release is NOT a budget response…

Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 24th May 2021 - Neil Pharaoh makes the case for not for profits to call it quits with their post-budget media releases. With budget season upon us, federal, state and territory governments are handing…

Latest ACNC data shows a robust Australian charity sector pre-COVID

Nikki Stefanoff, Tuesday, 18th May 2021 - But while sector leaders describe the report as very important, they caution that the data is 18 months old. Prior to COVID, and the 2020 bushfires, Australia’s charity sector was …

A welcome investment in the care economy… but many left behind

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 12th May 2021 - After years of austerity, a pandemic and a recession, the 2021 federal budget has provided much-welcomed, and much-needed, investment in the care economy. But advocates warn many…

What’s the price of community resilience?

David Crosbie, Thursday, 6th May 2021 - A new set of priorities is emerging for governments around the need to build resilient communities, but focusing on the physical infrastructure is only a small part of the community…

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