After the controversial founder of Street Swags resigned over alleged funds mismanagement earlier this year, the organisation has voluntarily agreed to work with the…
With over 54,000 charities currently registered in Australia the national charity regulator has been wrestling with the question of whether there are too many charities…
A new guide has been published to help charities engage with vulnerable people while fundraising to protect public trust.The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits…
Registered Australian charities will soon be able to use a high-profile “charity tick” of approval, endorsed by the charity regulator, to show they are well governed,…
Almost 1,000 Not for Profit organisations have failed to correct financial errors in their Annual Information Statements (AIS) required by the charity regulator, despite…
A charity that researches and advises on the impact of industrial noise, including wind farms, is challenging a decision by the charity regulator, and the subsequent loss…
An agreement between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) will allow ancillary funds registered…
Australia’s top 25 charities had a total annual revenue of $25.2 billion in 2014 – the same amount as the combined annual revenue of the country’s bottom 44,891 charities,…
Almost half of Australia’s Not for Profit organisations expect to only break-even or make a loss over the next three years.The 2016 NFP Governance and Performance Study,…
The national charity regulator is calling on the public to always check the Charity Register before giving, to ensure that they are giving to a legitimate registered charity.…
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has proposed a new model to deliver a single definition of charity across all states and jurisdictions in Australia.…
The charity regulator has formalised an agreement with the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC), also known as Muslims Australia, to appoint an independent…