Unlock DGR to realise the potential of thousands more charities, says new campaign
Posted on 11 Nov 2025
Thousands of not-for-profit organisations are being held back by an outdated, rigid and complicated…
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Indigenous-made evaluation platform puts the power of data back into First Nations hands
Posted on 11 Nov 2025
A new Understanding, Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (UMEL) digital platform that allows…
New grants look to build community readiness for big droughts to come
Posted on 11 Nov 2025
New grants worth $36 million aim to help farmers and farming communities prepare for drought by…
Sector reforms lead this month’s Not-for-profit Agenda
Posted on 10 Nov 2025
Federal Labor MP Sarah Witty, who was elected this year in the seat of Melbourne in a nail-biting…
Record spike in new charity numbers, as changes to NFP tax exemption reporting kick in
Posted on 05 Nov 2025
The number of registered charities in Australia ballooned in the last financial year by 4621 new…
Future funds offer a lifeline for NFPs seeking stability, not survival
Posted on 03 Nov 2025
Nobody in the not-for-profit sector needs to be told it’s tough out there. In fact, only one in…
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So long and thanks for all the fish
Posted on 08 Jul 2025
The charity and not-for profit sector is underfunded, undervalued and absolutely vital, writes…
Opinion
Awake at night ... again
Posted on 12 Nov 2025
Managing a charity or not-for-profit in Australia is often more complex than it may appear. On any…
‘Plastic will choke the Earth’: how a grandfather’s warning shaped a filmmaker’s mission
Posted on 02 Sep 2025
April Howard is a screen industry veteran whose passion is the genre of documentary, because it…
Driven by purpose, a mob of Landcruisers hits the road
Posted on 26 Aug 2025
Brent Reeman is today climbing into his trusty Toyota 40 Series Landcruiser for the sixth annual…
Honouring 103 fallen women with 103 marathons in 103 days
Posted on 18 Aug 2025
As you read this, there’s a good chance that Natalie Djuric-Jones is running. Today is day three of…
Philanthropy takes flight: the neurologist who swapped medical charts for flight plans
Posted on 12 Aug 2025
Associate Professor Andrew Kornberg, a senior neurologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) in…