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Posted on 07 Nov 2023
When it comes to government forging a stronger community sector, the time for asking questions is…
Want to make this year the one you achieve your organisation’s biggest goals? Then you’ve got to prepare. And we can help.
From this month, we’re hosting the Festival of Community Directors, “a year-long celebration of community governance”, with events and training aimed at inspiring and educating community leaders. Why? Well, Roman ancient Marcus Cicero stressed “diligent preparation” before action more than 2000 years ago. And US Speaker Nancy Pelosi last year urged more women to step into leadership, with the advice: “Organise, don't agonise.”
As our Community Directors Council chair Susan Pascoe (AM) says: “The organisations meeting and exceeding their goals are, almost without fail, well-governed by competent boards with a healthy culture and a commitment to continual improvement”. That's why our Festival is a packed program covering ethics, human resources, communications, policy, strategy, finance, testing impact, whistleblowing, fundraising, AGMs and much more.
Talking of preparation, in this edition we've asked Ms Pascoe and several other not-for-profit experts to predict the biggest challenges and opportunities you’ll face this year. Completing our new national survey of the sector’s big issues will help that knowledge grow too, alongside a chance to win great prizes – including tickets to the unmissable Communities in Control Conference on May 20-21.
Posted on 07 Nov 2023
When it comes to government forging a stronger community sector, the time for asking questions is…
Posted on 21 Aug 2024
The ditching of an inquiry into a mass data breach that targeted charity telemarketer Pareto Phone…
Posted on 04 Sep 2024
The collapse of an investigation into the charity telemarketer in which 50,000-plus donors’ details…
Posted on 10 Jul 2024
Assumptions about how the charity, not-for-profit and community sector is perceived in the…
Posted on 05 Aug 2025
Jex Truran-Lakaev lives with deafblindness and created the Hunter Deafblind Project in NSW to…
Posted on 01 Dec 2022
Most small not-for-profits don’t need to worry about the advent of director IDs, now required by…
Posted on 21 Nov 2023
The battle to maintain support for multiculturalism in the face of prejudice and discrimination…
Posted on 22 Aug 2023
The composer of an electrifying new musical composition that blends the ancient sounds of his…
Posted on 11 Dec 2024
Four Winds, a renowned musical venue and natural amphitheatre near a beautiful bay just outside…
Posted on 29 Dec 2021
In his latest column, Our Community's Denis Moriarty argues community responsiblity is the key to…
Posted on 28 May 2025
A national philanthropy campaign aimed at redefining how Australians can give more to help those…
Posted on 24 Jun 2025
An army of “citizen scientists” have helped identify the clearing of more than 90,000 hectares of…