
Australia doesn’t need to be ‘great’, and that’s good
Posted on 19 May 2025
The lack of judicial partisanship in Australia compared to the United States is something to be…
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 19 May 2025
The lack of judicial partisanship in Australia compared to the United States is something to be…
Posted on 18 Mar 2025
At last year’s conference marking the 50th anniversary of Elsie, Australia’s first feminist refuge,…
Posted on 14 Mar 2023
So Australia is now to have a poet laureate.
Posted on 23 Jul 2024
Australia’s performance has been labelled ‘poor’ in a global ranking of international aid and…
Posted on 21 Sep 2023
The future is still here: it just isn’t evenly distributed, as futurist William Gibson said. And…
Posted on 16 Jul 2025
Financial backers of two Torres Strait Islander Elders who took the Australian government to court…
Posted on 04 Apr 2022
Australian not-for-profits are world leaders when it comes to attracting top talent, but most…
Posted on 26 Nov 2024
Australians have become so concerned about polarisation that many have begun to shy away from…
Posted on 22 Jun 2023
The amount of money donated by Australians to charity each year has increased by $676 million to…
Posted on 09 Apr 2024
A new study has revealed that Australians are deeply distrustful of the introduction of new…
Posted on 25 Jun 2025
Revenue for Australia’s charity and not-for-profit sector has reached record highs, and total…
Posted on 09 Jun 2025
There are more than 60,000 charities in Australia, but they are far from equal, writes Margaret…