
Tax office rules out simplifying new self-reporting rules
Posted on 10 Sep 2024
The Australian Taxation Office has doubled down on its approach to rolling out controversial…
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 10 Sep 2024
The Australian Taxation Office has doubled down on its approach to rolling out controversial…
Posted on 27 Mar 2024
Organisations have been kept in the dark on their chance to comment on significant tax changes set…
Posted on 11 Sep 2023
The top end of town has helped push charitable donations across the nation to $4.4 billion but just…
Posted on 08 Aug 2023
Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status for charities has emerged as a hot topic in the ongoing…
Posted on 02 Jul 2025
Australia’s wealthy tech titans are set to revolutionise the philanthropic landscape, according to…
Posted on 19 Feb 2025
Technology priorities for not-for-profits in 2025 include better data and reporting, improved…
Posted on 14 May 2024
Nearly 1000 coders, data scientists and artificial intelligence experts have converged to witness a…
Posted on 08 May 2025
A chatbot that has transformed how people access homelessness support was among the winners at the…
Posted on 08 Oct 2024
Bridging the digital divide is crucial to helping overcome educational inequity caused by poverty,…
Posted on 19 May 2025
The charity and not-for-profit (NFP) sector’s greatest strength – its laser like focus on purpose –…
Posted on 18 Feb 2025
Australia’s top not-for-profit legal thinker has reviewed hundreds of court cases affecting…
Posted on 21 Jul 2023
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, David Spriggs, CEO of technology focused social…