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David Crosbie is the CEO of the Community Council for Australia (CCA).

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Urgent rethink needed in funding and provision of community care

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David Crosbie, Wednesday, 5th October 2022 -  Governments must move to invest in community provision of care, writes David Crosbie.

Jumping to judgement

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David Crosbie, Wednesday, 28th September 2022 -  If you want to know whether a charity is achieving its mission, spreadsheets and data don't always hold the answers, explains David Crosbie.  

Epitaph for the Charities Crisis Cabinet 

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David Crosbie, Wednesday, 7th September 2022 -  As it disbands, David Crosbie pays tribute to the achievements of the Charities Crisis Cabinet, which was conceived and convened at the start of the pandemic.

A lot of work to do ahead of Jobs and Skills Summit

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David Crosbie, Wednesday, 24th August 2022 -  CCA will hold a charities and NFP roundtable with the assistant minister for charities, ahead of the federal government's Jobs and Skills Summit, writes CEO David Crosbie. 

Let the work begin

Opinion

David Crosbie, Thursday, 11th August 2022 -  While there is certainly cause for optimism as the sector engages with the new government, we also need a healthy dose of realism, writes David Crosbie. 

Dear Commissioner: Community Council for Australia

Opinion

David Crosbie, Monday, 1st August 2022 -  No one wants the ACNC to succeed in its role more than the sector itself and hugely knowledgable sector leaders are ready to offer advice, guidance and support, writes David Crosbie in our Dear Commissioner bonus edition. 

When taking a step back is the quickest way forward

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David Crosbie, Wednesday, 27th July 2022 -  Revisiting an existing report identifying the barriers not for profits face in improving productivity could hold the key the sector needs, writes David Crosbie. 

Rebooting the ACNC

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David Crosbie, Thursday, 30th June 2022 -  When it comes to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission, what is needed now is not wholesale changes to what was a very successful organisation, but a reset of culture to one of engagement rather than enforcement, writes David Crosbie.

The value of working in the charities sector

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David Crosbie, Thursday, 16th June 2022 -  The problem currently keeping charity CEOs awake at night is their capacity to attract and retain quality staff, writes David Crosbie, who argues it is time for charities to be actively engaged at a national level in framing more supportive and practical employment policies.

Everything has changed in Australian politics

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David Crosbie, Thursday, 2nd June 2022 -  It is up to us to build on that change through our own organisations, writes David Crosbie, who says charities can learn a lot from the approach taken by climate activists in this election. 

The more things change…

Opinion

David Crosbie, Thursday, 19th May 2022 -  Regardless of who wins the election this weekend, it is important to remember that government departments and agencies can be very resilient. If we expect them to change, we need to think about how we can reward the behaviours we want them to adopt, writes David Crosbie.

Wasting our time – marginal seat voters have their say

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David Crosbie, Thursday, 5th May 2022 -  A new survey reveals voters in marginal seats strongly support fundraising reform for the charities sector, writes David Crosbie, who blames the current mess on a combination of Federation, bureaucracy, the digital world, condescension and political will.
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