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Three capabilities to boost the not-for-profit sector’s impact

Opinion

Ushi Ghoorah, Monday, 13th December 2021 -  COVID-19 made the not-for-profit sector’s value clearer than ever, with demand doubling for many services. But now the sector is under immense strain. Australian Scholarships Foundation CEO Sam Sayers and McKinsey & Company partner Roland Dillon discuss the path forward.

They said it would never catch on – but social enterprise is here to stay

Opinion

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 30th November 2021 -  Tara Anderson and Bella Borello from Social Traders explain why now is the time to raise the curtain on social enterprise and show the world that business for good can, and should, be business as usual.

Our investments should not drive the problems we ask grantees to solve

Analysis

Ellen Dorsey, Wednesday, 25th November 2020 -  Many foundations have realised that they do not need to sacrifice returns to multiply impact and as a result are deploying their investments as another tool in service of their mission, write Ellen Dorsey and Dan Chu.

Less than one quarter of Australian aid invested in children

Analysis

Mercy Chipo Jumo, Friday, 20th November 2020 -  How does Australia’s child-focused aid stack up against comparable countries? Dane Moores and Mercy Jumo share findings from the NextGen Aid Report Card, which was released to mark World Children's Day. 

Why invest with an LGBTIQ lens?

Analysis

Joy Anderson, Monday, 28th September 2020 -  Building a practice of LGBTIQ investing can be an important tactic for addressing the marginalizations people face around the world, write Joy Anderson and Tia Subramanian, in this article sharing some of the findings from a recent Criterion Institute report.

Housing for all makes ‘good business sense’

Housing all Australians

Peter Mares, Wednesday, 23rd September 2020 -  In the second in a series exploring the role that housing can and should play within Australian society, Peter Mares shares his thoughts on why the objective around housing all Australians should be considered an economic imperative for Australia.

Australia is at the precipice of an economic calamity: The NDIS is the solution

Opinion

Laura O’Reilly, Friday, 17th April 2020 -  The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a vital piece of national infrastructure which has enormous potential to be used extremely effectively throughout this looming challenge, write Laura O’Reilly and Karn Ghosh.

Championing regional communities

Hot Topic

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 24th March 2020 -  In the final article of our NFP leadership series, Map consulting group’s Lea Corbett and Amanda Cornwall interview Gerard Jose, CEO of Bendigo Community Health Services, about the experiences and challenges of leading a NFP.  

‘Charities can be part of the solution’

Opinion

David Crosbie, Thursday, 19th March 2020 -  In an open letter to governments across Australia, David Crosbie and Tim Costello make seven suggestions as to how government can work more effectively with charities over the coming months.

Leading a small organisation with a big mission

Opinion

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 17th March 2020 -  In the latest in our NFP leadership series, Lea Corbett and Amanda Cornwall from Map consulting group speak with Serena Lillywhite from Transparency International Australia about the experiences and challenges of leading a NFP.

Stepping up

Hot Topic

Lea Corbett, Tuesday, 10th March 2020 -  Continuing the NFP leadership series, Lea Corbett and Amanda Cornwall from Map consulting group ask Unison Housing CEO Ed Holmes about the experiences and challenges of leading a NFP.

Purpose gets you through

Hot Topic

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 3rd March 2020 -  In the latest in our NFP leadership series, Lea Corbett and Amanda Cornwall from Map consulting group ask Dr Briony Dow, executive director of the National Ageing Research Institute, about her experience of leading a NFP.  
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