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Leading through change

Hot Topic

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 24th February 2020 -  Continuing our NFP leadership series, Map consulting group’s Lea Corbett and Amanda Cornwall speak with Glenn Foard, CEO of Melba Support Services, about the experiences and challenges of leading a NFP.  

Alternatives to strategic philanthropy are emerging

Opinion

Teri Behrens, Thursday, 20th February 2020 -  Trust-based philanthropy and participatory grantmaking are becoming increasingly well-defined paradigms for shifting the power dynamics in relationships between funders and not-for-profit grantees – dynamics that may have been exacerbated by the strategic philanthropy approach in the first place, write Teri Behrens and Tory Martin.

Increased attention to sustainable development goals

Opinion

Teri Behrens, Monday, 17th February 2020 -  Philanthropic funding in support of the sustainable development goals has been shooting up every year since their adoption, and funders are increasingly collaborating to chart their investments and global progress towards the goals. Still, a projected $2.5 trillion funding gap persists – with no silver bullet in sight, write Jamie DeLeeuw and Teri Behrens.

My first 100 days

Hot Topic

Lea Corbett, Monday, 17th February 2020 -  In the first of six interviews with current CEOs, Lea Corbett and Amanda Cornwall from Map consulting group speak with YMCA Victoria CEO Carolyn Morris about the experiences and challenges of leading an NFP.  

Predictions for 2020: Social enterprise

Opinion

Jay Boolkin, Thursday, 13th February 2020 -  2020 is bound to be a cracker year for social enterprise with hints of a funding shakeup, skyrocketing social procurement, and oodles of opportunities on the horizon, write Jay Boolkin and Anne Lennon, co-founders at Social Change Central.

Tainted Money and Tainted Donors: A Growing Crisis?

Opinion

Michael Moody, Wednesday, 12th February 2020 -  New examples of the “tainted donor” or “tainted money” problem seem to keep popping up, and some even argue that the “cleanliness” of any money gained through capitalist practices should be considered suspect. Yet, all of this puts the not for profits who depend to varying degrees on private donations in an ethically complicated spot, write Michael Moody and Michael Pratt.

Increasing critiques of (big) philanthropy

Opinion

Tory Martin, Tuesday, 11th February 2020 -  Recent critiques that philanthropy has gone awry are important and provocative appeals to hold big donors and major institutions accountable in a democratic society. Yet, some critics may run the risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, write Tory Martin and Michael Moody.

UNDP setting the standard for SDG-enabling investment

Analysis

Rosemary Addis, Thursday, 17th October 2019 -  Rosemary Addis and Fabienne Michaux break down the draft SDG Impact Practice Standards and call on Australians to have their say during the consultation period.

Is an ecosystem-based approach the future of funding social enterprise?

Opinion

Jay Boolkin, Thursday, 22nd August 2019 -  It’s often discussed that funding the social enterprise ecosystem is important to help all social enterprises thrive – but what exactly is this ecosystem, and why and how should we fund it, ask Laura Reed and Jay Boolkin, in this article first published on Social Change Central.

Retooling to win in the next decade

Opinion

Janet Sernack, Tuesday, 20th August 2019 -  Organisations will need to continue evolving and embracing new technologies to stay ahead, write Janet Sernack and Gabrielle Martinovich from ImagineNation, in the final part of their series about rejuvenating to survive and thrive for social benefit.

Exploring the edges of possibility

Opinion

Gabrielle Martinovich, Wednesday, 17th July 2019 -  Janet Sernack and Gabrielle Martinovich from ImagineNation, identify key trends not for profits can take advantage of to embrace innovation, in the latest in their series about rejuvenating to survive and thrive for social benefit.

The (almost) united states of social enterprise

Opinion

Jay Boolkin, Tuesday, 9th July 2019 -  Laura Reed and Jay Boolkin offer a state-by-state helicopter view of what’s happening in the social enterprise space.
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