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MS Research Australia Named 2017 Telstra Charity  

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 30th August 2017 -  MS Research Australia – a not-for-profit organisation that funds and collaborates on research into multiple sclerosis (MS) – has won the 2017 Australian Charity Award at the 25th annual Telstra Business Awards.
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Charity Sector Pushes to Change Outdated Fundraising Regulations

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 30th August 2017 -  A coalition of more than 180 organisations is leading a push to reform fundraising regulations in Australia, which advocates have described as a “total dog’s breakfast”.
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Regulator Reaches Governance Agreement with Embattled RSL SA

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th August 2017 -  The national regulator has entered into a compliance agreement with the new board of the Returned Services League (RSL) South Australia following an investigation into the charity’s operations which uncovered “serious governance and financial man

Why Charities and NFPs Need Accountants

Contributor, Wednesday, 23rd August 2017 -  Accountants are steering Australia’s not-for-profit (NFP) sector through tighter reporting requirements and looming changes in reporting standards, according to CPA Australia, one of the world's largest accounting bodies.
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Civil Voices Survey Takes the Temperature of Not for Profit Advocacy

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 17th August 2017 -  Social sector leaders in Australia are being called on to speak out about the ability of their organisations to advocate on matters of public interest, as part of a nationwide survey investigating concerns over “alarming” trends that “threaten

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Five Tips For Making Your Approach To Corporates A Success

Martyn Ryan, Wednesday, 9th August 2017 -  The competition for corporate support is fierce, writes Benojo founder Martyn Ryan who offers his top tips on making a stand out approach.

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Downside of Linear Thinking and Why We Need to Embrace Failure

Vu Le, Monday, 7th August 2017 -  The not-for-profit sector’s penchant for linear thinking oversimplifies the problems we are trying to solve, and are, in fact, worsening and perpetuating them, writes Vu Le, the executive director of Rainier Valley Corps, a not-for-profit organisat

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Good Governance in the Not-for-profit Sector is Paramount

Elizabeth Proust, Monday, 7th August 2017 -  Reports of poor practice in the charity sector often stem from poor governance and can damage trust and lead to disproportionate responses, writes Elizabeth Proust AO, chairman of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Cross Sector Alliance Forms To End Digital Divide

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 3rd August 2017 -  More than 100 organisations from civil society, business, media and technology have joined forces to reduce the number of Australians being left behind in the digital age.

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Civil Society Challenged: Towards an Enabling Policy Environment

Helmut K Anheier, Monday, 31st July 2017 -  A G20 discussion paper on civil society advocacy has proposed an independent high-level commission of eminent persons to examine the contradictory policy environment for civil society organisations internationally.

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