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Street Swags Enters Voluntary Agreement With ACNC Over Finances

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 20th October 2016 - After the controversial founder of Street Swags resigned over alleged funds mismanagement earlier this year, the organisation has voluntarily agreed to work with the charity regulator to get back on track.

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Transactional Versus Relationship-Based Sponsorship

Abby Clemence, Thursday, 20th October 2016 - The new rules of etiquette in successful sponsorships are all about creating a partnership, writes sponsorship expert Abby Clemence.

Too Many Charities in Australia? Regulator Says No

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th October 2016 - With over 54,000 charities currently registered in Australia the national charity regulator has been wrestling with the question of whether there are too many charities and decided there aren’t – but there is room for mergers where there is dupli

Corporate Heavyweights Replace Bonyhady in NDIS Shakeup

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 19th October 2016 - The so-called “father” of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bruce Bonyhady, is set to be replaced in an agency clean up, according to reports.

NFP Boards Must Look Towards Strategic Stewardship

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th October 2016 - The latest research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) reveals that not-for-profit boards are spending too much time on operational issues at the expense of the strategic stewardship of their organisations, writes the AICD’s

Lawyers Reach Pro Bono Target for First Time in Five Years

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 11th October 2016 - Lawyers from large legal firms have reached a voluntary national target for providing pro bono legal services for the first time in five years and increased their work by more than 8 per cent on 2015, according to new research.

Australian Charities Scrutinised Over ‘Chugger’ Exploitation

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 6th October 2016 - Concerns that young charity collectors – “chuggers” – are being exploited has sparked an investigation into the practices of some major Australian charities.

Regulator Delivers the Charity Tick

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th October 2016 - Registered Australian charities will soon be able to use a high-profile “charity tick” of approval, endorsed by the charity regulator, to show they are well governed, reputable and worthy of public donations.

Charities Still Have Outstanding Annual Information Statement Errors

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th October 2016 - Almost 1,000 Not for Profit organisations have failed to correct financial errors in their Annual Information Statements (AIS) required by the charity regulator, despite warnings and reports of similar errors in 2015. The Australian Charities …

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Food for Thought at the Board Table

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 29th September 2016 - Richard Deutsch is the chair of national charity OzHarvest. He talks about the organisation passing the 50 million meal milestone and how they are refreshing their strategy after 10 years in the space, in this month’s Evolving Chair.

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