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Income recognition template designed for not for profits

Contributor, Thursday, 25th July 2019 -  HLB shares a new template to help not for profits comply with complex new accounting standards and find a process to determine how and when to recognise income.
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Leadership index reveals public distrust in NFP sector

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 24th July 2019 -  Australians hold a negative view of the not-for-profit sector because of public distrust in religious organisations and trade unions, new research shows.
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Philanthropists changing the face of Australia recognised in top awards

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 -  Art dealer and philanthropist Phillip Bacon AM has taken home this year’s top Australian Philanthropy Award for his contributions to the arts. 

Opinion

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Case study: Assessing an impact investment fund using an impact audit

Geoff Mulgan, Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 -  How do we know what difference impact investing makes? Nesta commissioned an impact audit to assess its impact investment fund, writes Nesta CEO Geoff Mulgan as part of a series of case studies highlighting different approaches to capturing impact.

Opinion

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Market, what market? Why bottom up innovation is so rare in human services

Nicholas Gruen, Tuesday, 23rd July 2019 -  There is a huge catch 22 driving impact measurement in human services. A lot of the evaluation is done because governments seek it, but then it goes nowhere – and for good reason. NGOs can’t escape this without something like an evaluator general

Standardised finance system promises to cut charity red tape

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 22nd July 2019 -  The Australian charities sector should keep a close eye on a plan to develop international finance reporting standards, experts say. 
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Aussie companies urged to get more employees volunteering

Luke Michael, Friday, 19th July 2019 -  The time corporates spend volunteering has not seen significant growth over the past decade despite increasing recognition of the value to employees and businesses, a new report says.

Opinion

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Exploring the edges of possibility

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.
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Volunteering: The ultimate act of kindness

Andrew Cairns, Tuesday, 16th July 2019 -  Andrew Cairns, CEO of Community Sector Banking, considers how we can grow volunteerism in businesses to build a stronger civil society.

Opinion

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Giving fraud the finger: Are biometrics the final word in preventing aid diversion?

Oliver May, Thursday, 11th July 2019 -  As Pro Bono News reports on a rise in fraud allegations in the NDIS, and the UN attempts to control diversion in Yemen with biometrics, technologies seem to offer simple fraud control solutions. But do they actually, asks Oliver May.
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