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Are we thinking about volunteering all wrong?

Ebony Gaylor, Tuesday, 25th June 2019 -  Organisations need to better understand how they provide value to individuals and the broader network, not just meet the needs of a specific program, as we move towards a more decentralised world of doing good, writes Ebony Gaylor from REDxFutures.

Folau’s GoFundMe take down highlights murky fundraising rules

Contributor, Tuesday, 25th June 2019 -  The shutdown of Israel Folau’s GoFundMe campaign raising money for his legal challenge against Rugby Australia has prompted calls from the fundraising sector for stricter regulation of international crowdfunding.   

Opinion

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Are you data-driven?

Mike Davis, Monday, 24th June 2019 -  Data can either provide you with useful intelligence or create a foggy bulwark to progress, writes Mike Davis, in this article which highlights three levels of data sophistication and depth of process that an organisation can orient toward.

Opinion

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Cultural overhaul: Implementing a complete revamp from the ground to the board

Dr Steve Francis, Wednesday, 19th June 2019 -  The NFP industry is ripe for disruption, writes Sue Karzis, CEO of State Schools’ Relief, as she shares her experience of leading an organisation through a complete cultural overhaul.

Analysis

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Case Study: Using mixed methods to understand the value of developing a typology of innovation agencies

Geoff Mulgan, Tuesday, 18th June 2019 -  This programme developed a typology of innovation agencies around the world, and then used follow up qualitative and quantitative methods to understand and develop its value to agencies, writes Geoff Mulgan, as part of a series of case studies highli
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Charities take fundraising into their own hands

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 18th June 2019 -  A group of Australia’s top charities have joined forces to create an independent, not-for-profit fundraising organisation to provide a sustainable flow of funds to the four organisations.     

Analysis

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Case Study: Embedding standards of evidence into grant-making

Geoff Mulgan, Thursday, 13th June 2019 -  How can we build the evidence for people helping people? The Centre for Social Action used the Nesta standards of evidence to assess every grantee and support them to build their evidence of impact further, writes Geoff Mulgan, as part of a series of
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Government engagement – recalibrate and start with the vision

Jo Scard, Thursday, 13th June 2019 -  Now is the time for the sector to regroup and set some goals for a new government engagement strategy, writes Fifty Acres founder and CEO Jo Scard.

Impact

Microsoft Australia Managing Direcor Steven Worrall and Illuminance Solutions CEO Nilesh Makwana

Australian tech group use global award to fight for bigger social change

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 12th June 2019 -  An Australian tech company has won a global Microsoft award for social impact, and says it will use its platform to champion social change in the industry.
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Lessons from the banking royal commission for the NFP sector

Contributor, Tuesday, 11th June 2019 -  The findings from the Hayne Report have something for all organisations to learn from, writes Nick Walker from HLB Mann Judd Melbourne.
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