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Rice ready to work with the sector

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 16th May 2022 - The new Greens spokesperson for the charity sector, Senator Janet Rice, is looking forward to pushing the incoming government on the issues of importance to our sector. At last week’s…

Keynotes get crowd revved up at Connecting Up

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 16th May 2022 - From the state of the sector post-COVID, to a new perspective on marketing and the future of philanthropy, day two of the Connecting Up conference was full of valuable nuggets of information…

Election 2022: what have the major parties promised?

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 4th May 2022 - We take a look at the announcements made so far on the issues of relevance to our sector. We’ve passed the halfway point of this campaign and we’re just a few short weeks away from the federal…

Aged care on the edge, but there is a path forward

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 6th April 2022 - After 20 reviews, a royal commission, and a global pandemic, the crisis in aged care in Australia has been thrust firmly into the spotlight. Ahead of this year’s federal election, …

It’s time.

David Crosbie, Thursday, 17th June 2021 - Every charity that wants to advocate for their community should now be thinking about developing an election action plan, writes David Crosbie. There will be an election in Australia…

The women’s march was a huge success. Now comes the hard part: how to actually get something done

Contributor, Thursday, 18th March 2021 - Chris Wallace on some of the political realities we have to face in order to see real change happen. This week’s March 4 Justice protests saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets…

How to win friends and influence government

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 22nd February 2021 - A new report shares advice on how charities can improve their relationship with all levels of government With many charities struggling to secure long-term funding, a new report…

Advocacy and disrupted government

David Crosbie, Thursday, 11th February 2021 - Government as we knew it has been disrupted. The challenge for charities is to adapt and engage through new mediums and shine our own lights on issues that matter, such as the ongoing…

Politics and the power of collaboration

David Crosbie, Thursday, 10th December 2020 - As political considerations are becoming a more prominent factor in government decision-making, the focus of the charities sector needs to be more about collective action, writes…

For the people

David Crosbie, Thursday, 14th May 2020 - The past six months have demonstrated that the shortest route to greater trust is pursuing common good, not sectional interests – this is true for charities and government, writes…

The bastard subsidiarity of bushfire responses

Contributor, Thursday, 30th January 2020 - The shift from solidarity to suspicion we have seen in light of the bushfire crisis reflects the ambivalence of governments and of many citizens to charitable and community organisations.…

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…

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