Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th November 2014 -
Financial information from Australia’s registered charities will, for the first time, be made available to the public free of charge by the national charity regulator, the…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 6th November 2014 -
Charity regulators from across the United States are looking to the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) for advice on cutting the red tape burden that charities…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 3rd November 2014 -
Working with Not for Profits working overseas and charities that do not lodge their annual returns were the main topics when Australia’s national charity regulator held discussions…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th October 2014 -
In the face of an uncertain future, the Australian charity regulator has delivered its second Annual Report to Federal Parliament citing its work to free charities from unnecessary…
Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 28th October 2014 -
An estimated 7000 charities face penalties and having a “red mark” against their name for not filing their 2013 Annual Information Statement, the national charity…
Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 28th October 2014 -
Fake charities have started to emerge in the USA in the wake of the Ebola virus scare, forcing watchdog organisations to warn people to be wary of scams.
The Federal Trade Commission…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd October 2014 -
Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has declared that abolishing the national charity regulator will “break the shackles of red tape around the ankles” of Not for…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd October 2014 -
The UK Government has announced new funding for its Charity Commission to tackle abuse, including extremist activity, in the charity sector.
Prime Minister David Cameron has allocated…
Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 - A renewed effort and commitment are needed to address the Not for Profit sector’s ‘data deficit’, through initiatives such as the recent Curtin Report, writes…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -
The Australian charity regulator has revoked the charity status of another 388 organisations after failing to make contact with them, and has warned another 400 that they could face…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -
A balance-of-power Senator has declared that he will vote against abolishing the ACNC, cancelling out one of his fellow crossbenchers votes.
Independent Senator John Madigan said…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -
With most charities holding their Annual General Meetings over the next few months, a new resources page has been created by the charity regulator to help Not for Profits understand…