Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 4th October 2016 - A national Not for Profit association has been launched to promote the responsible use of data, effective governance and management to help safeguard Australia’s fast-growing …
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…
Dale Tweedie, Tuesday, 23rd August 2016 - Analysis: Many Not for Profits face obstacles to being accountable even with the best of intentions but the primary issue is not how to enforce accountability but how to overcome practical…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th February 2016 -
The amount of time board directors spend on their work and commitment to strategy is rising. But in a new McKinsey Global Survey, few respondents rated their boards as being effective…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -
Giving members of Not for Profit superannuation funds the right to vote trustee directors in or out and hold them accountable will mean better governance outcomes for the funds, according…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th July 2015 -
A legal toolkit has been developed to assist charities and Not for Profit organisations in undertaking a merger.
“Mergers can be very rewarding, but require significant time…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st May 2015 -
The charity regulator has released guidelines to help non-government schools access and complete new streamlined reporting.
The guidelines follow an Australian Charities…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th March 2015 -
In October 2014, the Australian Institute of Company Directors released the 2014 NFP Governance and Performance Study. To explore the Study results further the AICD hosted a panel…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th March 2015 -
The Australian Institute of Company Directors recently launched 2014 NFP Governance and Performance Study. The study is Australia's largest and examines the governance of…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 -
Governance issues need to be more visible in social enterprise debates in Australia, according to a Swinburne University academic who has authored a new study revealing that social…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 5th February 2015 -
In an Australian first a charity based in Alice Springs has partnered with the national charity regulator in an attempt to improve its governance.
The Yipirinya School, an independent…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th January 2015 -
Business executives insist that the board is a key driver of sustainability success yet the majority or boards are still not even moderately engaged in company sustainability efforts,…