This is the most important issue impacting many Australian charities - the way they are funded. Some charities have already developed their own minimum standards for the funding they will apply for. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/time-…

If governments are not prepared to ' pay what it takes' for charities to offer the services needed in our communities, we will all end up paying a much higher price. 1 in 3 charities face financial crunch: New Poll - Community Council For Australia

A new report commissioned by Com Council for Aus has revealed up to 37% of Australian charities are confronting uncertainty as inflation and the cost-of-living crisis hit the sector hard. Read the full story in #theCommunityAdvocate. buff.ly/400tinC

Charities perform vital work in society, but if we continue to short-change them, we will all suffer David Crosbie Com Council for Aus on latest poll: 37% of Australian charities confront uncertainty as inflation and cost-of-living crisis hit the sector hard. canberratimes.com.au/story/8849107/…

We need more attention on the voices of lived experience, on experts offering ways to strengthen our communities, economy and environment. Time to change our approach to the stories we tell and how we tell them. Institute of Community Directors Australia | Advocating for our…

Our sector deserves to be taken seriously. This means governments investing in our sector. Anything less than real investment risks being yet another set of words we can all agree to. We need real reform, not transitory clouds of rhetorical good will. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/the-i…

I’m not sure when profit became a God, prosperity a measure of personal merit, and greed a virtue. When all that matters is the deal, the well-being of humanity becomes irrelevant. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/if-gr…

As we enter the federal election campaign period, youth crime stands as a warning that bad policy can flourish when media megaphones of outrage and misinformation over-ride what we know is needed to serve the public interest. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/youth…

Worth noting providing better care (higher staff ratios) in health and education (non market employment) is seen as a loss of productivity - maybe we are measuring the wrong things?

We could just call COP a series of business lunches so the tax payer under the Coalition could fund it anyway ….

Mukesh is one of the good guys - always trying to improve health while doing no harm - maybe that explains his grace under pressure ... well done Mukesh.

CCA's new survey with Piazza Research involving over 4,600 respondents - mostly from marginal seats - has again conclusively shown the importance of charities to Australian voters - so why don't we have more political power? communitydirectors.com.au/articles/polit…

Lack of policy work, not walking their values talk, and not representative of their communities - key takeaways charities and NFPs can learn from Coalition failure. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/the-l…

At the heart of our democracy, especially on election day, are thousands of charities and not-for-profits mostly staffed by a massive army of volunteers making possible a genuine demonstration of true democracy and community. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/time-…

Productivity is the priority issue for governments, but the productivity agenda could steamroll charities, NFPs and the public sector. NFPs have to be part of shaping the national productivity agenda. The alternative is we allow it to shape us. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/produ…

In Australia, a one tenth of 1 per cent (0.01) levy would generate over $120 million a year from the $12 billion+ currently held in charitable foundations. Is this the funding needed for the Centre for Excellence recommended by the PC 15 years ago? communitydirectors.com.au/articles/how-d…

With the productivity agenda dominant in national policy, it's important to focus on effectiveness and value in the charities and not-for-profit sector. The fact is we often don't measure what matters, and neither do our funders, including governments. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/made-…

Maybe the government sees the potential gains from a more productive charities and not-for-profit sector? The winds of change might be picking up. Time to build some windmills. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/disru…

The ATO has tried for 2 years+ to make the NFP self-assessment policy work but 80% of targeted NFPs have not lodged returns. We can argue about why, but what we cannot argue about is that the measure has failed to achieve the desired policy outcome. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/at-wh…

If we want better outcomes, we need better feedback loops. Our charity sector roundtable explored evaluation, smarter funding and ethical AI. A summary from Institute of Community Directors Australia Nick Place: communitydirectors.com.au/articles/canbe… #auspol Tanya Plibersek