In March 2017 we polled Australia’s top NFPs on their funding strategies, gaining valuable insight into how we can help the sector become more sustainable. The results demonstrated clear trends. Very few NFP organisations have explored alternative funding...
As we enter the last quarter of the financial year, minds are turning to that (let’s be honest – often awful!) task of reporting on your organisation’s work and impact over the past year. The importance of reporting is manifold – accountability to stakeholders,...
Effective partnerships can be the key to unlocking scale for an organisation. The matching of corporates and not-for-profits brings huge potential to provide both financial sustainability and also increase social impact. With these seemingly obvious benefits, why then...
NFPs of all sizes are doing their best to survive and thrive in this new permanent funding landscape. For some, it’s about taking new risks, for others it’s about fundamental change. For both it might feel like a bit of a gamble. Keeping a seat at the table is forcing...
We’ve all attended a workshop (or three) that went nowhere. A day wasted. Nothing achieved. Weak objectives set (and quickly forgotten). The first instinct for some facilitators who ran a less-than-successful workshop is to look at external factors. “The...