The Charity tick of approval is being introduced by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC) to acknowledge when organisations are considered financially sound. It comes in the wake of thousands of charities being flagged and deregistered for failing to submit their accounts. However the numbers and a tick of approval for
Whether required by the charity regulator, the ACNC (Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission) or not, every charity needs an annual report. We are not talking a basic word document or something put together internally. Every charity needs an annual report which is essentially a marketing document. A chance to fill people in on
How happy and engaged are your clients? Marketing is a misunderstood area, but I have some top tips to set your thinking straight. As you will read, it comes down to knowing what marketing really is, before you can appreciate if you are doing it well. Most not-for-profits and small
In the first half of 2014 I was approached to be interviewed for an online publication called, Profitalist. The publication describes itself as entrepreneurship meets art. Of course it is always an honour to be interviewed – it’s great when someone takes an interest in what you do and how you
The CommTogether website has suffered a little in the past few months as I have focussed on delivering for clients. I am currently in the process of looking at complete overhaul of the design and content of this website…so stay tuned. The demands on CommTogether are to continue to foster greater ties with the business
Season for giving If a $2 donation was made for every Australian we could raise over $40M and really make it a season of giving The season for giving to charity is now. That’s the message we should all be sending out to parents and children alike before we
Dirty profits Dirty profits is the headline screaming from an article produced by Pro Bono Australia today about the not-for-profit sector. The article picks up on a discussion at a conference in Melbourne on ‘Creating Shared Value’. The headline is a reference to a quote from Tim Costello “There’s suspicion as if somehow making
Private Sector Threat The Private Sector Threat to the not-for-profit sector, particularly in the disability area has begun to surface. It may only be a small example, but the threat is real. It was reported in the Australian Newspaper earlier this week how a conference organising company is charging $5000 to attend
Online donations are a critical element of any fundraising these days – at least that is the perception. No charity can afford to be without the facility to receive online donations, but the question of how much money is actually raised here by individual organisations is difficult to fully comprehend. That
Changing Market Forces Changing market forces are having a significant impact on the not-for-profit sector, starting with disability organisations. As the implementation of a National Disability Insurance Scheme begins, there is a real danger that many not-for-profit’s are not preparing themselves effectively for changing market forces. A person centred approach means
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