We’d love to hear from you! This year we’re celebrating all the individuals and organisations who are doing all they can to #supportwhatmatters. If you know someone who deserves celebrating, let us know. We’ll be featuring different individuals and organisations throughout our 20th year to celebrate this vibrant and caring sector. Nominate an individual or organisation This…
Life is an adventure in giving! 2020 will go down as a humbling year. Our Nonprofit/Philanthropy/Social Enterprise/Purpose-Driven sector came together to do what it does best – support people, families, environments, animals and communities. It’s time to celebrate the extra agility and innovation by individuals, organisations and funders and be energised by it. And to regret…
Make a difference by supporting ACPNS students “My family sacrificed a lot for me to work in the nonprofit sector but thanks to a scholarship through the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at QUT, I was fortunate to learn from industry leaders and apply new theories, concepts and research to my work. The scholarship…
Here at ACPNS we consider ourselves very fortunate. Each and every year we are in the enviable position of hearing many heart-warming stories of giving. This has never been more true than in 2020, the year that has reminded us all that giving, kindness and community is everything. While there are too many touching stories to…
It has been 10 years since the publication of the Productivity Commission’s comprehensive report about the Not-for-profit Sector. The report contained a raft of recommendations to reform the sector and its relationship with government and the public. It showed the way for the establishment of the ACNC, but what happened to the other recommendations? Are they…
What does a nonprofit organisation or a social enterprise need to thrive? And how is its effectiveness and efficiency measured? There are questions we’re often asked. The Developing Your Organisation blog is a valuable resource for you and your organisation, designed to give you the skills and know-how to create a sound organisational structure and improve…
As we move into 2021, after a year of uncertainty and change, a strong and positive organisational culture is critical. Organisations need to support their culture as they search for sustainable and innovative ways to fund their work. To assist the sector, ACPNS and Adrian Sargeant from the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy are working in partnership…
Thank you to all those who were part of our Tea & Buns community in 2020! Whether you have attended live, or just listened to the recordings, you are one of many individuals who are trying to make the world a better place (yes, we called this community Tea and Buns after a line from Wind…
Last year’s Power of Community Conference was a great success and provided insights, strategies and tools to support community organisations. A special thank you to our expert speakers and the conference sponsor, the Queensland Government’s Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF). The conference celebrated and built on the impact our community organisations are having across Queensland. Two-hundred…
Thanks ACPNS alumni, Tim Buxton for your fab series of sector podcasts and blogs, Justice Matters, and for featuring our very own Ruth Knight in November’s podcast! Tim and Ruth have a fabulous chat about what inspires a person to want to give, and how that dream can be turned into a reality. This is an…