Get ready to imagine what’s next On Wednesday, 25 May 2022, QUT will host its fourth Giving Day, a fundraiser to ‘Imagine what’s next’. ACPNS is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year and we invite you to join us in building a strong future for the sector in the decades to come. Watch this short video…
ACPNS was delighted to speak to Andrew Leigh about all things giving and philanthropy in a recent meeting at QUT. Andrew Leigh is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury and Charities and the Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT. Prior to his election Andrew was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. Andrew…
Monitoring and Evaluation is a practice that can help your organisation in 5 key ways Recorded on Thurs 21 April, 2022 Access the recording Many nonprofits and social enterprises have become much more aware of the need to conduct M&E within their organisation. However, some still remain reluctant and harbour a fear of M&E . Why…
On behalf of all at ACPNS, a HUGE congratulations to all our newest graduates who celebrated their graduation last Sunday night! A particularly special congratulations for successfully studying through the COVID-19 pandemic and the flood crisis. We are aware that some of our students were personally affected by COVID and the flood crisis so we are…
Enjoy reading legal cases but short on time? The first quarterly summary for 2022 is now available! Researchers at ACPNS scan Australia and the world constantly for legal cases that involve important issues concerning charities, nonprofit organisations, philanthropy, gifts and bequests. Our Quarterly Case Note Summaries capture key legal cases in an easy-to-digest format for lawyers,…
A new discussion paper about systems change and systems leadership has been released this week at QUT. Systems have always been part of the ways people live, work, play and learn. For people and organisations interested in child and family wellbeing, the study of systems is increasingly relevant. Researchers and practitioners are gaining interest in systems…
Read the full article on the QUTeX blog | Article author, Dr Ruth Knight What obstructs and promotes evaluation in third sector organisations (nonprofits and social enterprises)? Conducting an evaluation has been a practice used by many third sector organisations to critically examine how a program or intervention was implemented, and if it achieved ‘success’. Evaluations…
If you’d like some free resources for your nonprofit, social enterprise or philanthropic foundation, we’ve got you covered! ACPNS is relocating to another building at Gardens Point Campus so the less we need to pack and take with us, the better! We will be opening our boardroom to anyone who would like some great ACPNS publications…
This week the 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index (GPEI) was released by Indiana university, Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The index is the world’s largest and most comprehensive initiative to equip policy makers, philanthropic and nonprofit leaders, donors, the business community, and the public with a clear understanding of the environment for philanthropy worldwide. ACPNS Founder, Emeritus…
This week, ACPNS in partnership with TAFE Queensland, launched a Period Positivity research initiative aimed at understanding women’s personal period experiences. As part of the project, students and staff at all Gold Coast TAFE campuses now have access to free period products. It is hoped that this initiative will be extended to a further 50 TAFE…