Philanthropic foundations in Australia have traditionally been labelled ‘icebergs’. Much of what they do and who they are is not apparent on the surface. Foundations for giving, why and how Australians structure their philanthropy, released exactly ten years ago, remains the largest study on foundation decision-making ever undertaken in this country – and the findings are…
The increasing frequency of disaster events across Australia has stimulated an outpouring of spontaneous giving and volunteering, both formally through nonprofit and government agencies and informally through local community and online networks and grass-roots organising. ACPNS research, currently and in years past, has aimed to understand the motivations and characteristics of giving and volunteering, and we…
The Queensland Government is providing Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants to assist directly impacted nonprofits following the devastating floods in February and March of 2022. Find out more Grants of up to $50,000 to assist with the costs of clean-up and reinstatement are available for affected nonprofit organisations in South East Queensland. Money is available to…
Evaluating Programs Using Systems Thinking – Top Tips for Planning and Evaluating using Systems Theory Thank you to Lewe Atkinson for being the guest speaker at February’s Tea & Buns. Watch the recording In this Tea & Buns Dr Ruth Knight chatted with Lewe about the practical issues related to evaluating programs in 2022. If you…
Enjoy reading legal cases but short on time? Both the final quarterly summary and the top ten cases from 2021 are 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…
Watch the recording of Tea and Buns here. In October, Ruth spoke to Dr Ben Farr-Wharton from Edith Cowan University as for the past decade Ben has been exploring the enablers of, and barriers to, employee wellbeing. This has resulted in Ben having a passion for exploring the topics of workplace wellness and engagement. Articles of…
Thank you to SAGE Perspectives for this great blog on Kylie Kingston and Dr Alexandra Williams new research paper ‘Performance measurement, evaluation and accountability in public philanthropic foundations.’ This blog offers a great overview of public foundation leader’s perspectives on evaluation that is explored in this research article. For this study 28 managers and leaders of…
Are you interested in accountability? This great research article by Antonius Sumarwan, Aspro Belinda Luke and Dr Craig Furneaux explores how accountability to members is practised within credit unions. As well as highlighting the interrelated nature of credit union’s accountability mechanisms to members, this study also provides insights into how third sector organisations more broadly might…
Join the Law Council of Australia on the 30th of November for the 2021 John Emerson Oration. The John Emerson Oration is held in honour of John Emerson AM. John is a Member of the Order of Australia for services to law and to the community, particularly through the provision of advice to charities and not-for-profit…
Why more women are turning to social entrepreneurship, and what it takes to thrive Dr Ruth Knight chatted with Julia Keady from The Xfactor Collective about the attributes of female social entrepreneurs, the importance of reflection, self-care and planning. Julia shared some of her insights about how women becoming empowered and equipped to lead effective social…