Dr Ruth Knight and Catherine Williams Why might someone want to volunteer? We know that both altruistic and self-interested people volunteer. It’s particularly attractive to those wanting to gain work experience, experience new challenges, feel useful, maintain their health, socialise after retirement, and family tradition, whereby for religious or cultural reasons volunteering is considered something you do…
Get excited changemakers! For the first time ever at QUT, a social enterprise unit will be available to undergrad students! Watch this short video from lecturer, Dr Ruth Knight about how this unit will benefit you. Real world social and environmental issues are increasingly addressed through business means in an emerging form of hybrid organisation –…
The Myles McGregor-Lowndes Scholarship covers 50% of the domestic tuition fees for the Graduate Certificate of Business (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies) and the core units of the Master of Business (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies). We are currently taking applications – but you’ll need to be quick! To find out how to apply, go to the MML Scholarship page today!…
“Come along inside… We’ll see if tea and buns can make the world a better place.” Kenneth Grahame The Tea & Buns Community of Practice aims to create an opportunity for those working in nonprofit and social innovation to learn from each other, discuss the latest research and how we might apply research to our work.…
The 2020 final quarter case notes summary is now available for download. 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, accountants and managers involved in…
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…