Sector Insights

For many not-for-profits, the mission is clear, but the financial strategy is stuck in survival mode. Reserves are held in low-interest accounts, reliance on grants is high, and significant investment decisions are often delayed.

The NFP sector has never been more competitive. There are over 60,000 registered charities, all vying for attention and dollars and this is why Australian NFPs must treat 'brand' as a strategic asset to secure sustainable funding

What are the benefits of spending time and money on customer segmentation in your charity or social enterprise? Or reframed, what is the loss if you don’t?

In the world of government and major philanthropic funding, there's one truth I've learned again and again

My husband died suddenly and without a will. We’d agreed on the basics – leaving everything to each other – but we avoided the tough conversation about who would care for our kids if something happened to both of us. That sat firmly in the ‘too hard basket’. Then the unimaginable happened, and he died intestate.

A quick Google search about Australia in 1986 reveals that the average capital city median house price was just over $80,000, people were still renting VHS tapes for movie nights, and salary-sacrificing options for Not-For-Profits were introduced as a fantastic tool for attracting top talent.

The humble BandAid is much maligned. BandAid solutions have become synonymous with flimsy, short-term responses. But anyone who’s ever had a hang nail or a paper cut will know how painful life can be without one. You don’t need a bandage or a visit to the doctor: the BandAid is the perfect solution.

Wellbeing can be thought of as the state of being healthy and content, it is the combination of physical, mental, emotional and social aspects that determine a person's level of happiness and satisfaction.

Employers are often keen to offer a salary packaging program to staff. How they provide it, though, is big decision in itself!

The difference between surviving and thriving is massive but has less to do with life circumstances and everything to do with how you choose to think about them.