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CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Gillian McFee talks to Zilla Efrat about the many challenges of sitting on a sports board and her views of reform in the not-for-profit and aged-care sectors.
Even though she didn’t play basketball, Gillian McFee FAICD says she was appointed to the Basketball Australia board because of he...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Many not-for-profit (NFP) organisations, were heading into a "perfect storm", if they weren’t already in it. That was the view of Dr John Harte FAICD, the founder and principal of Integrity Governance, when addressing the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ NFP Forum:13 in Sydney last month –...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Not-for-profit (NFP) boards and their fundraising staff were not seeing eye to eye and needed to start communicating better with each other as funding tightened in uncertain economic times. That was the view of Andrew Thomas, Perpetual’s general manager for philanthropy, when addressing the Australi...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2013
Corey Payne talks to Zilla Efrat about the challenges of being a younger director, his recent departure from rugby league and his future plans.
In January, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs back rower and NSW Young Australian of the Year for 2013 Corey Payne surprised some when he retired fr...
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CDM Article
01 Dec 2012
Being born with cerebral palsy has never held Alexandra Green back. The 25-year-old cyclist talks to Nichola Clark about how she became a Paralympic medallist and one of Australia’s youngest directors.
If anyone is going to inspire you to put the TV remote or chocolate bar down it’s Alexa...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2012
Australia’s only study examining governance of the not-for-profit sector dispels many widely held myths and assumptions. Zilla Efrat reports.
Key findings:
There are no discernible differences between the governance effectiveness of NFP and for-profit (FP) boards.
There...
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CDM Article
01 Oct 2012
Tony Featherstone reviews a new survey that shows the standard of NFP governance, given the NFP sector’s constraints, is an untold good-news story.
When it comes to governance, the not-for-profit (NFP) sector suffers more from dangerous, ill-informed generalisations than any other. The sh...
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CDM Article
01 Sep 2012
Dr Stephen Judd believes many charities have lost their way. He tells Nichola Clark why it’s important for NFPs to know who they are and have a clear purpose.
Dr Stephen Judd GAICD was happily enjoying his promising IT career back in the 1990s when two events occurred that would change hi...
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CDM Article
01 Sep 2012
John H C Colvin believes the redrafted Bill aimed at reforming the NFP sector is a win for charities but requires more work.
The estimated 600,000 not-for-profit (NFP) organisations in Australia (around 60,000 of which are charities) play a vital role in our economy and society and we we...
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CDM Article
01 Sep 2012
A look at how the National Disability Services responded to change by providing a professional development scholarship program for NFP directors in the disability sector.
The Australian not-for-profit (NFP) sector is large, diverse and growing. The Productivity Commission estimated that t...
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CDM Article
01 Sep 2012
In a recent address, Mission Australia chairman Ewen Crouch outlined his concerns about proposed NFP reforms. An edited extract of his speech follows.
The Government has released an exposure draft of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012, which will establish ...
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CDM Article
01 Jun 2012
Zilla Efrat discovers what NFP experts would like government to consider when reforming this sector and what concerns them most about proposed reforms.
Rt Revd Dr Chris Jones FAICDCEO of Anglicare Tasmania.
The Productivity Commission report into the contribution of the not-for...
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CDM Article
01 Jun 2012
Tony Featherstone talks to Linda Lavarch about the many issues she has to juggle as chairman of the Not-For-Profit Sector Reform Council.
After years of regulatory neglect, the not-for-profit (NFP) sector is undergoing the most important period of reform in its history. The new national r...
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CDM Article
01 May 2012
Tony Featherstone argues that as a training ground for many emerging for-profit directors, the NFP sector can play a central role in Australia’s governance future.
A recurring theme at the excellent Directorship of the Future Summit 2020 was the importance of the not-for-profit (NFP) sect...
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CDM Article
01 Apr 2012
How a unique corporate partnership has provided a national professional development scholarship program for NFP directors.
Directors of charitable not-for-profit (NFP) organisations face challenges that are unique to their sector but no less pressing than those of the commercial sector, ...
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CDM Article
01 Mar 2012
Melanie Raymond explains why she became involved in the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ not-for-profit committees.
Company Director (CD): What is your background?
Melanie Raymond (MR): I chair a large, complex not-for-profit (NFP), Youth Projects. I’ve chair...
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2011
Tony Featherstone says not-for-profit directors should get involved as the biggest-ever shake-up of Australia’s charity sector gains momentum.
Remaining reform challenges include:
Understanding the needs of different types of NFPs
Avoiding burdensome regulatory compliance
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
An outline of some of the issues addressed by the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Policy and Advocacy team.
Policy Update
Changes to Corporate Governance Principles
On 30 June, the ASX Corporate Governance Council released final changes to the Corporate Governance Principles and...
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CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
There is far more to sports boards than just winning competitions.
Tony Featherstone
investigates how the better boards aim to play a better game.
The business of sport
Directors of sports boards deal with:
Intense media scrutiny
Ongo...
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CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
Tony Featherstone
argues that having “too many cooks” on a board can spoil the broth.
Bigger isn’t always better
Are Australian boards still too big? Many boards have gradually downsized by not replacing departing directors in the past five years. Top 50 listed companies typically ha...