Understanding philanthropic giving in Australia

Our current understanding of Australian philanthropy is lacking. Associate Professor Wendy Scaife, Project Director of Giving Australia 2016, explains why we need to know more about how and why Australians give.

Nonprofit ‘climate change’ – things are hotting up

This year promises to be an interesting one for Australia’s large non-profit sector, with government reforms everywhere. Dr Wendy Scaife says she is optimistic about the changes.

Anyone who’s hung out in the nonprofit sector for any time can feel climate change in the air.  We all know the temperature is hotting up in regulation with Australia to have a charity commission/one stop regulator for the first time from 1 October (in a year interestingly when NZ has just closed theirs). 

However, the pulse of change is clear too in information, professionalism and philanthropy levels too and in the sector acting as… well a sector! The impacts good and bad apply whether you are a hospital or a homeless shelter, a board chair or a grassroots volunteer.