As Donald Weatherburn points out, most categories of crime have fallen dramatically in the past two decades. Yet incarceration rates have soared: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #auspol

Enough of the 'you are doing great work, we appreciate you and your views'. It is clearly time the charities and not-for-profit sectors stopped accepting acknowledgement as an end in itself. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/when-…

In charities and NFPs there will always be a gap between perfection and reality, between all the competing expectations and what can realistically be delivered. We can't let that gap define us when so much good is being achieved every day. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/great…

We have been raising these concerns for over two years. - not-for-profit organisations don't have time or expertise to adapt to new ATO tax rules abc.net.au/news/2024-03-3…

In Australia, most charities and community groups – aside from environmental charities – play no role in addressing the biggest challenge that will increasingly impact our work and our communities. We can and should change that. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/clima…

The epidemic of violence against women will not end unless we all recognise that it is us, not them, who can and will make a difference. #Charities and #communitygroups have a critical role to play. David Crosbie Com Council for Aus communitydirectors.com.au/articles/viole…

It makes us more comfortable to think bad things are done by bad people, not by people like us. We like to believe that people like us or our friends would never assault a woman, but that isn’t true. If we are men, the other is us, and we are the danger. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/viole…

If the fundamentals of federal budgets don’t shift significantly, we will entrench inequality and the destabilisation that brings, lock in permanent damage to our world, and ensure we don't achieve the Australia we'd want our children to live in. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/root-…

If Mr Dutton is seriously concerned about crime in Australia he would know that intimate partner violence is one of the few rising problems (most crime is decreasing). Why not propose more domestic violence and legal aid support? abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1…

If someone from the Coalition or any political party says the earth is flat you don’t have to give them equal time on the ABC to maintain impartiality. Pointing out the earth is actually round is just good journalism. Laura Tingle statement - About the ABC

Despite the supportive rhetoric almost nothing is being done to address the +cost/-income squeeze on charities and NFPs.  The good news is the sector now has the information it needs to make the case for doing business differently, thanks to the ACNC. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/icebe…

Whether its jobs, energy transition... you name it #charities and community organisations are not a priority in most areas of government policy making. This doesn’t just impact our sector; it impacts the communities we serve. David Crosbie Com Council for Aus communitydirectors.com.au/articles/workp…

Time to challenge some of our assumptions about our organisations and our sector including some recent findings on public perceptions - and a new report to be released next week. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/more-…

This is a compelling report for charities and NFPs - the findings suggest we may need to spell out how we contribute to the economy, productivity and wellbeing, rather than promoting values like fairness and equity that no longer resonate strongly across our communities.

Australians are supportive of charities and NFPs, and happy to be more involved where possible, but if we want more support, we’ll have to go beyond appealing to values like fairness and equity that no longer resonate as strongly in our communities. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/findi…

Thanks Sue Dunlevy and those who offered expert journalism in stark contrast to the superficial click bait name calling partisan bile we now often have to endure. Loss of good journalists = bad news for NFPs. Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) | The decline in…

If we aren’t prepared to hold governments and political parties to account, we can’t expect our sector to be prioritised or taken seriously. What do you think about progress on promised reform asks David Crosbie Com Council for Aus Institute of Community Directors Australia #charities #nfps communitydirectors.com.au/articles/nfps-…

Great to have the ACNC Advisory Board in Melbourne this week for the quarterly meeting. A big welcome to new members, Nick Maisey and Martyn Campbell. Read more about the ACNC Advisory Board: ow.ly/Wt7X50T4BZa

The little we know about our workforce in the charities and not-for-profit sector paints a picture of insecure part time and casual employees dominating our workforce. We need to better research, understand, support and enable our most valuable asset. communitydirectors.com.au/articles/under…

Few people in the charities and NFP sector know and understand the valuable contribution Bill Shorten has made to strengthening our sector. He leaves a strong legacy of lasting reforms - thank you for backing us Bill: communitydirectors.com.au/articles/a-leg…