Let’s talk about budgets, capital, and access to finance
Posted on 01 May 2026
In all charities and NFPs – big and small – annual budgeting brings with it a degree of…
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Impact Report 2025
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Community Directors Intelligence
A free newsletter for not-for-profit leaders
Charities making the switch from tin rattling to phone-tap fundraising
Posted on 01 May 2026
Charities – even the most old-school – are adopting smartphone payment technology as cash…
Getting the right people will be the best investment your organisation ever makes
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time in interview rooms.
Right on target: Disability advocate's approach to community impact
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Tania Sacco knows what it means to aim carefully. As a competitive archer who has represented…
What do you do when the board is its own biggest HR problem?
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Earlier this year, a nine-member board I worked with lost four of its directors on the same day. It…
Boards urged to close tech gap
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Australian boards are being urged to strengthen their oversight of technology and artificial…
‘No one does onboarding well’: Why directors arrive unprepared for the boardroom
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Many new directors walk into their first board meeting unprepared – not because they lack…
Great performance means unlocking potential in your organisation, not just filling seats
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
Not-for-profits that seek to solve performance problems by hiring new staff might be missing the…
Innovation can improve results and job satisfaction in the NFP sector
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
The average Australian not-for-profit sector employee is less satisfied about the rewards and…
Red Cross shifts to skills-based board as demand grows for aid
Posted on 15 Apr 2026
The Australian Red Cross has overhauled its governance, replacing a large member-based board with a…
What’s keeping not-for-profit leaders awake at night?
Posted on 13 Apr 2026
A Community Directors survey of not-for-profit leaders’ biggest governance concerns has prompted a…
Fundraisers face squeeze as donor pool shrinks
Posted on 12 Mar 2026
Australian charities are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit new donors, with rising…
Radical Moderate
Leading with boldness & balance
2025 Australian Community Boards Wellbeing Report
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Annual Report 2024
Institute of Community Directors Australia
The Community Compass
Understanding attitudes to the nation's community sector
Leading with Purpose
Leadership lessons from the front line of the not-for-profit sector
Impact Report 2023
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Impact Report 2022
Institute of Community Directors Australia
Greening the Not-for-Profit Sector
Research report
Paying Directors in the Not-for-profit Sector
A spotlight report
ICDA Not-for-Profit Governance Roadmap
A year long research project into the workings of the Australian not-for-profit sector
