Third Sector

July 2009

New head for ATA

The Chief Executive Officer of the Alternative Technology Association (ATA), Bruce Campbell, has resigned from the position and Ian Porter has taken up the role.

Bishop to head ACA

Ken Bishop is set to become the next Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Catalogue Association (ACA) when Chris Lee-Brown retires in July of this year.

Neuroscientist awarded Macquarie Group Fellowship

The Macquarie Group Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia, and the UK MS Society have awarded their first joint Fellowship to distinguished neuroscientist Dr Julie Morahan, who will receive £50,000 per year for a three-year post doctoral study into the genetic predisposition of MS at Oxford University.

New President of AMA

Sydney-based obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Andrew Pesce has been elected to a 12-month term as the new Federal President of the Australian Medical Association and replaces Dr Rosanna Capolingua, who held the position for two years.

New Chair for ASTT

The Australasian Society for Trenchless Technology (ASTT) has announced the appointment of Trevor Gosatti as its new Chairman, replacing the organisation’s inaugural Chairman Menno Henneveld who held the role for 19 years.

Milestones for APIA Secretariat

The Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) has two staff on its Secretariat celebrating anniversaries with the association.

Five minutes with…Christine Brill

AuSAE board member Christine Brill spent her early working in the Commonwealth and Territory Departments of Health before spending the next three years as a ministerial staff member under Prime Ministers Gorton and McMahon. In 1983 she began work at the AMA and the rest, as they say, is history.

Enter the world of Event Solutions

RSVP 09 is taking place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 22-23 July 2009 and makes life easy for every event organiser. From a lunch for six to a ceremony for 6,000, RSVP has everything you need – all under one roof.

New strategies for associations

During these challenging financial times, association executives should look to discover and develop new strategies and resources to boost their organisation’s value to members.

Charities ride the new wave of social media

Connecting Up Conference in Sydney recently heard that Australia’s charities and community groups are surging towards free and low cost social media and mobile technologies to reach their clients and donors.

What NFPs need to know in the current climate

Roberto Scenna

Especially in today's volatile market, a responsible not-for-profit management approach is to focus on generating sustainable real income rather than achieving short-term total return targets.

Strength out of adversity: innovate and collaborate to secure success

There is no doubt that the global financial crisis has presented significant difficulties for not-for-profit organisations, both individually and collectively. However, it has also provided opportunities for organisations to review operations, reposition themselves strategically, explore new directions and establish new relationships. Success in the current economic climate requires new ways of thinking and acting.

Your partner in exporting

Phillip Jones

The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) is the Australian Government’s trade and investment development agency and is best known for helping businesses get ahead overseas by reducing the time, cost and risk in selecting, entering and developing international markets. But it’s not just for businesses – not-for-profit entities can utilise its services too.

How to prosper in tough times – Kidney Health Australia

Derek Finch

Starting with an in-house call centre 14 years ago, Kidney Health Australia has now grown its operations to provide services to other not-for-profits and private companies. As Derek Finch explains, it is this forward thinking approach that has helped the organisation thrive in the current economic climate.

Introduction to online advertising

Advertising online can be a great way to promote your organisation, but how exactly does it all work? Zelda Tupicoff caught up with web advertising expert Brock Hamilton to find out.

Everywhere Man

Zelda Tupicoff

He is CEO of Jobs Australia, board member of numerous groups including ACOSS, leading the coalition of peak not-for-profits as Chair of National Roundtable of Nonprofit Organisations, fighting for the rights of not-for-profits in China – Zelda Tupicoff recently spoke with the busy David Thompson.

Widening vacancies in leadership positions

Michelle Perl

Despite current economic conditions in the United States, not-for-profits there are creating more leadership positions and are having difficulty filling them with suitably qualified candidates. Is this also a trend in Australia?

The conscious CEO: the new face of not-for-profit leadership

Steven Bowman

What makes a CEO stand out as a true leader – one who has charisma, who is decisive yet takes into account all points of view, who is able to ask questions or find solutions that have eluded everyone else, who forges incredibly strong and long lasting strategic visions and systems? The one underlying factor in this type of leader is the choice to be conscious.

The best charity event models

Zelda Tupicoff

Events can be a fantastic way to raise both awareness and money, but for every success there are inevitable failures. Zelda Tupicoff asked three charity event experts how they get it right every time.

Victoria: leading the way in NFP regulatory reforms

Catherine Brooks

Subsequent to Premier John Brumby’s announcement in April 2008 of a plan to strengthen community organisations, Victorian legislation has recently undertaken several reforms aiming to reduce the regulatory burden on not-for-profit organisations and streamline interaction with government.

Corporate governance and the third sector

John Crosby

The current global financial crisis has further increased the need for careful governance, which has particular significance for not-for-profit organisations.

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