CCA provides media commentary on issues important to charities and NFPs and CCA CEO David Crosbie writes fortnightly in the Community Advocate on sector issues. We keep our member CEOs and senior staff up to date via CCA’s Daily Diary – a frank daily analysis of the national context, issues and news of interest to charity leaders (all in a two-minute read). Charity leaders who would like to know more, please contact our Partnerships Manager, Deborah Smith, info@communitycouncil.com.au
Urgently needed reforms to government contracting have been buried in the too hard basket for too long. The time to act is now writes David Crosbie.
CCA Chair Tim Costello and CEO David Crosbie write to the Prime Minister and the Minister for Cybersecurity raising CCA’s concerns about the lack of support for charities in dealing with the threat posed by cyber attacks.
Stronger charities and not-for-profits able to better access the capital they need to improve their services makes sense but a lot more needs to be done, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie.
While the federal government is well disposed toward the charity and NFP sector, it’s time to start delivering on promises made before the last election, writes Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie.
A better Public Service is vital to improving the effectiveness of charities and NFPs, says David Crosbie.
The story of government expenditure on consultancy firms is partly a story about the acceptance of superficial policy. It is also a story about government failure to recognise the immense value charities and community organisations can offer in developing authentic policies that result in real and sustainable public benefits, writes CCA CEO David Crosbie in The Community Advocate.
