The not-for-profit sector in Australia is undergoing a period of unprecedented change. From government funding cuts to sector-wide restructures and government pressure for mergers, managing change is something virtually unavoidable for NFP leaders and HR professionals. So how can you not only cope, but thrive, in this environment of limited resources and constant change? The […]
Competency-based role families could be the magic pill your organisation needs to tighten role descriptions, identify skills gaps, and reinvent staff learning and professional development. Think that’s a big claim? Frank Sedmak has been the General Manager of People and Culture at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) for 14 years, and implemented competency-based role families […]
With women making up more than 80% of the community sector workforce, you might think that your NFP would be ahead of the curve in terms of female leadership. But while NFPs do generally fare better than the norm when it comes to hiring and supporting female leaders, research shows that there is still huge […]
We all want to find fantastic staff. But your busy day (or week, or year!) means you might be missing out on some of the best candidates by failing to do one thing: Taking the time to write a killer job ad. With online job-seekers on average spending less than one minute on each page, […]
Just one not-for-profit organisation made it into the BRW list of Best Places to Work in Australia in 2015:
The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME).
Established in 2005, AIME connects thousands of indigenous high school students with mentors – with participants in the program being almost six times more likely to enter university than indigenous students outside the program.
And undoubtedly, these impressive results have had a lot to do with AIME’s substantial investment in, and innovative approach towards, supporting their staff to do their best work.
So how does an organisation, set up just ten years ago by a university student, become one of the best places to work in the country?
Have you ever recruited someone you thought was the perfect candidate, only for them to turn out to be a hiring disaster? When recruiting a new person for your organisation – particularly for senior or key roles – it’s important to focus on reducing the risk of hiring the wrong person, not just on finding […]
After nearly 20 years, the peak body for volunteering in Australia is reviewing it’s definition of volunteering, and is calling on organisations to share their ideas and help to inform the decision. Volunteering Australia (VA) today launched a review of it’s current definition of volunteering, which will include a series of public information sessions and […]
In this four-part series, we’ve been looking at the Heart Foundation’s ten-point plan for preparing, planning and delivering an effective workplace health program. If you’ve followed the advice in part one, part two and part three of this series, it’s now time for the final piece of the puzzle – evaluating how your program is working, and coming up with […]
You might have heard that the gender pay gap in Australia reached a record level last week, with women now being paid on average 19 percent less than men. And the gap is even bigger for women in management positions. Data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has found that women in management positions […]
The Senate has invited community organisations to make submissions to a new inquiry into the “shambolic” Department of Social Services (DSS) grants process that left many not-for-profit organisations and community workers’ jobs in limbo late last year. $271 million was cut from the DSS budget over four years and the resulting grants process proved a […]