Increase operational efficiency with a contemporary strategic plan

Increase operational efficiency with a contemporary strategic plan

Diabetes Queensland CEO Michelle Trute has been instrumental in implementing a strategic plan that has resulted in key performance indicators being met and exceeded over a three-year period and 96.5 per cent of staff reporting that they understood how their work contributed to the delivery of the organisation’s strategic plan. Here, she shares wisdom on the key elements of a contemporary, accessible strategic plan.

Landmark policy paper champions board diversity

Third Sector caught up with Gabrielle Schroder from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, which is a founding member of the Global Network of Director Institutes, to discuss the findings of its landmark policy paper on board diversity.

Web streaming boosts forum participation by 15 per cent

Adelaide Convention Centre Director of Marketing and Sales Simon Burgess explains how digital and web streaming technologies helped the Grains Research and Development Corporation reach a wider audience at its annual forum.

Are you paying too much for AV equipment?

Natalie Brien from Platinum Productions explains how its audio visual consultancy service helped the event managers of the Australia Defence Charity Ball save thousands of dollars in technical equipment costs.

Add GREEN to your event checklist

The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre illustrates that planning an eco-friendly event doesn’t need to be complex or expensive to be effective.

Event hot spot: Darwin

The cosmopolitan city of Darwin is home to a diverse array of meeting and conference spaces, and with strong market demand showing no sign of abating; more venues and accommodation developments are being added to the portfolio.

Insight: global giving trends

The Australian Charities Foundation recently hosted a tour of local and international philanthropy experts to assist Australian not-for-profits, businesses and donors to learn more about international giving trends. After the tour Third Sector sat down with Australian Charities Foundation CEO Clare Brooks to discuss these trends in more detail.

Working together in the digital age

Has your organisation begun the discussion about how it can take advantage of emerging technologies and tools such as cloud solutions and video conferencing?

Calxa giving away $1 million of software

Since launching its donation program with Connecting Up in 2011, Australian software developer Calxa have given away almost $400,000 worth of software and is looking to give away $600,000 more to not-for-profit organisations.

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