In March 2010 Resolve, along with The Bursars Forum, conducted a survey of the 1000+ members of The Bursars Forum asking them what were the biggest issues they face. A list of 50 possible issues were provided for them to select from.
The accounting firm, BDO has just released its bi-annual not for profit fraud survey.
The survey had 272 respondents from Australia and New Zealand with the majority of those from the Health (22%) and Social Services (18%) sectors.
The ATO has recently launched a new fact sheet that deals with a number of FAQs for not for profit organisations.
In February 2010 the Federal Government released a report undertaken by the Productivity Commission on the contribution of the Not For Profit sector.
The report found that Australia has 600,000 not for profit organisations contributing $43b to Australia’s GDP. The report also indicated that if you include the contribution of 4.6billion volunteers in the sector at the imputed value of $15b, the contribution to the economy of the not for profit sector as a whole is similar to that of the retail sector.
A key issue for any business, organisation or institution is managing its cash flow and in particular making sure its clients pay on time.
In our work with hundreds of school clients across Australia and a recent survey undertaken by The Bursars Forum one of the biggest challenges facing schools today is managing their fee collections. The size of the challenge has been exacerbated by the recent global economic issues where schools that perhaps have traditionally not had fee problems are suddenly finding themselves facing new issues.
Built on thousands of hours helping schools manage their debtors we are pleased to announce the launch of the Resolve Fee Management Solution. A full suite of documents and procedures designed to streamline and assist in fee collections.
There has been significant media attention in recent months around tax reform, in particular the Henry Review and of course the Mining Super Profits Tax.
One of the areas in the Henry Review which has been picked up by the media is in the area of tax concessions for Not for Profits and their staff through such things as FBT concessions.
Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership is designed for those working in Churches and other Christian Organisations who want to understand and grapple with some of the harder parts of leadership.
Continuing our series drawn from the book Good To Great by Jim Collins.
The fifth attribute of Good to Great companies is that they had a culture of discipline