COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR AUSTRALIA
We are an independent member-based charity peak body dedicated to building flourishing communities by enhancing the extraordinary work of Australia’s not-for-profit sector. We do this by changing the way governments, communities and the not-for-profit sector relate to one another. In particular, this includes establishing a regulatory environment that works for community organisations - not against them. Find out more...
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Informing principles for new fundraising regulation
The Minister for Social Inclusion, Mark Butler and the Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins recently announced that the Australian Bureau of Statistics will produce a Non-Profit Institutions Satellite Account for the 2012-13 financial year. Committment to funding this account is great news for the NFP sector. Having reliable data is critical to monitoring the health of the sector, measuring its contribution and value, and planning for the future.
CCA has written a discussion paper to accompany the online poll we're currently running at www.nfppulse.com.au about Mobile Giving in Australia. This paper is available below.
The Community Council for Australia (CCA) today welcomed the release of draft legislation to establish the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission as a ‘long overdue reform for Australian not-for-profit organisations.’
Submission to the Treasury
A Definition of Charity
December 2011
Introduction
This submission briefly outlines some of the key issues for Australia’s not-for-profit sector in response to the release by Treasury of a consultation paper on a definition of charity for the purposes of Commonwealth laws.
