This study explores governance challenges in small not-for-profits (NFP), and identifies resources and potential strategies to address these challenges. The study’s primary motivation is that while all organisations need effective governance, small NFPs receive less governance research and...

This is the third report of the National Performance Benchmarking Project.1 It provides a summary of changes in the financial performance of a Panel of disability service providers between 2014/15 and 2016/172 as they transition into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Reported...

This is the second report of the Market Design and Evolution for Better Outcomes Research Program (also known as the Disability Services National Benchmarking Project). It provides a snapshot of the changes in the financial performance of a Panel of 154 disability service providers (providers)...

The Disability Markets Survey (previously the NDS Business Confidence Survey), is the fourth in a series of studies undertaken by National Disability Services (NDS) to monitor change in the supply of disability services, business conditions and the operations of disability services providers in...

This report summarises data from the 2017 Disability Markets Survey. This survey is the fifth in a longitudinal series of studies undertaken by National Disability Services (NDS) to monitor change in the supply of disability services, business conditions and the operations of disability services...

This is the first report of the Market Design and Evolution for Better Outcomes Research Program. It provides a snapshot of the financial status of 180 Disability Service Organisations from across Australia for the 2014-15 financial year. It also provides a baseline against which change can be...

This study was funded and undertaken by Professor David Gilchrist, convener of the Not-for-profits UWA Research Team at the University of Western Australia. The Not-for-profits UWA Research Team is a multi-disciplinary academic group focusing on developing research outcomes that are intended to...

The 2018 dataset held by the ACNC was released on 9 June 2020. This initial review has been conducted in order to support the post COVID-19 recovery plan discussions. It is intended to give some insights into the economic and labour market size and value of the charitable Human Services sector...

Agricultural co-operation was one of the most important movements in the development of the economy of Western Australia. The establishment of some of the State’s most significant commercial concerns, including Westfarmers Ltd and CBH Ltd, emerged from this movement in the early decades of the...

Between 2016 and 2018 Grant Thornton Australia and the University of Western Australia invested in a three-year research program – The National Outcomes Measurement Research Agenda – designed to build the capacity of Not-for-profits in the area of outcomes specification, measurement and...