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JBWere's "The Cause Report – 20 years of (r)evolution in the not for profit sector"

JBWere has recently released an in-depth report analysing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) on the Australian charity and not-for-profit ('for-purpose' sector). The report explores the evolution of the sector over 20 years; the role of the sector in Australian society; an analysis at a holistic and sub-sector level; and JBWere's predictions on how it may need to evolve in the future.

Some excerpts from The Cause Report include:

"One of the most important aspects of the report is to demonstrate how important the not for profit (NFP) sector is to Australian society. Not only is its scale significant in relation to the other 3 sectors of Government, business and households, but its interaction to those sectors is underestimated. There needs to be greater recognition that society works better with a strong and sustainable NFP sector." 

"The size of the volunteering component of NFP operations is underestimated and potentially undervalued. Its worth is double that of philanthropy but more visible effort goes into the latter. Without some change, the recent peaking in volunteering and an ageing team could signal growing difficulty in attracting this highly valuable “free” help."

"Overall, for the NFP sector to remain as effective as possible and to maximise impact, it needs to continue to evolve and faster than in the past. Something has to change for continued sustainability and that involves a combination of where funding comes from and how it is used."

"What becomes apparent is that the sector has grown significantly in the last 20 years and, although funding has also grown strongly, there is a concentration of income and assets in the top 10% of organisations. This effectively means that the vast majority of organisations are operating at a scale that does not allow them to convert their time, energy, passion and ideas into concrete, measurable results. And we are all poorer for this missed opportunity."

Click here to read the full report.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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