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Governance Resources for Australian Not-for-Profits

The Institute of Community Directors has a comprehensive collection of resources to support good governance by not-for-profits. Check out these links to get started.

The WA Forest Conflict: The Construction of the Political Effectiveness of Advocacy Organisations

Tactics and strategy of nonprofit organisations involved in advocacy regarding forestry in the 1990s-2000s in Western Australia.

State of Progressive Tech in Australia 2020

A 2020 survey of more than 50 organisations across the progressive movement about technology by the Progressive Tech Network Australia.

Policy Bank: Policy and Procedure Templates for Not for Profit Organisations

Are you working for a not for profit organisation and putting together policies and procedures? Here’s how to avoid reinventing the wheel by accessing the Policy Bank’s comprehensive list of templates.

Australia reMADE vision: Creating the best version of us

From hundreds of conversations with Australians across the country Australia Remade has come up with 9 pillars that form a collectively imagined vision.

Defending Democracy and Human Rights

Gillian Triggs, the now Former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, launched the Defending Democracy report at Progress 2017. She argued that advocacy is fundamental to our society but under threat with it increasingly difficult for people to speak up when they disagree.

The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout [Book review]

Analysis of Beth Kanter & Aliza Sherman’s argument that nonprofits should transform their workplace culture to have more productive & happier workers.

The 21st-Century Advocacy Playbook

Build strong advocacy teams using this checklist to assess your team’s readiness to campaign for—and win—change in the modern landscape.

Grassroots Led Campaigns: Lessons from the new frontier of people-powered campaigning platforms and programs

Decentralised, grassroots-led digital campaigning has taken off in the last decade. This report looks at the impact these campaigns are having, what lessons we can learn from them about success, and what these new campaigns platforms mean for the future of social change.

Beyond the first click: How today’s volunteers build power for movements and NGOs

This MobLab report examines innovative volunteer engagement work by 35 organisations empowering people to scale change and win by learning and doing more. Featuring video and audio from the practitioners.