October 17-21 is Charity Fraud Awareness Week, and our webinar looked at fraud threats that charities may face, and provided plenty of guidance on the ways charities can protect themselves against fraud.
In this month's Commissioner's Column, acting Commissioner Deborah Jenkins outlines her first month at the ACNC and her productive sector consultation.
The ACNC's monthly e-newsletter, The Charitable Purpose, has news and information for the charity sector. The September edition has now been sent to all charities and subscribers.
This guidance outlines issues that proprietary limited companies should consider if they are thinking about registering as a charity, as well as how some common obstacles to registration may be addressed.
All charities should exercise due diligence and good governance. But when sending money overseas, charities may face particular risks of their charitable funds being diverted or otherwise misused, even if they are working with a local organisation which has similar charitable purposes.
The AASB currently have a Discussion Paper open for consultation that proposes a stand-alone accounting standard for smaller non-government not-for-profit organisations, which includes charities.
In this month's Commissioners Column, acting Commissioner Deborah Jenkins discusses meeting with charities and sector stakeholders at the Philanthropy Australia National Conference in Sydney.
More than 700 charities have been notified by the ACNC that their registration could be revoked because they have failed to submit two or more Annual Information Statements.
This week is Charity Fraud Awareness Week, and it is an excellent opportunity for everyone involved in the sector to stop and think about preventing fraud.
