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Are Australian charities rich or poor?
The ACNC data set selected for analysis comprises 3,914 Large ($1M+ annual revenue) Australian charity entities with DGR Item 1 or 4 and ACNC Group entities who have submitted audited financial statements and conducted activities in 2019. These entities represent $102B of annual revenue, ~%60 of the total 2019 revenue reported by Australian charity entities to the ACNC.
Managing the Risk of Innovation.
Innovation is a tricky beast. It's not always clear that the risks outweigh the rewards. For those of us in for-purpose organisations, getting the business case right to fund innovation is critical; uncertainty can be a roadblock, but it doesn't have to be.
"Benchmarking", "best practice" and "do like others" are not enough.
In a competitive world, an organisation's success is determined by its ability to stay ahead of others and adapt to the needs of its stakeholders and the fast-changing world it operates in.
Foresight helps us prepare for what might happen next.
At insight & foresight we define foresight as the skill of looking forward to preparing for what might happen next. This is not about predicting the future with but rather using proven foresight tools and skills to explore a range of plausible, possible, probable, and preferred futures so we can better understand what could happen and…
7 Ways to Remain Curious in the Face of Uncertain Futures.
CEOs and Boards who stay curious about what's around the corner can find numerous ways to deliver impact and future growth. You can resist becoming paralysed by fear, allowing your actions to be driven by opportunity rather than uncertainty. Here’s 7 ways to help you stay curious…
A Quick Refresher on How to Evaluate Growth Plans.
Before not-for-profit CEOs and Boards decide what to do to deliver growth its best to start with a refresher on how businesses grow. Business growth can occur in two categories; Organic growth and inorganic growth. Understanding which is which can help your decision making….
Three Tomorrows for planning in uncertainty.
A critical question that we must get used to dealing with is how we produce plans, make decisions and grow our organisations in the face of futures full of …
Intro to AI for curious not-for-profits.
Artificial Intelligence is important because it has the potential to significantly improve processes, create new ways of …
Foresight for our futures.
To improve the efficacy of our decision-making, we need to get better at using foresight. We need to…
4 Ways to Find Clarity With Foresight.
If you are facing an uncertain or unfamiliar path, using foresight tools helps you find clarity, plan, and make decisions for success in the future. With a focus on what happens next, foresight tools help CEOs and Boards explore opportunities and challenges to deliver…