What are some of the current challenges being faced by Charities ?
The challenge most often reported by charities as their most major and on-going one is that of attracting donors and supporters. In part, this is a result of the sheer number of organisations and causes out there. The flip side of the greatly increased levels of awareness about all manner of needs that people in our society have – which can only be a good thing – is that it appears harder and harder to look after everyone adequately. Then again, Givewell research over the last decade has consistently shown that public support to Australian charities has been growing steadily, suggesting that Australians respond well to calls for assistance. There is not necessarily any reason to suggest that this will change significantly in the short or the long term. As well as constantly finding new ways to raise funds, charities are also being asked – by both donors and the various regulations under which their operations fall (for e.g. the introduction of new arrangements relating to the GST) – to
