Guides

This guide aims to help charities that are completing their 2017 Annual Information Statement.

This guide aims to help charities that are completing their 2018 Annual Information Statement.

This guide aims to help charities that are completing their 2019 Annual Information Statement.

This guide aims to help charities that are completing their 2020 Annual Information Statement.

This guide aims to help charities that are completing their 2021 Annual Information Statement.

This guide aims to help charities that are completing their 2022 Annual Information Statement.

This guide aims to help charities that are completing their 2023 Annual Information Statement.

This guide aims to help charities that are completing their 2024 Annual Information Statement.

This guide looks at artificial intelligence in the charity context, emphasising that while AI has the potential to bring about many benefits to those in the sector, and decision to harness AI is a strategic one that should be considered carefully by charities and their Responsible People.

This guide examines crypto-assets in the charity context and reminds charities that cryptocurrency is generally considered a high-risk investment. As a result, charities and their Responsible People should think carefully before either accepting donations of crypto-assets or investing in these assets.

Charities that work overseas must be able to identify and manage risks, handle money safely and protect staff and beneficiaries. Overseas activities are often harder to monitor than activities in Australia and charities may be exposed to greater risks. If operating overseas, charities need to meet the External Conduct Standards, as well as the Governance Standards.

Political advocacy and campaigning is a complex area for charities. It is vital charities and their Responsible People take care when deciding the types of advocacy and campaigning they can appropriately undertake, as well as ensuring they are familiar with what they need to avoid.

This guidance sets out to provide charities with advice on how to act responsibly when their fundraising activities engage with people in vulnerable circumstances.

Reserves play an important role in the financial stability and long-term sustainability of a charity. Managing reserves is an important aspect of the overall financial management of a charity, which is a crucial element of good charity governance.

This guidance looks at corporate partnerships, including some of the considerations charities should have when seeking a partnership, the keys to successfully managing a partnerships across its entire lifecycle, and how to address any risks that may arise.

This guide looks at crowdfunding and provides information on the issue for both charities and donors.

The External Conduct Standards govern the administration and oversight of charities operating overseas.

Charities may want to provide gifts or honorariums to people – including current or outgoing Responsible People, members, staff or volunteers – as a gesture of gratitude and appreciation for their services.

The ACNC's Governance for Good guide is designed to help your charity’s Responsible People understand good governance, their responsibilities and duties, and the obligations your charity has to the ACNC.

This guide has been developed to help charities understand their obligations to the ACNC regarding financial management, reporting on transactions and the use charity funds.

This guide has been developed to help explain what conflicts of interest are and how they can be managed.

In the course of their work, charities are highly likely to collect information and data about people. Gathering and having this data brings with it important legal and ethical responsibilities for charities.

A guide for board and committee members, trustees and mangers of charities to help them protect their charities from fraud and other financial crime.

This checklist and guide outline the information your organisation needs to apply for charity registration. You should read this guide before starting your application.

In most charities, Responsible People are unpaid. They volunteer their time, experience and expertise to their charity without taking payment for their service. However, some charities remunerate Responsible People for their work. These charities may choose to do so for several reasons.

The not-for-profit sector has been identified as vulnerable to the risk of misuse for the purpose of terrorism financing. It is important that charities use due diligence and have proper processes in place to ensure that their charitable funds are safe from misuse.

This guidance will focus the attention of the Responsible People of charities and help them shape the way they consider working with fundraising agencies.