ThirdSector

 

         

 

ThirdSector, published quarterly by Great Southern Press, is the official publication of the Australian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE) and is the magazine for Australia's not-for-profit managers and their industry and professional associations, member benefit organisations and charities.

 

What is the Third Sector?

 

There are three distinct sectors in Australia – the public sector (government), private sector (for-profit) and the not-for-profit sector.

 

Australia’s not-for-profit sector can be divided broadly into three groupings: professional and industry associations (e.g. The Australian Medical Association), member benefit organisations (e.g. Bicycle Victoria) and charities (e.g. The National Stroke Foundation).

 

The not-for-profit sector in Australia is highly influential with as much as 65 per cent of the population belonging to some type of not-for-profit organisation. Australia’s not-for-profit sector also contributes at least $29.6 billion or 4.7 per cent to Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) making it one of our largest ‘industries’.

 

Source: Federal Government Report, January 2005

 

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