The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS) at the Queensland University of Technology is undertaking the second Giving Australia study during 2015/2016 on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Social Services and the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership.

Nonprofit organisations are invited to participate.

As this survey asks about your resourcing, it is essential that whoever completes it can access information about the organisation’s financial position, fundraising activities and volunteer management.

If this is does not describe your role, please forward this email to an appropriate person within your organisation.

What is the survey about?

This survey focuses on your organisation’s experience with aspects of fundraising and development activities, community business partnerships, social enterprise, volunteers and new technologies.

The purpose of the Giving Australia 2016 research project is to collect comprehensive, up-to-date information on giving by individuals, collectives and businesses in Australia. With this survey we hope to be able to provide your organisation with information about:

• What resources successful organisations use in fundraising and volunteer recruitment
• What resources nonprofits need in order to improve their fundraising or volunteer recruitment
• What new technologies are being embraced by nonprofits and how these are being used

In order for this project to be of most benefit to your organisation and the sector as a whole, we need to obtain accurate data from a wide range of organisations. We do hope that you will take up this opportunity to participate in the largest study of giving and volunteering ever undertaken in Australia.

Click here for the link to the survey. 

Please complete this survey by 16th July 2016.

All comments and responses will be treated confidentially. Please note that this study has been approved by the QUT Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number 1600000098) and the Australian Government Statistical Clearing House (approval number 02476-01). Our partners in this landmark study are the Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University of Technology (CSI Swinburne), and the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs. If you have any questions about the authenticity of the survey or about the Giving Australia project in general, please email the Department of Social Services partnerships@dss.gov.au