Australian Communities Report 2019

Understanding the emerging trends impacting the not-for-profit sector, with insights into the giving landscape and blockers and enablers to giving. This report has the insights into what Australians are giving to and what motivates them to give.

The not-for profit sector and the charities, social enterprises and community organisations across this nation provide much of the social infrastructure that builds the capacity of communities Australia wide. Their value to this nation is demonstrated by the almost $143 billion given in the last year, most of it by the community rather than government. The esteem of this sector is demonstrated by the size of the charity workforce, which employs one in every ten Australian workers.

Topics covered in this report

• The Australian not-for-profit landscape
• Giving practices in Australia
• Drivers for engagement
• Charity essentials
• Blockers and enablers to giving
• Trust in the charity sector
• Working in the charity sector
• Future of the charity sector
• Charity sector in Australia