A Common Goal: Review of the South Australian Not for Profit Funding Policy

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We want your help to support and strengthen the relationship between the not-for-profit sector and the South Australian Government.

Review of the South Australian Not for Profit (NFP) Funding Policy 

What's being decided?

We are working to renew the South Australian Funding Policy for the Not for Profit Sector.

The Funding Policy is based on best practice principles for government and not-for-profit relationships and aims to support and strengthen these partnerships.

We have partnered with leaders of the not-for-profit sector to review the policy and develop a plan to identify barriers and explore opportunities for improvement.

Background

Our not-for-profit partners deliver vital services that government cannot deliver alone, and make a significant contribution to South Australia’s economy.

The purpose of this project is to engage in deep consultation with key stakeholders to review barriers and issues, and to strengthen the relationship between government and the not-for-profit sector.

Get involved

We are seeking input from South Australian not-for-profit organisations who have partnered with or want to partner with government. If you are a not-for-profit supplying to government or interested in supplying to government and would like to share the barriers, challenges, and successes you or your organisation have had, we’d love to hear from you. This includes not-for-profit community groups who receive grants from the South Australian government.

We are also interested in hearing from South Australian government staff who buy goods and services from not-for-profits or that run government grant programs.

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You can then have your say by:

What are the next steps?

We will use your input to build recommendations for a renewed approach for how government works together with not-for-profit organisations to improve our relationship.

We want your help to support and strengthen the relationship between the not-for-profit sector and the South Australian Government.

Review of the South Australian Not for Profit (NFP) Funding Policy 

What's being decided?

We are working to renew the South Australian Funding Policy for the Not for Profit Sector.

The Funding Policy is based on best practice principles for government and not-for-profit relationships and aims to support and strengthen these partnerships.

We have partnered with leaders of the not-for-profit sector to review the policy and develop a plan to identify barriers and explore opportunities for improvement.

Background

Our not-for-profit partners deliver vital services that government cannot deliver alone, and make a significant contribution to South Australia’s economy.

The purpose of this project is to engage in deep consultation with key stakeholders to review barriers and issues, and to strengthen the relationship between government and the not-for-profit sector.

Get involved

We are seeking input from South Australian not-for-profit organisations who have partnered with or want to partner with government. If you are a not-for-profit supplying to government or interested in supplying to government and would like to share the barriers, challenges, and successes you or your organisation have had, we’d love to hear from you. This includes not-for-profit community groups who receive grants from the South Australian government.

We are also interested in hearing from South Australian government staff who buy goods and services from not-for-profits or that run government grant programs.

Find out more by:

You can then have your say by:

What are the next steps?

We will use your input to build recommendations for a renewed approach for how government works together with not-for-profit organisations to improve our relationship.

Tell us about your experiences in supplying to Government

We would like to hear about your experience as a Not-for-Profit supplier to Government, or as Government representative procuring from Not-for-Profits, including issues, barriers, or successes you would like to highlight.

Thank you for sharing your story with us.
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  • Impact of procurement on service continuity

    by D_C, over 2 years ago
    We deliver multiple services with varying contract terms. When these terms expire, the procurement process is often delayed, leaving staff and clients in a state of confusion and anxiety. Service continuity is impacted - e.g. whether new referrals should be taken, whether clients should commence transition plans. It is common for contracts at the end of their term to be extended for short terms (e.g. 3 months), sometimes repeatedly, which merely extends this period of uncertainty.

    Adequate and timely indexation is also critical for NGOs. Service delivery viability is particularly sensitive to wage cost increases. Often, indexation is passed on... Continue reading

    We deliver multiple services with varying contract terms. When these terms expire, the procurement process is often delayed, leaving staff and clients in a state of confusion and anxiety. Service continuity is impacted - e.g. whether new referrals should be taken, whether clients should commence transition plans. It is common for contracts at the end of their term to be extended for short terms (e.g. 3 months), sometimes repeatedly, which merely extends this period of uncertainty.

    Adequate and timely indexation is also critical for NGOs. Service delivery viability is particularly sensitive to wage cost increases. Often, indexation is passed on late in a financial year (or after the end of a financial year). This impacts cashflow and results in constant 'catch up' in terms of funding keeping pace with the real cost of service delivery. Different levels of indexation (depending on funding source or Department) are also problematic.

  • Application for School registration

    by Capt.Bouc, over 2 years ago

    As a very experienced, ancient teacher, together with a couple of others similar, have attempted to form a new independent school designed to correct the failures of the current system for an ever increasing number of 25-24 year olds who are not finding success. The existing school system is failing. Students are school refusing, young new teachers are walking away. We believe we have a solution that should be tested to help at least a few of these "different and non-complient" teens. We believe they are the drivers of the future and need a different approach to carry them over... Continue reading

    As a very experienced, ancient teacher, together with a couple of others similar, have attempted to form a new independent school designed to correct the failures of the current system for an ever increasing number of 25-24 year olds who are not finding success. The existing school system is failing. Students are school refusing, young new teachers are walking away. We believe we have a solution that should be tested to help at least a few of these "different and non-complient" teens. We believe they are the drivers of the future and need a different approach to carry them over the 15-24 years crazy kids period.

    We think the American "Freshman College" is a good model.

    To test this model in SA, we have attempted to register an existing old-style country hotel with plenty of guest rooms for 1st step away from home accommodation and hospitality spaces that could be used for teaching.

    It has been extremely difficult to register a new senior high school to secure funding to help this cohort. ESB will not accept this old building as a school building, regardless of its Licenced premise high safety status.

    We have given up on this approach. There seems to be no other way to secure funding to develop and test this model.

    It is very clear that schools in SA are no longer fit for purpose, Students and teachers are walking away.

    Take a look at our plan to lease an old hotel, continue its hotel operations to produce supportive income and to support a training venue, to function as a student residential college at https://www.acacollege.org.au

    Please suggest a method of funding to

    (1) Purchase lease of the hotel $500,000

    (2) set it up for student accommodation and teaching $50,000 for new student room furnishings

    (3) AND we have other ideas for tourism industry training on the website.

    ANY IDEAS?