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Value of the Not-for-profit Sector – NTCOSS

This report was commissioned by the Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS)  to provides a first summary of the available data on charities with their head office located in the Northern Territory (NT) and to place the sector in context within the NT economy. It aims to provide sector leaders, government policy makers and donors with information to support their decision-making, and to encourage the use and further development of data on the sector.

Australia’s Disability Services Sector 2017 – NDS

This is the second report of the Market Design and Evolution for Better Outcomes Research Program (also known as the Disability Services National Benchmarking Project). It provides a snapshot of the changes in the financial performance of a Panel of 154 disability service providers (providers) between 2014/15 and 2015/16 as they transition into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Person Centred Planning within the NDIS – ICANR

In 2017 BaxterLawley was commissioned by the Independent Centre for Not-for-Profit Research (ICANR) to examine planning process issues associated with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and identify alternative methods for developing plans for improving outcomes for NDIS stakeholders .

Better Financial Reporting for Australian NFPs – ICANR

In partnership with the Independent Centre of Applied Not-for-profit Research and Anglicare Australia, in June 2017 BaxterLawley produced a report that identifies key issues facing Australian NFPs in relation to financial reporting, in the context of the national discussion on on Australian Accounting Standards and their impact on the sector.

Disability Markets Survey 2016 – National Disability Services

In 2016, BaxterLawley, working with Curtin University and NDS, produced a second report on the Australian disability services sector to monitor changes in supply, business conditions and operations to track broad and emerging trends relating to the supply of specialist disability services in Australia.

Australia’s Disability Services Sector Financial Sustainability 2016 – National Disability Services

Working with Curtin University and National Disability Services, BaxterLawley undertook a first-of-its-kind study on the financial sustainability of the non-government disabilities sector in Australia. This first report in the series baselines the financial position of 180 disability services providers for the 2014-15 financial year prior to the start of the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Sustainable Funding & Contracting with NFPs 2013 – Department of Treasury

This report presents the results of the second annual evaluation of the Sustainable Funding and Contracting with the Not for Profit Sector (SFCNFP) Initiative and the Delivering Community Services in Partnership (DCSP) Policy reforms. This project involved quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the impact of reforms and identified areas of risk to the successful implementation of the policy.