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Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership Conference 22 May 2024

Voluntary Sector Collaborations: Cohesive or Coercive Influences on Leadership Strategy

Keynote speech from Professor David Gilchrist, Director of the Centre for Public Value at the University of Western Australia: Myths and Misunderstandings Derailing Nonprofit Effectiveness

The nonprofit sector is critical to the establishment, maintenance and ongoing improvement of civil society. Further, governments and communities rely greatly on the sector to deliver policy outcomes, be long-term holders of experience and skills, and to be first respondents when crises emerge. However, notwithstanding these great expectations, there exist myths and misunderstandings that work together to prevent the sustainability of the sector. They are perpetuated by the sector, by governments and by communities, often innocently but resultant from poor analysis, poor historical understandings and poor appreciation of systemic needs.

In this keynote presentation, Professor David Gilchrist will examine these issues and posit key solutions. He will frame his discussion in the context of collaboration and the important roles to be played by the sector, government and commerce.