For the people whose business is community.
Community is one of the sixteen Clusters inside the Australian Resource Centre. Twelve specialist Hubs covering the operators of Australian community organisations — not-for-profits, registered charities, faith-based organisations, sporting and cultural clubs, member-based and volunteer organisations, social enterprises, foundations, community housing, festivals and events, Indigenous and First Nations organisations, and the operational layer underneath. The Charity sub-Hub is absorbed into this Cluster (decision 86d2uuunh). This Cluster is for Members running community organisations of any size — and the specialists who serve them. Pick the Hub that matches what you run. The Pillar at the top of each Hub is where the conversation starts.
Each Hub focuses on one part of running a community organisation — not-for-profits, registered charities, faith-based organisations, sport clubs, community arts, member-based organisations, social enterprises, foundations and grant-makers, community housing and welfare, events and festivals, Indigenous and First Nations organisations, and the operational tooling and compliance specialists who keep the sector running. Inside every Hub, twelve Spokes that take you from where you are to a specialist who can help. The Pillar at the top of each Hub is where the conversation starts.
Run a not-for-profit as a business that delivers what it promises.
Not-for-profit organisations across the spectrum — services, advocacy, peak bodies, support organisations — and the operational realities of running an NFP that has to deliver outcomes, manage staff, and keep the lights on.
Explore HubCharities run with rigour, transparency, and impact.
ACNC-registered charities, fundraising organisations, and the specific operational and compliance realities of running a registered charity in Australia. Charities operate under heavy regulation and sit in a competitive fundraising environment.
Explore HubRunning a faith-based organisation as a real organisation.
Churches, religious organisations, faith-based service providers, and the operational realities of running a faith organisation that combines mission, ministry, and management. Australian faith organisations are increasingly professionalising their operations.
Explore HubSport clubs that survive past the next AGM.
Local sporting clubs, regional associations, and the volunteer-driven operations that deliver community sport. Australian community sport is volunteer-dependent, financially fragile, and central to local life.
Explore HubArts and culture as an organisation that lasts.
Community arts organisations, cultural groups, ethnic and multicultural organisations, and the operations that deliver community arts and cultural programs. Community arts sits between funding pressure and growing demand.
Coming soonRun a member organisation that members actually value.
Service clubs, professional associations, member-based organisations, and the operations that depend on member engagement and volunteer effort. Member organisations face declining membership and rising expectations. This Hub is for Members running member-based organisations.
Coming soonMission and margin in the same business.
Social enterprises, B-Corps, and the businesses that combine commercial activity with social purpose. Australian social enterprise is a growing sector with its own operational and capital realities. This Hub is for Members running social enterprises.
Coming soonPhilanthropy that lands where it actually helps.
Private and public ancillary funds, foundations, family philanthropy, and the grant-making bodies that distribute philanthropic capital. Australian philanthropy is consolidating and professionalising. This Hub is for Members operating philanthropic and grant-making organisations.
Coming soonHousing and welfare provision run with both rigour and care.
Community housing providers, homelessness services, welfare and crisis support organisations, and the heavily regulated, high-stakes operations of community housing and welfare in Australia. This Hub is for Members running community housing and welfare organisations.
Coming soonEvents that build community and pay for themselves.
Community events, festivals, fairs, and the event organisations that bring communities together. Community events range from street festivals to multi-day cultural events. This Hub is for Members running community event organisations.
Coming soonSelf-determined organisations run by and for community.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, Indigenous land councils, native title bodies, Indigenous corporations, and the specific operational and governance realities of running organisations in the Indigenous sector.
Coming soonThe systems and compliance that keep community organisations running.
CRM and database systems, accounting and reporting, compliance specialists, and the operational tooling and expertise that keep community organisations running properly. Most community organisations are under-resourced on tech and compliance.
Coming soonIf your role is running an organisation that exists to serve a community, cause, or member group — NFPs, registered charities, faith organisations, clubs, foundations, social enterprises, community enterprises, and the specialists who serve them — this is your Cluster. The Charity sub-Hub is absorbed into this Cluster. Members seeking community services or seeking a charity to support route through other channels — Facilitator routing handles overlap in flow.
One call, twenty minutes. Tell us what you run inside the community sector and what you are trying to do next. We will route you to the right Hub, the right Pillar, and the right specialist.
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