Our Partners

Matrix on Board is committed to working collaboratively with other service providers to deliver services which enhance the capacity of non-profit organisations to deliver on their mission.

Current alliance partners include:

Management Support Online

Operated by the Bradfield Nyland Group, MSO is a rich and comprehensive website full of resources for non-profit managers and boards seeking to improve their practice.

MSO NGO services provides a range of online services for non-government organisations (NGOs) to assist them with governance, management, administration and general operations. Curently, our main service is the MSO Subscriber Service – a website providing resources, downloadable tools and templates, self directed training programs, organisational development programs and a confidential advice service.

Visit the site and watch out for the imminent release of their Standards and Performance Pathway service.

Strategic Grants

Strategic Grants (www.strategicgrants.com.au) is a boutique consulting firm which helps charities raise funds specifically through the acquisition of grants from both philanthropic and government sources.

Strategic Grants is about fundraising through grants. Therefore, regular reviews take place to monitor performance against budget targets to ensure appropriate fundraising cost-profit ratios are being adhered to. While they cannot of course guarantee successful outcomes, they can ensure that effective grants processes have been implemented to best position an organisation in competitive funding rounds. They spend quite a bit of time at the beginning of the grant application process to ensure an organisation is accurately researching and applying for the grants which will support their mission, thereby improving the alignment between applicant and grant maker.

We are delighted to partner with Jo Garner and her team at Strategic Grants.

Accounting Addons

Accounting Addons is a boutique consulting firm specialising in bringing meaningful information to businesses and non-profits using Excel.

Accounting Addons links Excel with most accounting software to provide an easy to read and informative front-end to reports. NB: Matrix receives a referral fee from Accounting Addons if our clients use their services.

AppiChar

AppiChar provides over 10 years of IT experience in the non-profit sector having worked with Medicins Sans Frontieres, Fairtrade Foundation, the Royal Association for Deaf People and The Fostering Network. Our extensive knowledge of the systems and applications used by not for profit organisations means you have a partner who understands the priorities and constraints you work within. For more information call Ian Ryder on 02 8003 4598 or info@appichar.com.au.

The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies

The ACPNS is part of the School of Business at the Queensland University of Technology. We have a long association with the centre and we particularly recommend their podcast programs http://cpns.bus.qut.edu.au and the resources they provide NPs in Australia.

Community Sector Bank

Part of the Bendigo Bank network, the Community Sector Bank (CSB) is owned and managed by the non-profit sector. CSB provides a range of products, and in particular their online banking service offers a world-class security setup for management committee signatories. NB: Matrix on Board can assist CSB customers with business planning services, particularly when they are seeking loans from the bank. We receive a referral fee from the CSB if people join the bank.

Don Francis

Don is a web designer, internet guru and pinhole photographer. He brings beauty and technology together in a harmonious way and is particularly good at linking the front-end of websites to database back-ends – that’s why we got Don to build our website! Other websites to his credit include Go Hunting for Art Centres in northern Australia. For more information email Don at web@pinhole.com.au

Lisa Bundesen

Lisa is a fraud expert for non-profit organisations in Australia. She is a partner in the forensics division of PPB, a firm specialising in recovery, forensics and advisory. Lisa has over 20 years forensic accounting and investigation experience with Ernst and Young Corporate Recovery and Insolvency, the Queensland Police Fraud and Corporate Crime Investigation Squad and with a mid-tier firm where she spent her final two years as the National Director of Forensic Services.

Third Sector Consulting

Third Sector Consulting provides tailored solutions and training for your fundraising, donor and volunteer management needs. Owned and operated by Susan Lucas, Third Sector Consulting utilises GiftWorksTM software which enables the efficient transfer of your historical data. For more information contact Susan on 0404 083 349 or susan@thirdsectorconsulting.com.au