There’s a lot of attention being paid to the not-for-profit sector, reflecting its importance to the Australian community and the interest of governments in its operations. No wonder! There’s a lot of attention being paid to the not-for-profit sector, reflecting its importance to the Australian community and the interest of governments in its operations. No wonder! According to research undertaken by Professor Mark Lyons from the University of Technology Sydney there are around 700,000 ‘third sector’ organisations, that is those outside the for-profit sector, including approximately 320,000 incorporated organisations, of which 34,000 employ 630,000 people or 460,000 full-time employees. Volunteers augment the sector by providing what is estimated to be…