Sustainable Community Organisations in this Time of Challenge

Northern Sydney HACC Regional Forum

‘Shuffling the Deck and Playing Your Best Hand’

13th October 2010

On the Smell of an Oily Rag –

Sustainable Community Organisations in this Time of Challenge

Renée Koonin, General Manager, The Housing Connection

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The Challenges we Face

I think the best way to start today is with a round of applause – for each one of you who manage organizations and provide services in a context so ripe with challenges and obstacles. We literally do operate ‘on the smell of an oily rag’ yet we face an increasingly complex environment and ever expanding compliance expectations. The purpose of this paper is to outline the key features of this context and then to explore how we can ensure that our organizations are strong and sustainable.

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