About the strategy
Throughout their lives all Queenslanders will use services from, work or volunteer for, or have some other involvement with a non-government organisation (NGO). These organisations include sports clubs, childcare organisations, neighbourhood programs, crisis support, disability-related organisations and many more.
Many non-government community and disability organisations are funded by the Queensland Government to provide specific services to the public and can play vital roles in ensuring the well-being of Queenslanders.
The Strengthening Non-Government Organisations strategy was launched by the Minister for Communities, Disability Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Seniors and Youth in August 2005.
Overall, the strategy is designed to:
- clarify the government's expectations of funded non-government service providers
- improve the government's systems for administering funding and other resources for community and disability services
- ensure non-government service providers have organisational tools and resources to help them operate effectively
- encourage sharing and collaboration between non-government service providers and stakeholders in the community and disability sectors.
Both Disability Services Queensland and the Department of Communities have responsibility for delivering specific initiatives within the strategy.
Disability Services Queensland's Strengthening Non Government Organisation initiatives reflect our strategic objective of increasing disability services for people with a disability and their families and carers.
Disability Services Queensland is focusing on key areas within the Strengthening Non-Government Organisations strategy to support non-government service providers:
- increasing the disability sector's capacity
- disability sector workforce development
- organisational planning
- disability sector asset acquisition and replacement
Additional funding in the key areas will assist disability sector non-government service providers to:
- establish new services to address gaps in geographic service delivery and gaps in the type of service available
- develop and enhance the skills of the disability sector workforce
- maintain, upgrade or replace important equipment and assets
- strengthen their planning skills and capacity to provide a quality service
Find out more about the key initiatives being undertaken by Disability Services Queensland.
Find out more about the key initiatives being undertaken by the Department of Communities.
Find out more about the key initiatives being undertaken through Strengthening Rural Non-Government Organisations.
Last updated January 2009