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Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology), Master of Arts (Sociology) (Griffith University), B.Ed. (Griffith University), B.Ad.Voc.Teach. (Griffith University)
Dr Craig Furneaux is a Lecturer at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, and is the Subject Area Coordinator for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
Craig has over 20 years experience working for, leading, and researching with, nonprofit organisations, with a particular long term focus on building management capabilities. He has been a board member of a number of community groups. Craig’s research in the Centre focuses broadly on accountability and capability in social enterprises and faith based charities.
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- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
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- 2015
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- Appointed to the Australian Standards Mirror Committee MB-024, for ISO 20400 - Sustainable Procurement.
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- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
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- 2011
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- Won second place in '3 minute' PhD competition. Competition was judged by the audience which comprised researchers, industry and government.
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- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
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- 2010
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- 1st Place,Poster Competition,CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management Conference
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- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
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- 2008
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- Nominated as a Future Leader of Research
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- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
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- 2008
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- Associate Editor: Contemporary Issues in Public Management: Proceedings of The Twelfth Annual Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM XII) 26-28 March 2008. Brisbane: Faculty of Business, QUT.
- Barraket JP, Furneaux CW, (2012) Social innovation and social enterprise: Evidence from Australia, Challenge social innovation: Potentials for business, social entrepreneurship, welfare and civil society p215-237
- Furneaux CW, Barraket JP, (2014) Purchasing social good(s): a definition and typology of social procurement, Public Money and Management p265-272
- Furneaux CW, Ryan N, (2014) Modelling NPO-government relations: Australian case studies, Public Management Review p1113-1140
- Williamson AK, Luke BG, Furneaux CW, (2019) Accountability of philanthropic foundations: Interviewing private and powerful givers about their responsibilities, SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2
- Furneaux CW, Brown KA, (2008) Australian indigenous entrepreneurships: a capital-based view, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation p133-144
- Furneaux CW, Wymer W, (2015) Public trust in Australian charities: Accounting for cause and effect, Third Sector Review p99-127
- Furneaux CW, Ryan N, (2015) Nonprofit service delivery for government: accountability relationships and mechanisms, Performance management in nonprofit organizations: global perspectives p185-210
- Barraket J, Keast R, Furneaux CW, (2016) Social procurement and new public governance [Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management] p1-160
- Williamson AK, Luke BG, Leat D, Furneaux CW, (2017) Founders, families, and futures: Perspectives on the accountability of Australian Private Ancillary Funds, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly p747-771
- Guraieb Izaguirre G, Luke BG, Furneaux CW, (2018) Social enterprise accountability: directions, dominance and developments, Social Enterprise Journal p156-179
- Why Did They Do It? Explaining Public Sector Procurement Corruption
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Hitendra Pillay - Its time for downwards accountability: Exploring beneficiary evaluation in
nonprofit organisations
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Belinda Luke - How Does Credit Unions Accountability Affect their Performance and Achievement of mission
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Belinda Luke - How does the co-operative structure provide accountability for horticultural production and payments?
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Wendy Scaife
- The Accounting for Zakat: The Accountability of Indonesian Zakat Agencies (2017)
- Towards sustainable poverty alleviation: Building NGO accountability to beneficiaries in microenterprise development programs (2015)
- Evaluation as a Means of Enhancing Accountability and Beneficiary Participation within Nonprofit Organisations (2018)
- Institutional Constraints on Altruism in the Formation of a Venture Idea (2016)
- Accountable to Everyone, or to No One? Perspectives on the Accountability of Australian Private Ancillary Funds (2015)
- Social Enterprises: Examining Accountability for Social and Financial Performance (2015)