by Megan Buntine | Jul 23, 2017 | Good Governance
A Conflict of Interest occurs when someone has more than one interest which may influence their decision-making or action on a particular matter. It often involves financial gain, but could also involve other interests such as benefits to friends or family, for...
by Megan Buntine | Jun 16, 2017 | Fundraising, Human Resources, Leadership
A Patron is someone who provides some sort of benefit to your organisation through their association with your group. They are usually someone who has a high profile in some way, and through their position can help raise the profile of your organisation as well....
by Megan Buntine | May 2, 2017 | Good Governance, Risk Management
Another area of good governance that I find community groups often struggle with is good financial management. All too often the poor Treasurer is left to manage everything and the rest of the committee breathe a sigh of relief that they don’t have to do it! But it...
by Megan Buntine | Mar 21, 2017 | Good Governance, Risk Management
One particular area of good governance that I find many community groups struggle with is Risk Management. But it doesn’t have to be a complicated or difficult process if you follow a few simple steps: Step 1 – Identify your risks: Look at what problems have...
by Megan Buntine | Feb 27, 2017 | Good Governance, Leadership, Risk Management
Did you know there are more incidences of fraud in the community sector than the corporate sector? I’m not talking about the dollar value, but the ‘incidences-per-capita’, if you like. I don’t know about you but I was stunned when I heard this! I tend to think...
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