by Megan Buntine | Mar 31, 2019 | Good Governance
Board (or Committee) Members should lead by example in their conduct on behalf of their organisations, demonstrating behaviour that reflects the organisation’s values at all times. But unfortunately, this is not always the case. Sometimes when people’s behaviour...
by Megan Buntine | Jan 29, 2019 | Good Governance, Risk Management
Sometimes you may not need or want to form an incorporated association to do the community work you want to do. It may be that the project you are undertaking is time-limited rather than ongoing; or perhaps the work of your group is minimal making the incorporation...
by Megan Buntine | Dec 26, 2018 | Good Governance, Leadership
I have had a number of queries about succession planning recently, so I thought it was timely to revisit this topic. Start by thinking about the mix of skills your committee needs, compared with those you currently have around the table. For example, do you need to...
by Megan Buntine | Oct 28, 2018 | Good Governance, Strategic Planning
Creating partnerships and collaborating with other community groups has a wide range of benefits for everyone involved. We get to network with new people which can expose us to new information and opportunities that we might not otherwise have come across. We can work...
by Megan Buntine | Sep 25, 2018 | Good Governance, Legislation
Regardless of whether your organisation is large or small, our community-based organisations have a responsibility to keep people’s personal information private. Depending on the nature of your group, it may just be contact details such as addresses, phone numbers or...
by Megan Buntine | Aug 30, 2018 | Good Governance, Human Resources, Leadership
We’ve probably all heard the old saying: “Two heads are better than one”. But two heads, from diverse backgrounds, are even better still! When we come together with people who are very similar to us, we tend to think in similar ways, have similar life experiences to...
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