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....
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...
I often say to community groups: ‘If you have no other policy documents in place...at least have a Code of Conduct!’, as this one simple document can be very helpful in preventing and dealing with any problem behaviour of members within your group. A Code of Conduct...
I heard a great saying recently: Vision Without Action is Hallucination! I think this is a great reminder that it’s one thing to come up with lots of great ideas of what your group (or yourself, for that matter) might be able to do, but without actually taking some...
Reviewing is a critical part of good governance that is frequently overlooked. Organisations spend lots of time and money creating fabulous Plans – Strategic Plans, Action Plans, Project Plans – the list goes on. But all too often they have filed away, never to see...
Most of the time in our grassroots community groups, committee meetings and general meetings run pretty smoothly, and we get away with being fairly informal in the way we manage our meetings. But sometimes it is necessary to formalise proceedings, whether because we...
For any Incorporated Association in Victoria, their Rules of Association are effectively a contract between the association and its members. So it does surprise me how many organisations don’t know what their Rules say; have difficulty producing a copy of their Rules,...
Providing good quality service, support, or other outcomes to our various stakeholders should be at the heart of any organisation’s priorities. Quality Assurance is all about making sure your organisation meets the most basic of minimum standards acceptable in what...
There’s nothing worse than sitting through a poorly-run meeting – it’s a sure fire way to put people off joining your committee. But a well-run, energetic meeting can be inspiring and be motivating to those attending. Firstly, make sure you have a written agenda, so...
Networking is all about building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships. Once those relationships are established, our networks can help us find information that we need to strengthen the work of our groups, identify funding opportunities to enable us to...
Volunteers are vital to the success of any community organisation. In most community groups the governance tasks are carried out by a volunteer committee or board of management. Volunteers sometimes contribute their professional skills to assist with the management...
Great staff are a fantastic asset to any community group that is fortunate enough to have the resources to employ them. They will lighten the load on volunteers and enable the group to achieve things that wouldn’t have been possible without them. But the group needs...
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