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 | Jan 29, 2018 | Good Governance, Human Resources, Risk Management
For any group which is incorporated under the Victorian Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, it is a legal requirement to include Grievance Procedures in the Rules of Association to deal with any disputes amongst members, or between a member and the...
by Megan Buntine | Nov 30, 2017 | Good Governance, Human Resources, Leadership, Risk Management
Bullying and harassment are characterised by persistent and repeated negative behaviour directed at someone, and which creates a risk to their health and safety. Unfortunately, bullying and harassment do occur in our community groups sometimes. In addition to the...
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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