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February 2020: Cracker calendar points the way

The 2020 Festival of Community Directors – a year-long celebration of community governance – has…

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November 2019: Sow some good

Start planning your 2020, with this 56-page bumper edition of Community Directors Intelligence.…

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August 2019: Stay alert

The difference between a good organisation and a great one is a matter of making the right…

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May 2019: Communicate with clout

If you want people to know what you’re all about, you’ve got to get the message out. It sounds…

February 2019: Your time starts now

Want to make this year the one you achieve your organisation’s biggest goals? Then you’ve got to…

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November 2018: Connect with your community

Strong social connections and the ability to act strategically and collaboratively are perhaps the…

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October 2018: Cultivate your culture

Organisational culture, we all know, eats strategy for breakfast. It’s also been known to snack on…

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July 2018: How to make a leader

Leadership can make or break an organisation. Poor leadership can destroy your income, your…

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March 2018: The keys to collaboration

Working in the same field as another group – having common ideals, or common goals, or even common…

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November 2017: What's your digital plan?

Unlike some IT gurus, we’re not just going to tell you to “turn it off and turn it on again” in…

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September 2017: Staying financially sustainable

The rabbits were tired of being eaten by the wolves, and they went to the owl for advice. The owl…

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July 2017: The role of the chair

This edition is all about examining the role of the chair - the good, the bad, and the very bad.…

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May 2017: The hot topics edition

In this Board Builder, we’ve deployed the collective wisdom of the hundreds of board members who…

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March 2017: The Social Enterprise toolkit

In this issue of Board Builder, we cut through the hype, take a swig on our lukewarm Nescafé, and…

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Edition 5, 2016: Board Behaviour

It’s not always easy to talk about board behaviour. It’s highly subjective, it’s messy, it’s…

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Edition 4, 2016: The data edition

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Edition 3, 2016: Crisis Management

At this year’s Board Builder conference, attendees had the privilege of listening to one of the…

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Edition 2, 2016: Minutes Toolkit

Let’s talk about minutes. We know what you’re thinking – that sounds about as exciting as a bowl of…

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Edition 1, 2016: Renewal Through Recruitment

Not-for-profit boards face a lot of important tasks – setting strategic directions, leaning on…

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Edition 6, 2015: The Wisdom of the Chairs

Chairs have been around the block enough times to know a thing or two about managing a community…

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Edition 5, 2015: The Ethics Edition

In this issue of Board Builder, Dr Simon Longstaff writes that ethics, at its core, is about living…

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Edition 4, 2015: What's your Endgame?

In this issue of Board Builder, we present a groundbreaking essay by Alice Gugelev and Andrew…

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Edition 3, 2015: Saluting the Treasurer

Let’s tell it like it is. The job of a not-for profit treasurer is hard. Very hard. Quite often…

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Edition 2, 2015: Post-Conference Edition

Following this year's Conference, we cover the hot topics of the conference, distilling the lessons…

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Edition 1, 2015: Risk Management Toolkit

When we’re talking about risk, it’s easy to focus on the negatives. But it’s not all doom and…

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Edition 4, 2014: Board Basics Toolkit

To keep your organisation chugging along well, it's important to understand who's doing what (and…

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Edition 3, 2014: Annual General Meetings Toolkit

AGM season always brings a flurry of frantic activity from community boards across Australia. A…

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Edition 2, 2014: Annual Review Toolkit

Much like spring cleaning, an annual review of your organisation helps keep things feeling fresh…

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Edition 1, 2014: Annual Reports Toolkit

The annual report is a vital piece of work for a community board to complete. It not only allows…