Agony Uncle: Can my club create a board to govern the board?
Dear Agony Uncle, Can a club have a committee and separately have a board of directors to make sure…
Dear Agony Uncle, Can a club have a committee and separately have a board of directors to make sure…
In this queston, a long-running arts organisation wants a steer on what's okay and what's not when…
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An effective chair will pave the way for effective board meetings, and better board meetings will…
The board of a not-for-profit agency is the highest authority in the organisation. In the last…
Committees concentrate on and develop expertise in specific areas, ensuring that the full board can…
Governing bodies are known by a variety of names including boards, committees, councils, trusts,…
There are few more important tasks facing a board than finding and recruiting new members. And it…
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Anyone who's served on a board will know that not all chairs are perfect. In fact, some chairs are…
Posted on 03 Nov 2021
Board directors from more than 15,000 not-for-profit organisations will soon be required to hold a…
Posted on 22 Oct 2021
It’s no surprise that the Institute of Community Directors’ Policy Bank is one of its most visited…
Posted on 05 Mar 2021
Young People on Boards scholarship winner Matt Whitely, 27, said the Diploma of Governance course…
Posted on 11 Dec 2019
A landmark study of Australian not-for-profit governance has created the clearest picture yet of an…
Posted on 22 Jul 2019
ICDA executive director Patrick Moriarty’s first response to ICDA's Spotlight Report Assessing…
Posted on 20 Jun 2019
Nearly all chairs enjoy their role as a board member, understand their responsibilities as board…
Posted on 14 Sep 2017
A good not-for-profit board chair, if you consult the relevant literature, combines the leadership…
ForCommittees can make better use of board members' time, allowing certain tasks, issues or…
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Nobody is perfect, but follow these top 10 tips to go from being just another good secretary to…
A Board operates more effectively in the members and office-bearers of the Board know their…
Sometimes sub-committees can act more effectively than the full Board. Your Board may put in place…