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Reviewing your bank
Whether you're choosing a banking partner for your organisation, or have been with your current…
Finance for treasurers
Help sheets
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Risk management for treasurers
A risk is any event or action that harms your organisation's reputation or your ability to achieve…
Special Events Budgeting
You need to be absolutely meticulous in budgeting and accounting for a special event. You need to…
Strategic planning for treasurers
Strategic planning comes before budgeting. The treasurer should be involved in the overall business…
The role of the Treasurer
What makes people become treasurers of community organisations? Some gravitate to the role because…
Top treasurers’ tips for turbulent times
Australia’s best community treasurers come from a range of not-for-profits and every corner of the…
Understanding travel expenses
While volunteer board members may not expect to be rewarded for their services, the absence of any…
Articles
Our obsession with privacy comes at a cost
Posted on 19 Oct 2022
The Optus leak has sprayed our names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses across the…
Push to streamline not-for-profit financial paperwork
Posted on 19 Oct 2022
Australian not-for-profits could boost their funding, reduce costs, and slash red tape by…
Aussie charity register clocks millions of views with our help
Posted on 19 Oct 2022
Our Community’s social sector classification system, CLASSIE, is now being used to power…
It’s not enough to care, the government should love us
Posted on 18 Oct 2022
No government can be much worse, or much better, than the people who voted it in, and anything I…
When your 'outcomes' are way off target
Posted on 04 Oct 2022
Just one in four “grantseeker outcomes” is actually an outcome, an analysis of data entered into…
Future of women’s leadership meets in Melbourne
Posted on 14 Sep 2022
More than 60 future political leaders have met for the first time in Melbourne as part of the…
To be a better leader, ask more questions and practise silence
Posted on 14 Sep 2022
Organisations – and the communities in which they operate – tend to be complicated, even messy,…
New site to help NFPs tackle climate change
Posted on 12 Sep 2022
A new website with practical tools for community leaders aims to help the $176 billion…
Checklists
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Making sure your annual report is complete
Once you have completed your annual report, use the following checklist to make sure you haven't…
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Preparing for bequests
Use this checklist to help determine if your organisation is ready to establish a wills/bequests…
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Treasurer's checklist: Can your group be trusted with money?
If you're asking for grants, you have to be able to guarantee you can handle the money. The…
Policies
Budget Planning Policy
Boards are responsible for overseeing the budget of the organisation and for ensuring that the…
Delegations Policy
This policy sets out the circumstances under which the Board may delegate its responsibilities.…
Financial Controls Policy
Finances and financial transactions, including credit cards, cheques, and petty cash, if properly…
Fraud Risk Management Policy
If you've come looking for this policy we're sorry to say that it's in need of a service, and…
Investment Planning Policy
Boards are responsible for ensuring that the organisation operates within a responsible,…
Reimbursement Policy
Staff or volunteers may on occasion be required to pay expenses consequent on their employment out…