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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
How COVID-19 might be a positive for our mental health
Posted on 12 May 2020
If COVID-19 can be thanked for anything, it might be for creating an unprecedented focus on mental…
COVID-19 case study: How one organisation is harnessing the disruption
Posted on 11 May 2020
Think Impact director Suzi Young explains why the coronavirus crisis is an opportunity for the…
For country towns to thrive, some assembly is required
Posted on 08 May 2020
Let’s cut to the chase. Rural Australia is in a downward spiral which has no natural stopping…
Virus shows us social change can happen, now
Posted on 06 Apr 2020
We go through life, all of us, thinking that the world around us is stable, fixed and reliable. We…
Save Our Sector: Our pledge to not-for-profits
Posted on 20 Mar 2020
The Our Community Group is working to support not-for-profits through the COVID-19 crisis, as part…
Coronavirus and the Community Sector
Posted on 20 Mar 2020
This article is just one of the ways the Our Community Group is working to support not-for-profits…
Upcoming on the Festival of Community Directors calendar
Posted on 05 Mar 2020
The Festival of Community Directors is well underway for season 2020, and over the next two months…
Lena lands LGBTIQ+ scholarship to study good governance
Posted on 24 Feb 2020
The first LGBTIQ+ winner of a $1000 part-scholarship to complete a Diploma of Governance wants to…
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…
Advice Guides
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…