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Whether you need to know more about starting up a not-for-profit organisation, or have just landed your first role as a board member, our tools and resources on the right will help you get your head around the basics.

Board basics

Not-for-profit 101 Board member roles Board member responsibilities Board meetings Agony Uncle

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Damn Good Advice for Board Members

Twenty-five questions a not-for-profit board member needs to ask about the finances.

Damn Good Advice for Chairs

Twenty-five questions and answers for not-for-profit chairs.

Damn Good Advice on Cyber-safety and Fraud Prevention

A plain English guide to staying safe online.

Thinking Big: To Merge or Not to Merge

This guide looks at mergers in the not-for-profit sector: the advantages, the disadvantages, the…

Cyber Safety and Fraud Prevention A practical guide for Indigenous businesses, organisations and enterprises

This guide is part of Community Smart, a national financial literacy program developed by…

Damn Good Advice for School Councils

Twenty-five questions a school councillor needs to ask.

Your Financial Health: Focusing on Your Financial Wellbeing

This workbook has been developed as part of Commonwealth Bank's ongoing commitment to supporting…

Now You're a Board Member: A practical guide for Indigenous board members

This guide is part of Community Smart, a national financial literacy program developed by…

Damn Good Advice for Treasurers

Twenty-five questions a not-for-profit Treasurer needs to ask.

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Step In, Step Up: Everything a new community board director needs to know

Joining a community organisation is good for you and good for the world.And you've carried that to…

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Revitalise Your Community Board: A makeover for community groups that want to lift their game

As not-for-profit boards go, you're competent. You get the job done. Under your benign supervision…

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The Glutton's Guide to Nourishing Your Not-for-Profit Organisation

This book aims to help your organisation to plan its annual activities. But it's more than a dull…

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Recruiting for Your Not-for-Profit

Recruitment: it's a minefield. In between updating position descriptions, conducting interviews,…

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The Board Doctor: Expert Diagnosis for Board & Committee Ills

If you're on a board or committee there will be times when you need advice from somebody who has…

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The Minutes Handbook: A Complete Guide for Not-for-profit Boards

If the Board can be considered the mind of a community group, the meetings are the heart. This is…

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Making Meetings Work: Conquering the challenges and getting great results

If the Board can be considered the mind of a community group, the meetings are the heart. This is…

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Get on a Board (Even better - Become the Chair) - Advancing Diversity & Women in Australia

Sadly, Australia's not the enlightened country it could be and should be when it comes to…

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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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Tools and Resources

Getting started
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Board basics

Free Advice Guides
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Damn Good Advice for Board Members

Damn Good Advice for Chairs

Damn Good Advice on Cyber-safety and Fraud Prevention

Thinking Big: To Merge or Not to Merge

Cyber Safety and Fraud Prevention A practical guide for Indigenous businesses, organisations and enterprises

Damn Good Advice for School Councils

Your Financial Health: Focusing on Your Financial Wellbeing

Now You're a Board Member: A practical guide for Indigenous board members

Damn Good Advice for Treasurers

What can we help you with?
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Planning, policies and reporting

Human resources

Finance

Skills and technology

Books
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Step In, Step Up: Everything a new community board director needs to know

Revitalise Your Community Board: A makeover for community groups that want to lift their game

The Glutton's Guide to Nourishing Your Not-for-Profit Organisation

Recruiting for Your Not-for-Profit

The Board Doctor: Expert Diagnosis for Board & Committee Ills

The Minutes Handbook: A Complete Guide for Not-for-profit Boards

Making Meetings Work: Conquering the challenges and getting great results

Get on a Board (Even better - Become the Chair) - Advancing Diversity & Women in Australia

Newsletters
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February 2020: Cracker calendar points the way

November 2019: Sow some good

August 2019: Stay alert

May 2019: Communicate with clout

February 2019: Your time starts now

November 2018: Connect with your community

October 2018: Cultivate your culture

July 2018: How to make a leader

March 2018: The keys to collaboration

Getting started #

Board basics

Free Advice Guides #

Damn Good Advice for Board Members

Damn Good Advice for Chairs

Damn Good Advice on Cyber-safety and Fraud Prevention

Thinking Big: To Merge or Not to Merge

Cyber Safety and Fraud Prevention A practical guide for Indigenous businesses, organisations and enterprises

Damn Good Advice for School Councils

Your Financial Health: Focusing on Your Financial Wellbeing

Now You're a Board Member: A practical guide for Indigenous board members

Damn Good Advice for Treasurers

What can we help you with? #

Planning, policies and reporting

Human resources

Finance

Skills and technology

Books #

Step In, Step Up: Everything a new community board director needs to know

Revitalise Your Community Board: A makeover for community groups that want to lift their game

The Glutton's Guide to Nourishing Your Not-for-Profit Organisation

Recruiting for Your Not-for-Profit

The Board Doctor: Expert Diagnosis for Board & Committee Ills

The Minutes Handbook: A Complete Guide for Not-for-profit Boards

Making Meetings Work: Conquering the challenges and getting great results

Get on a Board (Even better - Become the Chair) - Advancing Diversity & Women in Australia

Newsletters #

February 2020: Cracker calendar points the way

November 2019: Sow some good

August 2019: Stay alert

May 2019: Communicate with clout

February 2019: Your time starts now

November 2018: Connect with your community

October 2018: Cultivate your culture

July 2018: How to make a leader

March 2018: The keys to collaboration

Getting started
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Free Advice Guides
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What can we help you with?
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Books
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