Governance involves
- providing leadership and direction for the organisation.
- maintenance of appropriate controls - such as delegation, reporting and monitoring
- managing risks
- managing and planning finances
- managing people
- enhancing working relationships
- positive representation of the organisation, and
- complying with laws and legal obligations
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The Governance Development Resource Pack
The governance resource materials have been designed to assist NGOs to:
- assess their organisation’s current governance capacity and identify areas for development and improvement
- design a specific governance development plan for themselves, incorporating in-house training and skill development
- undertake developmental work on the areas identified to enhance and extend the capacity of their board or management committee.
Other resources
- Management Support Online
has resources to help you with developing effective governance and working with the board of management.
- Developing your organisation describes the membership and role of a management committee of a Queensland incorporated association. This is the most common form of incorporation for community organisations.
- VOICE has a collection of governance and accountability resources designed to help with the day-to-day running of a community organisation. It is also available as a CD ROM.
- Our Community has extensive information about how to build better boards.
Content on this page developed by Bradfield Nyland Group and Spall Watters Group
