Tools

The Community Door offers an array of useful tools to assist with planning and managing non-government organisations.

Please use any tools that you find beneficial. We would be most appreciative of any feedback you have.

Management Support Online

Management Support Online (MSO) provides resources to help community organisations improve business processes and service delivery.

HR Assist

HR Assist provides applications that aide in the management of building job descriptions and achievement plans

VOICE online resources

VOICE contains user-friendly information about office administration and management, along with 'how-to' guides, templates and samples on topics such as managing human resources, running meetings, strategic planning, and risk management.

People Management Toolkit

This tool kit helps managers implement and enhance people management practices such as recruitment, performance management, training and skill development and management development.

Independent Social Security Handbook

The handbook provides information about all major types of social security payments and outlines people's legal and appeal rights.

Career pathways tool

This tool, created for people seeking to enter the community and disability sector and those already working in these sectors, helps find information about the training available to support career paths in the community services sector.

E-Training

This area contains customised e-training resources for workers in the community and disability services sectors.

External Tools & Resources

e-Strategy Guide

A guide designed to help organisations create a useful online presence and make the most of ICT (information and communications technology).

Community Bookkeeper

Community Bookkeeper provides practical support to assist NGOs to prepare acquittal reports easily. The generic manual available under Standard Chart of Accounts on the linked page will guide and assist bookkeepers and treasurers to process transactions in their accounting software. Guidance is also given in developing a range of reports for internal management purposes, as well as collating information and documentation for external accountant/auditors who will prepare end-of-year financial statements. All this will assist the organisation to meet its accounting and statutory requirements imposed under the Associations Incorporation Act (1981) as amended.

Developing your organisation

Information on establishing your organisation's purpose, structure and function and advises on how to involve other people, as well as accountability and legal obligations, such as taxation and GST.