Governance

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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.

The Governance Development Resource Pack is available as a free CD. Use the Contact Us page to request a copy.

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.
• Our Community has extensive information about how to build better boards.

Content on this page developed by Bradfield Nyland Group and Spall Watters Group

Sidebar Document: 

Governance Development Guide (PDF 781KB)

Checklist (PDF 165KB)

Boards and management committees (PDF 224KB)