People matter. Community matters. Good governance is one of the ways we look after both. I was having a conversation recently about a prospective board appointment when someone asked me why, with everything else I've got going on, I deliberately go out of my way to...
There's a conversation I seem to be having more often in boardrooms lately, particularly with not-for-profit organisations. It usually starts with a fairly simple question about cybersecurity. How are we managing our risk? What protections do we have in place? What...
A strategic plan tells us where we want to go. The harder part is working out how we’re actually going to get there. I spend a fair bit of time working with policies and procedures, and there is a distinction between the two that most organisations understand pretty...
Your AIS shouldn't require an investigation One of the easiest ways to tell how mature an organisation's governance systems are is to watch what happens when the Annual Information Statement is due. For some charities, that means suddenly digging through old board...
Finding the balance between church leadership, charity boards and good governance Churches have been caring for their communities for a very long time. Food relief, emergency accommodation, counselling, children's programs, disability services and countless other...
What the early church has taught me about leadership, governance and the rooms where faith is never mentioned. “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…” Acts 15:28 I have the privilege of sitting on and working with some very different boards and leadership...