Project Description

Board Development Factsheets

This list of factsheets has been collated and improved over 30 years of Board consulting. We are delighted to be making these resources on common governance issues and needs accessible to the sector.

> ACNC Duties and Obligations

> Board and CEO Staff Responsibilities

> Board Calendar

> Board Communications Protocol

> Board Evaluation Policy Template

> Board Manual Contents

> Board Meeting Checklist

> Board Member Duty Statement

> Board Member Induction Process

> Board Policy Checklist

> Board Profile Audit

> Board Recruitment and Succession Planning Checklist

> Board Self-Assessment Survey (Shortform)

> Board’s Role in Partnerships and Fundraising

> Case for Support Template

> CEO Appraisal Process

> CEO’s Report to the Board

> Chairperson Duty Statement

> Code of Conduct for Board Members

> Delegation to the CEO

> Directors and Officers Liability Insurance

> Disclosure of Board Members’ Interest

> Effective Meetings Evaluation

> Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee

> Financial Management Checklist

> Governance Committee Terms

> Governance Documentation Review Procedures

> Health and Safety Leadership Checklist

> Legal and Governance Best Practices and Compliance

> Model Marketing and Communications Matrix

> Monitoring and Evaluation

> Monitoring the Finances

> Reading the Financial Statements

> Relationship between Chair and CEO

> Respective Roles of the Board and CEO

> Risk in Non-Profit Organisations

> Role of the Secretary

> Sample Board Induction Pack

> Sample CEO Duty Statement

> Sample Conflict of Interest Policy

> Schedule of Matters Reserved for the Board

> Strategic Planning Checklist

> Twenty Staging Posts of Board Development

REFERENCES

> Fishel, D, The Book of the Board, Federation Press, Sydney, NSW (2003; 3rd edn. 2014)

 

 

ABOUT POSITIVE SOLUTIONS

Positive Solutions offers a range of services to non-profit boards throughout Australia. Board development workshops and detailed board reviews can be tailored to the needs of each organisation. To find out more about how Positive Solutions can help you, contact: info@positive-solutions.com.au or call 07 3891 3872.

 

THE BOOK OF THE BOARD

The Book of the Board is Australia’s standard reference book for board and committee members of non-profit organisations. Authored by Positive Solutions Director, David Fishel, and currently in its third edition, The Book of the Board provides clear guidance on the role of the non-profit board, formal and legal responsibilities, and the ways
in which the board can maximise its effectiveness for the organisation.

> RRP $59.95
> Positive Solutions Price $55 Inc. GST