Secretariat to a Not for Profit Board………… more than taking minutes?

Secretariat …… an office responsible for the secretarial, clerical, and administrative affairs of a legislative body, board/executive council, or organisation. A number of tasks can fall under the heading of secretariat responsibilities. In organisations with a volunteer Board, the roles of the Secretary and Public Officer are often undertaken by the CEO and staff. Providing clarity as to who does […]

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Workshop photos

Workshops included: The junction HUB Stakeholder Forum Pumphouse Point Team Building Workshop Aged Care Leadership Development Training TasTAFE Leaders Workshop ATDC Consumer Engagement Workshop Youth and Family Focus/the junction HUB Partnership Workshop

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How to be a fantastic Facilitator

Over the years a number of our clients have asked us how we learnt to be such great facilitators. A great facilitator makes it look easy, but it takes lots of planning and practice. Here are a few of our tips on how to be an excellent facilitator: Prepare – Good facilitators make it look […]

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Setting Strategy

Strategic planning is a very important business activity, practiced informally and formally. Strategic planning and decision processes should end with goals and a roadmap of ways to achieve them. As well as this, ways of measuring your success need to be developed. One of the core goals when drafting a strategic plan is to develop […]

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Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission

ACNC moves to cut reporting burden The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) have said that charities will not have to duplicate financial reporting to the states and territories in the 2014 reporting period. They will be able to electronically submit to the ACNC the same financial reports they provide to the states and territories. 

ACNC […]

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