For CoM /Board & Management

MEASURING OUTCOMES FOR YOUR ORGANISATION

This 2 hour workshop introduces you to outcomes measurement and planning using Results Based Accountability methodology. It will demonstrate how you can easily identify your consumer and business outcomes and introduce reasonable measures for the size and type of organisation you are.

24/05/22 @ 10.00AM

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RISK MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

This workshop for Committee of Management / Boards of community organisations will cover your responsibilities for risk management, the key strategies you need in place to identify and manage your risks and the systems you need to monitor.

27/04/22 @ 5.30PM

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FINANCE REPORTS

This workshop is for CoM or Board members who want to know how to read the monthly financial profit and loss and balance sheets and want to know what questions to ask to ensure your organisation is solvent, without having to be an accountant.

23/05/22 @ 10.00AM

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BEING AN EFFECTIVE CHAIR

These workshops are designed for people who have taken on the role of Chair / President of your Committee or Board. You are the manager of the business of the CoM/Board. It will explain what your role entails, give you skills and knowledge to manage the CoM / Board business and manage a great meeting. It will show you how to meet your legal obligations. The workshop is designed for those who have never received training in the role or those new to the role.

02/05/22 @ 5.30PM

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BEING AN EFFECTIVE SECRETARY AND PUBLIC OFFICER

These workshops are designed for people who have taken on the role of Secretary of your Committee or Board. They will explain your responsibilities especially as the Public Officer, how to take effective and accountable minutes, how to meet your legal obligations and provide some hints to make the whole process easier to manage.

28/04/22 @ 5.30PM

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INTRODUCTION TO BEING A BOARD MEMBER

These FREE workshops suit people who are new to Committees of Management or Boards or people who have received no formal training on being a CoM or Board member. They take you through your responsibilities both legal and governance in a simple and easily understood format. CoM's or Boards can use them for Induction of their new members.

20/04/22 @ 5.30PM

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WORKSHOPS FREE TO WHITEHORSE ORGS. WITH PROMO CODE: White22 excluding Outcomes Measurement Workshop

TESTIMONIALS

“Very practical guidance - genuine experience and passion for good governance was evident.”

“I feel that I have been given so much governance training, but this is simply the best I have ever been part of.”

“I feel confident nominating for a new Committee of Management (board) after undertaking this governance training.”

FEEDBACK RECEIVED ON GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP TO COMMUNITY TRANSPORT PROVIDERS THROUGH VICTAS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (VTCTA)

“ Vivienne Cunningham-Smith is one of the best facilitators of governance training we have known. Kerry and I have been directors on boards for over 15 years. This is so important for us as Directors of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations. This was a refresher for us both but what the difference was is that we were able to have a fearless and frank conversation in the gaps we had as Directors and in our roles as Chair and Deputy Chair. We say this because Vivienne presents all her information in a culturally safe environment with no judgment of who we are as Directors. We feel culturally safe to ask any question to ensure we are meeting our due diligence responsibilities which includes what our roles and responsibilities are as directors and how we can most importantly apply the cultural lens to these roles.

We have learned so much about due diligence, the legislation we must comply with and most importantly how we can be the best directors to meet the strategic vision and governance direction for our organisations. This has been integral to the work we do in different settings. Vivienne understands the cultural lens we need to apply and talks us through each step in the governance process that is not too wordy and Vivienne clarifies all the technical jargon in real person’s terms. The finance training Vivienne took us through really empowered us as Aboriginal directors to ask more questions on the profit and loss and balance sheets which we have otherwise missed in board meeting conversations – we are now more vigilant in our questioning and understanding which empowers us to be the best we can to steer our organisations to meet our strategic planning and governance obligations. We have updated our policies and procedures where there were gaps and have now put this in place to be more up to date with current legislation and requirements.

We fully recommend to anyone that when you do Vivienne’s training as CEO of Eastern Volunteers it will change your life and future direction as a Director on a not-for profit board."

KAREN MILWARD - CHAIR- KINAWAY ABORIGINAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MULLUM MULLUM INDIGENOUS GATHERING PLACE AND KERRY ARABENA - DEPUTY CHAIR KINAWAY.