Community Directors Intelligence - August 2019

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Community Directors Intelligence August 2019

Want good governance? Stay alert

This is an extract of the August 2019 edition of Community Directors Intelligence. To read this and more from our series, become a member of the Institute of Community Directors Australia now.

By Matthew Schulz, editor

In this issue

The difference between a good organisation and a great one is a matter of making the right decisions more often.

2 Festival: Celebrating great governance

Doing that, of course, is easier said than done, but being forewarned of issues before they arise can certainly help. The Institute of Community Directors is committed to helping its members understand their environment and assist in that decision making. As a result, this edition is brimming with useful material.

17 Recruiting: Board matching, free

For starters, we’ve distilled all the key lessons – so far – from our Spotlight series of reports on not-for-profit governance. The first three reports have covered impact and data, the role of the chair, and, most recently, board and CEO performance. We're already working on the next report to add to the collection, with editions about fraud and cybercrime, finances, and inductions to lob in your in-box soon. For readers who missed our recent conference, we’ve got all the highlights, plus a bonus video interview with not-for-profit datascience guru Andrew Means, the conference’s keynote speaker. We’ve also introduced a new regular feature we’ve dubbed “Case Watch”, highlighting governance failures and how to avoid them. As usual, there are numerous handy pointers and resources for directors, such as our new free induction management toolkit, donations intel, new ACNC rules andAnmuch more – all inside. enterprise of:

6 Spotlight studies special: Insights into data, chairs and your performance 15 Top treasurers: Who will take home $5000 for their organisation? 19 News: Hot topics for not-for-profits 22 Case watch: Exec jailed for fraud 25 Finance: Should I worry about fraud? 26 Data focus: Experts reveal impact secrets at ICDA conference 31 Innovation lab: Be more data driven 34 Governance comment: Why an old- school approach risks irrelevance 36 HR help: Free 71-page guide 38 Compact courses: Low-cost training 39 Agony Uncle: Your questions answered 41 Donations: $100m gender study 43 ACNC: New standards for OS conduct 45 Finance watchdog: 35,000 complaints 46 Housing investment: A super plan 47 Wizard's tips: Six ways to motivate 51 More: Back issues and info about Community Directors Intelligence


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