Resource: Legislative Compliance Checklist
This legislative compliance checklist was developed by ACTCOSS for internal governance purposes only. It has been shared as a resource for other organisations to adapt for their own purposes.
WHS & Risk
Developing Quality and Continuous Improvement
Maintaining and increasing the quality of our work and innovatively meeting the needs of individuals and communities is core business for effective and efficient community oriented organisations. This workshop offers you creative and practical ways to engage and support your team in developing quality and pursuing innovation in management practices, policy development, advocacy and service delivery.
Justice Connect NFP Law: Governing a Community Organisation (Morning) & Social Media and the Law (Afternoon) - 29 Aug 2019
ACTCOSS is proud to present the following two workshops by Justice Connect. The NFP law service of Justice Connect - iteself a NFP organisation are delivered by qualified lawyers with specialist expertise in NFP and charity law. All lawyers have experience in delivering legal training to community organisations and many are also personally involved in the sector as volunteer board or committee members.
Participants are welcome to come to either session, or the whole day - but will need to register accordingly. Please feel free to contact ACTCOSS directly if you would prefer to be registered manually.
Proactive Cybersecurity Oversight
A Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity Oversight in the Boardroom - KPMG
Taking a proactive approach to improving cyber security governance - the dots between IT and the business, and providing the board with the information it needs - can help position the company and the board to more selectively address the evolving threat and implications of a major cyber security breach.
The report covers:
Resilient Community Organisations Toolkit
Resilient Community Organisations Toolkit - Australian Council of Social Service
Resilient Community Organisations is a toolkit to support community organisations build their resilience to disasters and emergencies. It includes:
Risk Management Help for NFPs
Risk Management Help for Not-for-Profits - Ourcommunity.com.au
These help sheets and checklists are designed to help you introduce and improve risk management processes in your not-for-profit organisation so you can provide a safe environment for your staff, members, contractors, visitors and volunteers.
Navigating Board IT Governance Without Tech Expertise
4 Types of Questions for Board IT Governance Without Tech Expertise
Every director should feel capable of and responsible for oversight of the IT function. A starter list of questions, coupled with natural curiosity, should allow each of us to engage on IT topics with appropriate authority.
Work Health & Safety Duties for Directors
Work Health & Safety Duties for Directors - Australian Institute of Company Directors
Directors have a direct legal duty to implement and monitor systems which ensure safe working conditions in their workplaces as far as reasonably practical. In nearly all Australian jurisdictions, there is a positive obligation on directors to exercise due diligence in relation to work health and safety.
Justice Connect NFP Law: Privacy Law (Morning) & Volunteers & the Law (Afternoon) - 23 October 2018
ACTCOSS & Volunteering and Contact ACT are proud to present the following two workshops by Justice Connect. The NFP law service of Justice Connect - iteself a NFP organisation are delivered by qualified lawyers with specialist expertise in NFP and charity law. All lawyers have experience in delivering legal training to community organisations and many are also personally involved in the sector as volunteer board or committee members.
Participants are welcome to come to either session, or the whole day - but will need to register accordingly. Please feel free to contact ACTCOSS directly if you would prefer to be registered manually.