Leading Social Change Peer Network - 1 Aug 2019
This event offers an opportunity for volunteer board members to connect with one another to build their network and share knowledge across the ACT Community Sector.
Experienced board member
Leading Social Change Peer Network
This event offers an opportunity for volunteer board members to connect with one another to build their network and share knowledge across the ACT Community Sector.
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.
Leading Social Change Peer Network
This event offers an opportunity for volunteer board members to connect with one another to build their network and share knowledge across the ACT Community Sector.
Leading Social Change: A Networking Event for Community Sector Board Members
This event offers an opportunity for volunteer board members to connect with one another to build their network and share knowledge across the ACT Community Sector.
Industry Strategy
Community sector advice to, and engagement with, government happens formally through the Joint Community Government Reference Group (JCGRG). The JCGRG is a consultative forum focused on enhancing an open and transparent relationship between the ACT Government and community sector to progress social issues impacting the Canberra community.
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:
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.
Peak Bodies in the ACT
The link above is a list of peak bodies in the ACT. If you are unfamiliar with what a peak body is, please see the following definition taken from a South Australia Council of Social Service Information Paper (May 2011):