Management Skills
Find resources on management skills, including risk management, leadership in uncertain times, developing self-leadership. Topics covered include building a positive team culture, enhancing communication skills, and understanding legal structures and financial basics for organisations.
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Logic Model
A logic model is a structured process to use to plan and assess your organisations purpose and what you are doing to achieve that purpose.
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Risk Management
Watch our governance expert Natalie Bramble as she explains the importance of risk management.
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Creating a Child Safe Code of Conduct
A Child Safe Code of Conduct is a document that guides and instructs every member of your organisation in child safety and wellbeing. Specifically, it ...
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Creating a Child Safe Organisation
Any organisation that works or comes into contact with children and young people should create a child safe culture. A child safe organisation respects the ...
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Legal Structures
Understand and explore the governance and management structure of organisations.
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Collaboration to Increase Opportunities
Consider collaborating to increase access to sponsorship opportunities and project impacts.
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Time Management Tips for Not-For-Profits
Is learning about time management a good use of your time? Absolutely. You might be surprised how efficient and productive you are after adopting a ...
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3 Ways to Lead in Uncertain Times
Level-headed, focused leadership is essential in any organisation, especially when working with not-for-profit volunteers. In uncertain times, like a global pandemic, fear and confusion can ...
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3 Tips for Developing Self Leadership
Self-leadership starts with a good understanding of who you are, where you’re going, and what you want to achieve along the way. Self-leading skills help ...
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How to Build Positive Team Culture
How people communicate, learn, resolve conflicts, and collaborate within a team depends a lot on work culture. Leaders can help build positive team culture by ...
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Top 3 Effective Communication Skills
In your not-for-profit and your everyday life, communication skills matter. The way you communicate can determine whether you’re understood, trusted, promoted, and more. Solid communication ...
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3 Essential Financial Documents
Learn about your not-for-profit’s three essential financial documents and how they can support good governance, accountability, and transparency.
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Informed Decision Making in Your Not-For-Profit
How does informed decision-making lead to better governance in not-for-profits? This simple checklist will help your organisation make better decisions.
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Questions to Ask Your Board [Course]
If you’re new to a committee or board, or a long-time member this course will go over the foundational essentials you really should know to ...
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How to Create an Annual Communications Plan [Course]
Learn how to create content that will engage and connect with your organisation’s community.
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What Happens When People Aren’t Connected With Your Purpose?
A discussion about an organisations purpose and what to do if people don't align.
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How to Differentiate Between a Vision and Mission Statement?
A discussion on how to identify if you're looking at vision statement, or a mission statement.
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Getting Started: Simple Plans for Small Groups
Practical tools to help you guide discussions and develop a simple plan for a small group
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The Process of Change Mapping
When the environment we’re delivering our projects, programs and services change, then we need to think about how we will change what we’re doing. This ...
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Stakeholder Consultation in Times of Change
When implementing change, ensure new solutions deliver results by consulting the right stakeholders. Conduct a stakeholder analysis to identify who is impacted and who impacts ...
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Ten Golden Rules of Risk Management
By following these 10 simple rules and creating a risk management plan, you will help protect your organisations from risks.
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Finance Basics
Financial oversight is part of your organisation’s good governance, but it doesn't have to be painful.
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Measuring and Managing the Performance of Your People
How performance reviews in your service build a more effective organisation
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How you can create an ethical and effective workplace using simple strategies
Simple strategies to reduce conflict and strengthen your culture.
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Designated Roles Within a Management Committee
How your constitution works and what you need to know about it. Help smooth communications between committee and staff using these roles.
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