What is an Incorporated Association?

When establishing a non-profit organisation, founders can choose from a large range of legal forms. An organisation’s legal structure will determine the types of activities it is legally able to carry out and which government bodies it is required to seek registration from or report to. Incorporated associations are one possible structure of a non-profit organisation. Find out more about the other types of legal structures here. An incorporation is a formal legal structure adopted by a large range of non-profit organisations in Australia.

What is a Cooperative?

When establishing a non-profit organisation, founders can choose from a large range of legal forms. An organisation’s legal structure will determine the types of activities it is legally able to carry out and which government bodies it is required to seek registration from or report to. Cooperatives are one possible structure of a non-profit organisation. Find out more about the other types of legal structures here. Cooperatives are a form of organisation that are democratically owned, controlled and often also used by members.

What is a Company Limited by Guarantee?

When establishing a non-profit organisation, founders can choose from a large range of legal forms. An organisation’s legal structure will determine the types of activities it is legally able to carry out and which government bodies it is required to seek registration from or report to. A company limited by guarantee is one possible structure of a non-profit organisation. Find out more about the other types of legal structures here.

What is a Charitable Trust?

When establishing a non-profit organisation, founders can choose from a large range of legal forms. An organisation’s legal structure will determine the types of activities it is legally able to carry out and which government bodies it is required to seek registration from or report to. A charitable trust is one possible structure of a non-profit organisation. Find out more about the other types of legal structures here. Trusts Trusts are legal structures established to hold and distribute funds according to the legal requirements of the trust’s deed.

What is an Indigenous Corporation?

When establishing a non-profit organisation, founders can choose from a large range of legal forms. An organisation’s legal structure will determine the types of activities it is legally able to carry out and which government bodies it is required to seek registration from or report to. Indigenous Corporations are one possible structure of a non-profit organisation. Find out more about the other types of legal structures here. Indigenous Corporations are overseen by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) an independent statutory officer holder appointed by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.

What is a board?

“Board” is one of several names used to signify the group of people assigned the responsibility to govern an organisation, company or other similar entity. A board is a legal requirement of a number of different forms of for-profit and non-profit organisations. Your organisation’s board might be called the board of directors, board of trustees, committee, management committee, council, governing body, responsible entity, or one of a variety of other names, depending on your organisation’s legal form or constitutions.

Better Boards Conference 2013

Better Boards would like to thank all delegates, speakers and sponsors for attending the Better Boards Conference 2013. We sincerely hope you found the experience enriching and that you made some valuable contacts through your interaction with other delegates during the day. We look forward to seeing many of you again at future events.

Better Boards Conference 2012

Better Boards would like to thank all delegates, speakers and sponsors for attending the Better Boards Conference 2012. We sincerely hope you found the experience enriching and that you made some valuable contacts through your interaction with other delegates during the day. We look forward to seeing many of you again at future events.

So You Want To Be A Company Director – Book Review

Have you been asked to sit on a board or are you interested in becoming a board member or company director? Warren Tapp’s self published book So you want to be a Company Director is a new resource that can answer many of the questions first time and even experienced directors and board members have about sitting on a board and becoming a director. Warren Tapp has over 30 years of experience with boards in Australia and overseas as a consultant, director and non-executive chairman.

Governance Training for Non-Profit Boards

Governance is a leadership process, and to function effectively, individual board members and boards as a whole, should have a clear understanding not only of their governance roles and responsibilities but also how to practically and correctly apply them within a leadership framework or context. Thus regular governance training is essential for non-profit boards. Taking on a role as a board or committee member can sound relatively straight forward, but it could be interesting to note how many members of your board can clearly and concisely describe their actual governance roles and responsibilities.