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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
There is far more to sports boards than just winning competitions.
Tony Featherstone
investigates how the better boards aim to play a better game.
The business of sport
Directors of sports boards deal with:
Intense media scrutiny
Ongo...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
A number of reform initiatives could lead to an overhaul of the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. We asked three NFP directors how they believed the role of directors could change and what new challenges could be created for them.
Shaking up the NFP sector
Darren Beazley MAICDPresident, Asth...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
John M Green
suggests a simple way to boost the numbers of directors contributing to the charity sector.
Cap in hand
According to the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ landmark study on the not-for-profit (NFP) sector, 60 per cent of directors sit on NFP boards. But 40 per c...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
The Bradley Report and global financial crisis have created many challenges for university boards. And, as
Domini Stuart
reports, there are more higher learning tests to come.
Higher learning challenges
University board challenges will include:
Implementing changes from the ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Tony Featherstone
discusses how proposed reforms will make due diligence easier for directors considering not-for-profit boards.
Reforming the NFP sector
Finally, real reform is being proposed for Australia’s not-for-profit (NFP) sector. After 15 years of proposals and promises, many...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Tony Featherstone
reports on how a raft of reform proposals may give the long-neglected not-for-profit sector a helping hand and free up its executives and directors to do what they do best: help make a better community.
NFP reform
Key points
NFP ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Directors social impact
I recently had the pleasure of hosting our NSW Fellows Lunch in Sydney, where we launched important new research throwing light on the enormous contribution the director community makes to Australian society through its involvement in not-for-profit (NFP) organisations, incl...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
Is a school board right for you?
Domini Stuart
investigates the ABCs of venturing back into the school yard.
Back to school
Joining a school board
The legal duties can be the same as other boards
Running schools can be extremely complex
Financials are always very tight
Due...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2009
Domini Stuart
pinpoints the many balls directors in the healthcare sector have to juggle to improve the health of their organisations.
A governance health check
A juggling act
The many challenges directors in the healthcare sector have to juggle include:
The GFC
Government in...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2009
Tony Featherstone
reports that while charities appear to be holding up relatively well in the downturn, more could be done to lift their management and governance standards.
Taking NFPs to the next level
No charity is finding it easy in this economic climate, but so far there have be...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2009
The chairman of the Spastic Centre of NSW, Marelle Thornton, talks to
Zilla Efrat
about the challenges of heading a charitable not-for-profit organisation in today’s tough economic climate.
Q&A with Marelle Thornton
From very early in life, Marelle Thornton AM MAICD wante...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2009
Jeff Kennett has left politics, but still views his directorships as public service. He chats to
Nichola Clark
about the challenges of his roles, especially as head of beyondblue and the Hawthorn Football Club.
Jeff Kennett, still in public service
You either loved him or hat...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2009
Many not-for-profits are encountering greater demand for their services at a time when funding is falling off.
Janine Mace
examines how their directors can guide them through the tougher times.
NFPs, yin and yang in hard times
It’s either a glass half full or half empty – it ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2008
Charities and NFPs in the spotlight
With about 700,000 not-for-profit (NFP) organisations in Australia a large majority of us participate in this sector, which includes clubs, sporting organisations, churches, charities, and member organisations such as AICD.
The governance, accounting and auditing...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2008
Tony Featherstone
examines the pros and cons of mergers in the not-for-profit sector.
Joining forces
By any standard, the $20 billion merger to form AustralianSuper in 2006 was an important moment in business. The mega-merger became a poster child for the battle between industry supe...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2008
Tony Featherstone
argues that extra work is needed to ensure there aren’t free rides on not-for-profit boards.
No passengers on board
A not-for-profit (NFP) chairman recently told me about a problem plaguing many similar enterprises. “We’ve had the same board for a long time a...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2008
Tony Featherstone
delves into the thorny question of whether directors of charities should be paid.
A question of charity
Some find the notion of paying directors of charities abhorrent, while others believe it is the key to lifting board st...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2008
Michael Traill, CEO of Social Ventures Australia, chats to
Tony Featherstone
about how company directors can lift their game when its comes to corporate philanthropy.
Q&A with Michael Traill
Inspiration to change the world comes in many shapes. For Michael Traill, CEO of ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2008
Gabrielle Upton
moderated the AICD National Conference’s Forum on not-for-profit governance. Here are her insights.
Business lessons from not-for-profit governance
Not-for-profit (NFP) governance is a complex business. Governance is first and foremost about people and their ab...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2008
Some describe them as well-intentioned but amateurish. Others say they face tougher challenges than many commercial businesses. Either way, Tony Featherstone details why not-for-profit boards need to lift their game.
Below the bottom line
A problem is looming in Australia’s social economy:...