How do nominations for committee positions work?
How can people move and second a nomination before the AGM? Can people be nominated from the floor…
Agony Uncle
Our Community's thinker-in-residence aka "Agony Uncle" Chris Borthwick, answers curly questions from not-for-profits. Here's a great selection of his entertaining and insightful responses. As one thankful inquirer put it ...
Thank you for your absolutely brilliant response! This is the first time I’ve seen anything at all to do with non-profit governance be anything but dull and humourless!!!
Has your organisation got a problem?
A deal-making dilemma or a constitutional conundrum?
Found yourself in a personality pickle or a media muddle?
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Agony Uncle: Can a charity pay its staff from charity funds?
I need some information on paying employees from charity funds. How much do I allocate for wages?…
What recourse do I have if my club refuses to give me the information I want?
Can my club refuse to give me the name of our insurance company? They only say “We have one” and…
What changes can we make to the minutes of our meetings?
What changes can we make to the minutes of our meetings?
If our organisation wants to do good outside our aims, is that a problem?
If we undertake a project which is of service to the community but is not in keeping with the…
Do we have to send financial statements to every member before the AGM?
In this help sheet series, Our Community’s resident agony uncle, Chris Borthwick, offers answers to…
What’s the process for a vote of no confidence in a management committee?
In this help sheet series, Our Community’s resident agony uncle, Chris Borthwick, offers answers to…
Is it poor governance to get only one quote for major expenditure?
A club has splashed out six figures on a lounge refurbishment after getting a single quote. Is that…
Can our board appoint more members?
This association is in a muddle over how many casual vacancies it can appoint to the board to fill…
Does our spending fit our stated purpose?
A new secretary asks Agony Uncle about a "large expenditure" that doesn't seem to fit their…
Are working groups and subcommittees different?
Agony Uncle unravels the difference between committees and working groups.
How should we deal with an electoral stalemate?
Agony Uncle tackles a situation in which the constitution calls for a BIG election majority for…