Should the board review and ratify our policies?
Do we need to have our policies reviewed and ratified, and if so who should do this?
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?
Which policies does our organisation need?
I have been asked to set up some policies for our community-based sporting organisation and I have…
What are the limits of the role of observers at board meetings?
I would like to understand the role of an observer who attends a not-for-profit board meeting. I…
Agony Uncle: Can you clarify the terminology on terms?
I have a governance question about whether a term in our constitution restricting the number of…
What’s the right procedure if positions on our committee are not contested?
Our club is coming up to its AGM. If there are no contested positions (that is, there is one…
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: 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…