Calendar
Explore our training calendar for not-for-profit leaders and board members.
Discover upcoming workshops, courses and events designed to enhance skills in governance, strategy and leadership. Find all upcoming training dates below and register for sessions that align with your goals.
June 2025
Human resources law can be complicated. There’s a lot to know, and many organisations don’t have an expert at their disposal.
That’s why we’re staging an Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Maddocks partner Lindy Richardson.
Lindy advises on employment law, with a particular focus on industrial relations, employment, anti-discrimination law, and work health and safety law where it intersects with those matters. She has significant experience in all employment-related litigation, including before the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit (and Family) Court of Australia and VCAT.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: FREE!
Community Sector Secretaries is a three-session program designed to help company secretaries understand their role on the board, and the responsibilities to the board.
The sessions will cover the secretary's role in:
- Regulatory and legislative compliance, decision-making and ethical obligations (session 1)
- Keeping the board on track with responsibilities and timelines (session 2)
- Supporting inclusion and accessibility and ensuring effective induction and onboarding of new board members (session 3)
Participants will learn alongside other community sector secretaries, in sessions designed to enable them to connect and network with their peers. This training takes place online.
Those who complete all three sessions will receive a Certificate in Community Sector Secretaryship, a micro-credential accredited by the Institute of Community Directors Australia.
Key Details
Session 1: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Session 2: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Session 3: Thursday, June 26, 2025
ICDA are joined by the experts at Moore to provide an update on everything you need to know before reporting your organisation’s finances at the end of the financial year.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
Register now.
Community Sector Chairs is a three-session program designed to help new and aspiring Board Chairs understand their role on the board, and their responsibilities to the board.
The sessions will cover the Chair's role in:
- The Chair’s role in governance and leadership
- Making healthy decisions in the board room
- Leading an organisation beyond meetings
Participants will learn alongside other community sector chairs, in sessions designed to enable them to connect and network with their peers. This training takes place online.
Those who complete all three sessions will receive a Certificate in Chairs Leadership, a micro-credential accredited by the Institute of Community Directors Australia.
Key Details
Session 1: Tuesday June 17, 2025
Session 2: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Session 3: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Overseeing the finances is probably one of the most important tasks you have as a board member. Financial literacy will put your organisation in the best position to promote and fulfil your organisation’s mission. If you don’t understand how the finances work, you’ll be at risk of getting caught up if anything goes wrong
Key Details
Date Wednesday, 25 June, 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $175 (normally $245)
The prospect of taking minutes at your organisation’s board meetings may make you feel a little overwhelmed, but there’s no need to worry. If you’re well prepared, know what needs to be recorded and know what you need to do with the minutes after the meeting, then you have nothing to worry about. Join us at this webinar to learn everything you need to know to become an expert at taking minutes.
Key Details
Date Thursday, 26 June, 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
Register now.
July 2025
The AGM is an important event for every organisation. It gives its members, the general public and the committee a broad overview of the organisation’s current directions and financial health, and confirms its purpose. To run a great AGM, you need to be prepared. Join us at this webinar and start getting ready for your 2024 AGM.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $99 (normally $120)
Register now.
Leadership Week, an initiative of the Institute of Community Directors Australia, is a dedicated week of leadership training designed to support and strengthen the capability of the not-for-profit and community sector.
The aim of this event, held 14–18 July 2025, is to provide leaders in the sector with the tools and training they need to become the best leaders they can be.
The theme for Leadership Week 2025 is A leader for the future: tools and strategies to lead with confidence into the unknown.
Join us for one of four free webinars taking place throughout the week.
Working on a board means navigating diverse viewpoints. This can make it hard to work together and get things done. Without a plan, even small arguments can become big issues, leading to stress and less trust amongst the board.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $185 (normally $249)
Register now.
Join us for over lunch to learn more about good governance, opportunities, and challenges within an Owners Corporation and understand how you can be a more productive member of your community.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: Free!
Register now.
This Cyber Governance Principles training will shift your focus from mere cyber security – a strategy designed to protect data and systems – to cyber resilience. This comprehensive session will equip directors with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate the complexities of cybersecurity governance. Tailored for board members, this session will focus on practical strategies to oversee, understand, and manage cyber risks effectively.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 24 July 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $99 (normally $120)
Register now.
Underperformance at the executive level can have serious consequences for an organisation’s success and stability. As a board member, navigating this delicate issue requires a clear understanding of your responsibilities, as well as the legal and practical frameworks for addressing the problem effectively.
Key Details
Date: Monday, 28 July 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $99 (normally $120)
Register now.
The Google Ad Grant offers eligible nonprofits up to $10,000 per month in free Google Ads to boost their visibility and drive traffic to their websites. However, many organisations find it challenging to make the most of it. This webinar is designed to help you understand the ins and outs of the Google Ad Grant and how to leverage it effectively for your cause. Take your ad grant performance to the next level with practical solutions and expert advice!
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: Free!
Register now.
August 2025
We’ve gathered a panel of very rare marketers from some very special organisations.
Each of their brands has risen above the riff raff to attract millions in donations and purchases, drive political change, pause multi-billion industries and set the national agenda. They rattle cages, make change happen and put the occasional person in jail!
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 14 August 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $99 (normally $120)
Register now.
Your voice matters—and it deserves to be heard. This workshop helps people in community settings build confidence and clarity when speaking in public. Whether you're presenting, advocating, or storytelling, Playful Thinking's Daniel Teitelbaum will help you find your voice and share it in a way that resonates.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 21 August 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: FREE!
Register now.
As Peter Drucker famously said, "What gets measured gets managed."
Is your organisation’s CEO reviewing process as effective and aligned with your organisational values as it should be? Ensuring your CEO meets expectations and steers your organisation in the right direction is crucial for success. But how do you plan and conduct an impactful CEO performance review?
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $99 (normally $120)
Register now.
Community boards often receive funding for specific one-off projects that are within scope of their strategic objectives but may not fall under the annual operational plan or budget. Boards may also develop projects to investigate an area of concern or solve a problem in the organisation. In these situations, it’s important for organisations to be able to understand the roles of the board and of management in ensuring the project is managed appropriately in terms of inputs, outcomes and compliance.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 28 August 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $185 (normally $249)
Register now.
September 2025
This workshop has been designed to help directors understand their roles and responsibilities as a board member, and how to review and apply the organisation’s constitution.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 18 September 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $185 (normally $249)
Register now.
October
The NFP Leadership Certificate is an online program that will equip leaders with the skills, knowledge, tools and connections required to take the next big step in their leadership journey.
Leaders who want to get more done need to start doing less.
But when you're so used to doing the doing, it can be difficult to take a step back and start leading.
ICDA's NFP Leadership Certificate provides space for middle and senior managers to lift their gaze and look at the big picture.
Taking place each Monday across 4 weeks, we'll be bringing together leaders from across Australia, via Zoom, to hone their leadership skills and explore what it truly means to lead.
October cohort
Session 1: Thursday, 9 October 2025. 9am-Midday AEDT.
Session 2: Thursday, 16 October 2025. 9am-Midday AEDT.
Session 3: Thursday, 23 October 2025. 9am-Midday AEDT.
Session 4: Thursday, 30 October 2025. 9am-Midday AEDT.
Fundraising is the lifeblood of most community organisations, yet it’s an often-neglected task. Most organisations draw the majority of their income from just one or two sources. That’s a dangerous strategy. If one of those sources dries up, you could quickly face a budget black hole.
Key Details
Date: Monday, October 13, 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $185 (normally $249)
Register now.
Community Sector Secretaries is a three-session program designed to help company secretaries understand their role on the board, and the responsibilities to the board.
The sessions will cover the secretary's role in:
- Regulatory and legislative compliance, decision-making and ethical obligations (session 1)
- Keeping the board on track with responsibilities and timelines (session 2)
- Supporting inclusion and accessibility and ensuring effective induction and onboarding of new board members (session 3)
Participants will learn alongside other community sector secretaries, in sessions designed to enable them to connect and network with their peers. This training takes place online.
Those who complete all three sessions will receive a Certificate in Community Sector Secretaryship, a micro-credential accredited by the Institute of Community Directors Australia.
Key Details
Session 1: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Session 2: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Session 3: Thursday, October 30, 2025
An organisation which can use its data effectively will be able to tell a compelling story of relevance and success to potential funders, supporters and stakeholders. Impact evaluation does not have to be expensive and can be done on a shoestring by putting a few systems in place. Every organisation collects information, and often, an evaluation can be carried out, using just the information you are collecting anyway.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 28 October, 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $185 (normally $249)
Register now.
Managing unsatisfactory performance is one of the most challenging yet essential responsibilities for leaders in the not-for-profit sector. Addressing performance issues constructively not only ensures a productive and harmonious workplace but also helps organisations meet their legal and ethical obligations.
Key Details
Date Wednesday 29 October 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $99 (normally $120)
Register.
Your organisation should be committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information you collect, hold or administer. But what passes as “personal” information? How can you be sure you’re collecting, storing, handling and destroying it correctly?
This webinar, presented by our legal partners at Maddocks, will cover privacy rules, obligations and considerations for community organisations.
Key Details
Date Wednesday 29 October 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $99 (normally $120)
Register.
November 2025
Certified Community Director (Advanced) is a live, online program that allows you to put your governance skills into action through interactive board scenarios and discussions.
Taking place across four afternoon sessions, the course has been designed to allow you to apply everything learned in the self-paced course to real-life scenarios.
Complete the course and earn the Certified Community Director (Advanced) certification.
The course takes place across 4 weeks, and includes 4 sessions of 2.5 hours.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the community sector, whether they’re sizzling sausages at the local fair, coordinating vital fundraisers, or providing vision and leadership in the boardroom. Without them, many organisations would be unable to keep the doors open. That’s why we’re hosting this webinar on volunteer management with Maddocks, our preferred legal supplier. Join us as we take a deep dive into volunteer management.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 13 November, 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: Free!
Register now.
Who really has time for strategic planning? There is so much going on within our organisations that demands our attention. It's tempting to leave strategic planning languishing on the back burner. But strategic planning shouldn't be an afterthought. Decisions we make in today's board meetings will reach well into our future. In the absence of a clear strategic plan, its unlikely to be a well-informed decision-making process. If you're not forward planning, the future may not thank you!
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 18 November, 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $185 (normally $249)
Register now.
Community Sector Chairs is a three-session program designed to help new and aspiring Board Chairs understand their role on the board, and their responsibilities to the board.
The sessions will cover the Chair's role in:
- The Chair’s role in governance and leadership
- Making healthy decisions in the board room
- Leading an organisation beyond meetings
Participants will learn alongside other community sector chairs, in sessions designed to enable them to connect and network with their peers. This training takes place online.
Those who complete all three sessions will receive a Certificate in Chairs Leadership, a micro-credential accredited by the Institute of Community Directors Australia.
Key Details
Session 1: Thursday, November 20
Session 2: Thursday, November 27
Session 3: Thursday, December 4
Key Details
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $99 (normally $120)
Register now.
December 2025
Key Details
Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $185 (normally $249)
Register now.
This webinar explores how NFPs can embed innovation into their DNA – without needing deep pockets or unlimited capacity. From using existing resources differently to embracing strategic risk-taking, it offers practical insights to help NFPs think differently, experiment wisely, and drive lasting change. Because in a sector dedicated to solving society’s toughest problems, standing still is not an option.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Time: 1pm to 2pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: Free!
Register now.