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You are welcome to attend training courses in a wide range of topics which can be found here
July 2024
The Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) is offering a Diploma of Governance designed for the board members of Australian not-for-profit boards and committees, and the CEOs and other senior staff who work alongside them.
The training materials and assessments for this qualification have been developed by the Institute of Community Directors Australia, which also completes all training and assessments. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be issued with a certificate of completion from ICDA.
Both prospective and current members of boards are eligible for enrolment. Deep knowledge of a not-for-profit organisation is highly desirable.
ODG2407
Start Date: 2 July 2024
Introduction: 9 Jul 2024 - 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Tutorial 1: 16 Jul 2024 - 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Tutorial 2: 13 Aug 2024 - 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Tutorial 3: 10 Sep 2024 - 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Tutorial 4: 8 Oct 2024 - 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Tutorial 5: 12 Nov 2024 - 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Tutorial 6: 10 Dec 2024 - 12.30pm - 2.30pm
Acclaimed Gunditjmara artist, academic and activist Richard Frankland and ICDA’s Jon Staley will provide guidance for boards and organisational leaders wishing to open a respectful dialogue with First Nations peoples and communities, or consider how to recognise First Nations' culture on their board and in their organisation.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 2 July 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
Get across your brief quickly on the Not-for-profit Agenda
Be in the room for a chance to quiz charities minister Andrew Leigh about the biggest issues facing the sector for our latest the Not-for-profit Agenda, 12.30pm (AEST), Wednesday, July 3.
Our free live webinar hosted by Institute of Community Directors Australia journalists Matthew Schulz and Greg Thom will also feature not-for-profit and charity leaders speaking about the progress of major reviews into NFP funding, philanthropic giving and the creation of a blueprint for the sector’s future.
Our fast-paced newscast is a great way to get up to speed with the sector’s most pressing issues, in the time it’ll take you to eat your lunch.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Time: 12.30–1.30pm AEST (check your local time).
Price: FREE!
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, 4 July 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
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. This session will help you to understand the finances at your organisation.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 9 July 2024
Time: 1–4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $175 (normally $245)
Advanced Leadership for Community Chairs is an online course offered by the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA).
The course consists of five sessions of two hours each that have been designed to build knowledge, skills and confidence in the chairs of community organisations. It is suitable for leaders who are already serving in the role of chair, as well as those who aspire to the position.
The sessions will cover:
- Visionary leadership - ensuring your vision and purpose are at the centre of governance
- Backstage and front of house: using both to make good decisions
- The chair’s relationship with the CEO
- Strategic funding: Developing your case for support
- Ethical board leadership
Negotiating is a skill that many of us need but often struggle with.
Many believe they don’t have the confidence to negotiate effectively, but through learning the principles of negotiation, being prepared and gaining the knowledge that your negotiation is backed by clear policies and procedures, even the most timid of people can master it.
Join us for this webinar to become a more confident negotiator.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 18 July 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
At a time when many are feeling disconnected and there is a decline in social cohesion, new research in The Community Compass report shows that there is still broad support for the community sector. The report launched by Our Community and 89 Degrees East acclaimed researcher Dr Rebecca Huntley, provides NFP organisations the tools to navigate who are their supporters, how to engage them more deeply, as well as how they may think differently about the values and priorities of a broader community they wish to engage.
This webinar with Dr Rebecca Huntley will walk you through highlights from the report and new insights about segmenting the community sector and what this could mean for your organisation looking to thrive in 2024. Board members, CEOs, fundraisers, program managers and business managers will all find key takeaways from Rebecca in this webinar.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Time: 1:30pm-2:30pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: Free!
August 2024
Are there people on your board who are not pulling their weight? Got someone who just won't let things go and need to be involved in everything? This webinar looks at setting expectations for your board and developing options to evaluate performance.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 1 August 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
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.
Join us at this session to learn how to do impact evaluation, on a shoe string.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, 7 August 2024
Time: 1–4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $175 (normally $245)
We all dream of living in a perfect world where everyone is on the same page and everything runs swimmingly. That’s not realistic. The unfortunate truth is that conflict can arise at any situation (and it’s not always a bad thing). Having a plan in place to help guide your board or organisation through the conflict will help you minimise the impacts. Join us for a webinar that outlines the steps you need to take to prevent and deal with conflict.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
Your organisation should be committed to safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of all people who interact with you and be complying with your occupational health and safety obligations. Sometimes it’s tricky to work out exactly what you could be doing to facilitate safety and what safety in the workplace means.
Join ICDA and Maddocks at this webinar to help you understand your obligations.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 15 August 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
The Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) is offering a Diploma of Governance designed for the board members of Australian not-for-profit boards and committees, and the CEOs and other senior staff who work alongside them.
The training materials and assessments for this qualification have been developed by the Institute of Community Directors Australia, which also completes all training and assessments. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be issued with a certificate of completion from ICDA.
Both prospective and current members of boards are eligible for enrolment. Deep knowledge of a not-for-profit organisation is highly desirable.
ODG2409
Start Date: 27 August 2024
Introduction: 4 Sep 2024 - 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Tutorial 1: 10 Sep 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Tutorial 2: 8 Oct 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Tutorial 3: 12 Nov 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Tutorial 4: 10 Dec 2024 - 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Tutorial 5: 4 Feb 2025 - 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Tutorial 6: 4 Mar 2025 - 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Ever wanted to better understand your Jewish stakeholders? Have a burning question about Jewish culture or community, but never had a safe space or someone with lived experience to ask? This session will dive into it all, giving you a deeper capacity to understand and connect with your Jewish stakeholders.
Over the course of the webinar and informed by history, academia and deep lived and community experience, Joel will discuss the following:
- key Jewish events and experiences that underpin the worldview of many Jewish stakeholders
- common misconceptions about what anti-Jewish bias is and is not
- key examples, case studies and pitfalls to avoid
- a safe, comfortable space to ask 'messy' questions about all things Jewish culture, history, text and tradition that will help you connect and empathise more deeply with your Jewish stakeholders!
Joel Lazar was Head of Operations at The Man Cave, an organisation that develops the emotional intelligence and mental health of boys to enable them to become healthy and respectful young men. Joel has extensive experience working across the full spectrum of Australian Jewish community life - from being a cantor in his local synagogue, delivering sermons on Jewish text and values, undertaking various traditional Jewish text study programs, designing and running Jewish youth leadership programs, and working at the intersection of social justice and Judaism. His commitment to addressing the impacts of our rapidly changing climate, culminated in his joining the Jewish Climate Network as its inaugural CEO in 2020. Through JCN, Joel is driven to unlock the strengths, networks and creativity of the Jewish community, to unlock its full climate leadership potential.
Key Details
Price: Free!
Leading for Transformation is an online 2-day program that will equip leaders with the skills, knowledge, tools and connections required to take the next big step in their leadership journey.
Program participants will be guided by ICDA's expert trainers through the following topics:
- Leadership theory
- Leadership and management
- Leadership through change and crisis
- Leadership and organisational culture
- Leadership and ethics
- Leadership and yourself.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday 28 - Thursday 29 August 2024
Time: 9.15am-4.30pm AEST
Price: $1,490
September 2024
Not-for-Profit Finance Week is a celebration of ideas, knowledge and financial capacity-building for the $100 billion Australian not-for-profit sector.
The aim of this event, held September 2024, is to increase the profile of the not-for-profit sector, bolster the financial capacity and sustainability of the sector, and provide support for the staff, board members and treasurers carrying out the important task of overseeing the finances.
Join us for a week of information-packed FREE webinars.
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, 5 September 2024
Time: 1–4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $175 (normally $245)
Artificial intelligence (AI) has enormous potential to benefit community organisations. However, its use also brings risks. Boards are responsible for being aware of these risks and managing them, in relation to their own decision-making processes and in relation to the organisation’s use of AI generally.
Join ICDA and learn how your board can safeguard your organisation against the risks of artificial intelligence.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 19 September 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
The best leaders bring out the strengths in those around them. Getting the best out of your people is always important, but for time- and resource-poor organisations, it’s even more so. Join ICDA for this interactive session which will give you the tools to inspire your team, and harness their collective skills and insight to achieve the largest possible impact.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Time: 1–4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $175 (normally $245)
October 2024
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.
Despite this, many organisations aren’t aware of their legal responsibilities when it comes to volunteer management. 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: Tuesday, 1 October 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
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.
This course is designed for grassroots community groups that want to find out where to find funding, and how to win it.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2024
Time: 1–4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $175 (normally $245)
If embracing diversity is important to your organisation, working out ways to accommodate neurodiversity should be on your agenda.
Join ICDA trainer and neurodiversity advocate Annabel Rattigan which will look at how to support neurodiversity on your board.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
The Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) is offering a Diploma of Governance designed for the board members of Australian not-for-profit boards and committees, and the CEOs and other senior staff who work alongside them.
The training materials and assessments for this qualification have been developed by the Institute of Community Directors Australia, which also completes all training and assessments. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be issued with a certificate of completion from ICDA.
Both prospective and current members of boards are eligible for enrolment. Deep knowledge of a not-for-profit organisation is highly desirable.
ODG2411
Start Date: 29 October 2024
Introduction: 6 Nov 2024 - 9:30am - 10:15am
Tutorial 1: 12 Nov 2024 - 9.30am - 11.30am
Tutorial 2: 10 Dec 2024 - 9.30am - 11.30am
Tutorial 3: 4 Feb 2025 - 9.30am - 11.30am
Tutorial 4: 4 Mar 2025 - 9.30am - 11.30am
Tutorial 5: 1 Apr 2025 - 9.30am - 11.30am
Tutorial 6: 29 Apr 2025 - 9.30am - 11.30am
November 2024
We all dream of living in a perfect world where everyone is on the same page and everything runs swimmingly. That’s not realistic. The unfortunate truth is that conflict can arise at any situation (and it’s not always a bad thing). Having a plan in place to help guide your board or organisation through the conflict will help you minimise the impacts. Join us for a interactive session that outlines the steps you need to take to prevent and deal with conflict.
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Time: 1–4pm AEST (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $175 (normally $245)
You may not know it yet, but you could be the perfect mentor for an aspiring leader.
Becoming a mentor could futureproof your organisation, equipping aspiring leaders with the skills and knowledge required to make a difference going forward. Mentoring someone outside your organisation could also help support the sector, helping you make an impact on societal change long into the future.
But being a great mentor takes work. In this session we’ll discuss how to provide mentoring that is effective and drives impact.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 7 November 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
Cash-strapped community organisations may be sitting on a gold mine without even realising it. There’s lots of money to be made in the leasing and subleasing of office spaces, community halls and gardens. You may even be able to rent out just a small part of your venue.
The rules can be confusing, and so many organisations turn down enquiries, placing it in the “too hard right now” basket, and then never having the time or space to come back, seek help, and find a solution.
That’s why we’re hosting this webinar with Maddocks, to give you the time and space to explore what’s possible, and have your questions answered.
Key Details
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
We know secretaries play a vital role on the modern board, particularly in relation to board transparency. As a result, secretaries may find themselves in a difficult position, caught between board members fighting over what should be shared with the wider public, and what should not. What should the relationship between the secretary and the rest of the board look like?
Key Details
Date: Wednesday, 17 November 2024
Time: 1–2pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $88 (normally $110)
December 2024
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. This session will help you to understand the finances at your organisation.
Key Details
Date: Tuesday, 3 December 2024
Time: 1–4pm AEDT (check the webpage for your local time).
Price: ICDA members can attend this webinar for just $175 (normally $245)