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Managing a community organisation
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Goals and strategies
By developing a strategic plan it will help your community organisation to define its goals and objectives and manage long-term planning.
Keeping records
Incorporated community organisations have record keeping obligations and also to provide an essential exchange between the organisation, funding bodies, clients, government and the community.
Tax
Your organisation's structure, function and finances will determine the type of state and federal tax that will need to be paid and any eligible tax concessions.
Recruiting members
Recruiting new members to your organisation will bring fresh resources and ideas into your group and help share the workload.
Supporting members, staff and volunteers
Find out why managing and supporting paid staff or volunteers is an important responsibility for a community organisation.
Marketing a community organisation
Build positive awareness of your organisation and its work through good marketing.
Evaluation
An evaluation allows organisations to assess their goals by collecting and analysing information about activities, characteristics, and outcomes.
Constitution
A constitution sets out the rules of your organisation, so that staff and volunteers know how things are done and how decisions are made.
Financial planning
Your organisation can secure funding and make the best use of available funds with good financial planning.
Banking
Being aware of your organisation’s banking needs can help you make informed decisions about which institution you choose to help manage your money.
Boards and committees
A board is the body of people who supervise, manage or govern a company, organisation or group and can delegate certain aspects of their work to committees.
Insurance
Community organisations must ensure that their staff or volunteers can enjoy a healthy, safe and risk-free environment that includes the provision of adequate insurance cover.
Risk management
Find out more about the responsibility of community organisations to provide a healthy, safe and risk-free environment for staff, members, volunteers and the community.
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