Committee Functions - Introduction
This section outlines the modern requirements of a community board/committee to improve the day to day functions of the committee/board.
Don’t Set Your Club Up For Failure or Legal Exposure
Before you recruit your committee members it is critical that the organisation is clear on what positions are needed and what legal requirements are needed to deliver your organisation's services. The most common mistakes, which expose organisations to physical, legal, financial and ethical risks, are the manner in which the organisation recruits its committee and what processes it has in place to manage recruitment procedure. By electing round pegs to fit into square holes the organisation and the individual are clearly exposed to failure. Your responsibility as an organisation is to adapt your key positions to best suit the capacity of the volunteer. If they don’t have the specific skills or the time to complete all the tasks currently allocated to the specific position, adjust the position so it best reflects their capacity to be successful.
Changes Needed & Steps to Success
1. Modernise the governance structure and constitution of the organisation
2. Improve equity across all positions (share responsibility)
3. Greatly improve the benefits and recognition for committee members
4. Clarify what is expected from the individuals
5. Improve the level of support and training provided
6. Improve the level of respect by members and by the organisation
More Information
Go back to the Club Management tab above to access more information in the Manual and handy templates for you to adapt for your club to ensure your success.
This section outlines the modern requirements of a community board/committee to improve the day to day functions of the committee/board.
Don’t Set Your Club Up For Failure or Legal Exposure
Before you recruit your committee members it is critical that the organisation is clear on what positions are needed and what legal requirements are needed to deliver your organisation's services. The most common mistakes, which expose organisations to physical, legal, financial and ethical risks, are the manner in which the organisation recruits its committee and what processes it has in place to manage recruitment procedure. By electing round pegs to fit into square holes the organisation and the individual are clearly exposed to failure. Your responsibility as an organisation is to adapt your key positions to best suit the capacity of the volunteer. If they don’t have the specific skills or the time to complete all the tasks currently allocated to the specific position, adjust the position so it best reflects their capacity to be successful.
Changes Needed & Steps to Success
1. Modernise the governance structure and constitution of the organisation
2. Improve equity across all positions (share responsibility)
3. Greatly improve the benefits and recognition for committee members
4. Clarify what is expected from the individuals
5. Improve the level of support and training provided
6. Improve the level of respect by members and by the organisation
More Information
Go back to the Club Management tab above to access more information in the Manual and handy templates for you to adapt for your club to ensure your success.