Board member Responsibilities

There's a lot to know about your board responsibilites - if in doubt, do what you think is right and you'll probably be OK.

Click the links below for some more detailed information.

Help sheets

• Overview of your board responsibilites
• Overview of your legal responsibilities
• Overview of your financial obligations
• Description of board duties (Download - Word document)
• Financial management and your community group
• Preparing a budget 
• Reading the warning signs: knowing when your group's finances may be ailing
• Mounting a fundraising strategy
• Getting your board on board for fundraising
• Putting in place a risk management program
• Ten tips to securing a better insurance deal
• Carrying your group's message to the community
• The "Best Interests Test"
• Board liability - negligence
• Board solidarity

Articles

• Tax ruling: ICDA members are all 'responsible persons'

(Member-only content)

• Making board marketing work: Ten tips for better board marketing