BOARD TRAINING RESOURCES

The following links have been provided as additional helpful tools, to go alongside the C3 Australia Boards Best Practices document & training (2024). The headings below follow the same format as the document and zoom training.

GENERAL Resources

ACNC Governance for Good

Board Charter Template

For C3 Australia specific and C3 Global policies, see:

BOARD MEMBERS

Sample Matrix of Board Skills

ACNC Governance for Good

Suggested inclusions for New Board Member Pack:

  • Current Board Charter 

  • Copy of Constitution, Rules, Articles of Association…

  • Copy of a recent Board agenda

  • ACNC Governance for Good Document.

  • Copy of current insurance cover of professional indemnity for Directors and the Association

  • Statement of confirmation regarding any legal action current or known to be pending involving the entity.

  • Names and contact details of current Board members.

BOARD MEETINGS

Sample Annual Board Calendar

Suggested inclusions for Board Meeting Pack:

  • Agenda

  • Minutes of previous meeting (should be issued no more than 3 days after previous meeting)

  • Action Register

  • Interests Register

  • Financial reports

  • Other reports and submissions

  • Committee updates

  • Correspondence

POLICIES & COMPLIANCE

Checklist for Board Policies

For an accompanying comprehensive list of policies to develop, and sample policies to match, click below.

who can i talk to?

For further questions regarding boards and governance, the following people have generously offered to be available to C3 Australia Pastors and Board Members. Please use them as the incredible resources they are.

Richard Botta | Senior Minister, C3 Carlingford | RBotta@c3carlingford.org.au

Ben Giles | General Manager, C3 Global | ben.giles@c3churchglobal.com

Justin Ware | Company Secretary C3 Carlingford | jware@c3carlingford.org.au

Bruce Williams | Senior Minister C3 Adelaide Hills | bruce@c3ah.org.au

Andrew Wilson | Board member and Lawyer, C3 Carlingford | ajw@adilco.co.au