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The specific legal meaning of Health Promotion Charity is a charitable 'institution whose principal activity is to promote the prevention or the control of diseases in human beings'. This page explains what a Health Promotion Charity is, and outlines the requirements for registration as a Health Promotion Charity.

When considering having a new board member join your charity, it is important to have your charity’s needs at the forefront of your mind. This factsheet examines some things charities and their Responsible People should do when looking to bring a new board member into their organisation.

An annual general meeting (AGM) is a meeting held once a year that all charity members are invited to attend. The purpose of an AGM is to give members a report on the charity’s activities and finances for the previous year, to allow time for members to ask questions, and to elect members to the charity's governing body.

Strong financial systems and controls are very important in helping protect you and your charity, and in ensuring your charity runs effectively. This factsheet provides guidance on some relatively straightforward ways your charity can establish strong financial controls.

Charities play an important role in supporting the victims of natural disasters ­– from providing food and shelter to counselling those who may have lost loved ones. Across Australia, charities are always at the heart of responding to major emergencies. This guidance list some things charities need to do or consider when looking to support disaster relief.

This factsheet provides guidance for small charities on managing their money, including protecting against fraud.

This factsheet looks at various elements of the day-to-day running of a charity, including Responsible People, leadership, governing documents and engaging volunteers and staff.