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This factsheet examines issues like internal disputes, conflicts of interest and charity wrongdoing.

This factsheet looks at issues like winding up and merging, as well as changes to charities' subtype or legal structure.

Someone who is properly inducted into your charity is quickly productive, meaning that they can hit the ground running and quickly be at their best in their new role.

Your small charity should treat its staff and volunteers with respect, and have a positive organisational attitude to its people. Ongoing staff and volunteer management occurs through planning, processes/procedures and the right attitude.

Agendas play a key role in the success of any board or committee meeting a charity or not-for-profit might hold. Like a road map, a clear, concise and good quality agenda makes navigating board or committee meetings far easier.

The ACNC defines a conflict of interest as when someone’s personal interests conflict with their ability to act in the best interests of the charity they are a part of.

The External Conduct Standards (ECS) are a set of four standards that govern a registered charity’s operations outside Australia.

A Public Benevolent Institution is a type of charitable institution that has a main purpose of relieving poverty or distress.

A whistleblower is someone with inside knowledge of an organisation who reports misconduct or dishonest or illegal activity that may have occurred within that organisation. Whistleblower protections are the protections provided to whistleblowers to enable them to come forward to report misconduct without fear of retribution or personal detriment.

The role of a Responsible Person is an important one for registered charities. Generally, a charity’s Responsible People are its board or committee members, or trustees.