Good Governance and Understanding Your Constitution

Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA)

About this session

This 3-hour online workshop helps directors understand their roles and responsibilities as board members, and how to review and apply the organisation's constitution. Topics include undertaking board member roles, managing competing responsibilities, following legal requirements, monitoring operations, and reviewing and applying the constitution.

Who is this training for?

Board and committee members, senior staff, and leaders of not-for-profit and community organisations involved in governance, management, or strategic decision-making.

What you'll learn

Undertake board member roles and responsibilities; work within organisational structure; manage competing roles; follow legal requirements; monitor operations; receive and act on feedback; participate in successful meetings; review and apply the constitution; link organisational purpose to constitution; identify relevant legislation; formulate and update constitution.

Key details

Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2026. Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm AEST. Location: Online. Member price: $189. Non-member price: $249. Session is not recorded; live attendance required. Slides will be shared with all registrants.

Local times

Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Canberra, Brisbane: 1pm-4pm. Adelaide, Darwin: 12:30pm-3:30pm. Perth: 11am-2pm.