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An important part of building trust at a grantmaking organization is to create and sustain a culture that supports the effective, efficient, and ethical use of resources.    The good news is that strong internal controls make that trust-building easy.    In this white paper from Lucy Morgan of MyFedTrainer.com, she explains the goal of internal controls and how grantmaking organizations can use them to drive more impact. 

Building Effective Governance V4CE Workshop: https://lnkd.in/eRDGRuun

Not for profit colleagues, this free Australian Institute of Company Directors webinar will introduce you to 8 principles of good governance, tailored for the NFP sector. I've just read the accompanying report which is about to be released, and it's a ripper. Hope you can join in.

Good Governance - a bedrock for success Good corporate governance provides the bedrock for promoting sustainable growth in organisations. It should encompass, amongst other things, stakeholder engagement, long-term value creation, transparency and accountability, risk management, ethical conduct, sustainability, and board effectiveness. See expanded article here: https://lnkd.in/dPhJNZf8 OR  https://bit.ly/g-gov #IoD #governance #charities #trustees #boardofdirectors

How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle https://lnkd.in/eXDkMbw5

Our Q experts thrive on tackling niche risks for our clients. Recently, we did just that! Swipe to see how we made it happen. #Chartiycombined #Qunderwriting #Qexperts #WeAreHereToHelp

My colleagues Charlotte Clayson and Simon Edwards have come up with a quarterly webinar series looking at stopping your business being too risky! Risk is a very interesting concept and getting the balance between taking none and some is difficult. We hope this will help! #employerofthefuture #trowerstuesday #trowerstoptips #housing #charities https://bit.ly/3XtufSM

Volunteer board members must grasp extensive information, including compliance with laws and mandates, to govern effectively. Find out on our recent blog post how technology can aid efficient training. #Governance #BoardEffect

As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainable and ethical practises, we are very proud to announce we are now a certified B Corporation. What is BCorp? B Corp is a certification granted by non-profit organisation B Lab. B Lab certifies businesses globally to become a B Corp through a robust assessment which measures impact across five areas they believe are the basis for good business: governance, workers, environment, customers and community. The B Impact Assessment not only measures your environmental impact but your ethics and transparency, how you treat and engage your staff and the impact you have on the wider community. Learn more about our B Corp journey here. https://lnkd.in/gM9iHER8

Collecting the right kind of data to measure impact is really important. But.....there are so many different ways to collect data! When I first started at OzGREEN, I was really keen to use valid instruments to measure impact for our funders. A valid instrument is a data collection tool that accurately measures what it claims to measure. An example of a valid instrument is a survey that has been tested multiple times that provides consistent, reliable results. They sound fantastic in theory, but in practice they can be a little more challenging. Here’s what I’ve learnt over the last few years: The positives: 1. Valid instruments are credible and some funders really like them 2. They are replicable and and can be repeated by others to increase evidence 3. They can 'sometimes' be used across different contexts  4. They can 'sometimes' enable comparisons between different groups 5. They can 'sometimes' measure changes over time  6. They can reduce the likelihood of errors and biases 7. They can help determine what works and what doesn’t The negatives: 1. Valid instruments can be valid in one context, but not in another. I.e. validity can be affected by social, cultural, environmental and educational contexts 2. They can be difficult to administer - sometimes they're not practical, especially when funding and resources are limited 3. They can be time consuming for program participants. This can lead to low response rates and/or incomplete data, which can affect data quality and reliability 4. They are not very good at measuring unintended positive program outcomes 5. Their focus is often quite narrow, so important data can be missed 6. The above points can lead to an incomplete understanding of a program's effectiveness or impact These days I'd prefer to use a qualified external evaluator, but this can present its own set of challenges, especially those related to cost! Would love to hear how other people in the not-for-profit sector measure their impact? #ProgramEvaluation #MonitoringAndEvaluation #DataCollection #ImpactMeasurement #ValidInstruments #EvaluationTools #SocialImpact #NonprofitEvaluation #DataQuality #EvidenceBased #EvaluationFramework #ProgramManagement #GrantFunding #EvaluationChallenges