Not-for-profits and the NDIS: Toolkit for directors
The NDIS has thrown up a range of new challenges and information demands for directors of not-for-profits working with the NDIS.
Directors cannot be expected to know everything about everything that goes on in the companies on whose boards they sit. They do however need to feel assured that developments in each domain of a company’s operations remain under scrutiny and control.
This toolkit is structured around the domains of business operations and has two parts:
- The Questions for directors are designed to prompt directors to ask the questions that will help them achieve the necessary level of assurance.
- The Resources for directors are selected to lead directors toward resources relevant to their role in the organisation.
Questions for directors
Resources for directors
The following resources are relevant to directors of not-for-profit organisations working with the NDIS.
They are grouped by the domains of business operations.
Resources for several domains
Title: 2016 NFP Governance and performance Study: Australia's NFP sector | Raising the Bar
Author: Australian Institute of Company Directors
Year: 2016
Format: Downloadable PDF
Title: Not-for-profits and the NDIS: Toolkit for directors
Author: Not for Profit Compliance Support Centre, State Government Victoria
Year: 2014
Format: Website
Title: Good Governance: It's your business
Author: Ageing, Disability & Home Care, Department of Family and Community Services, NSW Government
Year: 2016
Format: Website with downloadable PDFs
Contents:
- Chapter 1: Corporate governance
- Chapter 2: Legal issues
- Chapter 3: Strategic business planning
- Chapter 4: Financial management
- Chapter 5: Strategic human resources
- Chapter 6: Risk management
- Chapter 7: Fraud prevention and control (Fraud Prevention Toolkit)
- Chapter 8: Probity in employment
- Chapter 9: Partnerships
- Chapter 10: Quality Management
Title: Good Governance Guides: Not-for-profit sector
Author: Governance Institute of Australia
Year: 2016
Format: Website with links to downloadable PDFs
Strategy
Title: NDIS Market Approach: Statement of Opportunity and Intent
Year: 2016
Author: NDIS
Format: Downloadable PDF
Title: Robust Strategic Leadership in Greater Need than Ever
Author: Sheena McKinnon, Better Boards
Year: 2016
Format: Webpage
Governance
Title: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
Author: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
Format: Webpage
ACNC has a range of publications that include factsheets, guides, report and other resources for boards.
Titler: Board Member Recruitment
Author: The Nucleus Group on behalf of NDS. The appendices will be the most useful part of the report for organisations.
Year: 2014
Format: Webpage
Title: Corporate Governance Handbook for Company Directors and Committee Members 2nd Edition
Author: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Year: 2010
Format: Downloadable document in various formats
Title: Damn Good Advice for Board Members
Author: Our Community Pty Ltd
Year: 2016
Format: Downloadable PDF
Title: Legal Governance Webinars
Author: NDS and Justice Connect
Year: 2017
Format: Online videos – Pre-recorded webinars
Content:
- Overview of legal governance for NFP boards
- Legal Responsibilities of NFP Board Members
- Governance: Current Issues for NFP Boards
- Working With Other Organisations Part 1 - Overview
- Working With Other Organisations Part 2 - MOUs
- Working With Other Organisations Part 3 - Contracting and subcontracting
- Working With Other Organisations Part 4 - Mergers 1
- Working With Other Organisations Part 5 - Mergers 2
Title: Role of the Board
Author: Australian Institute of Company Directors
Format: Webpage
Clients and Market Focus
Title: Articles on Understanding the NDIS
Author: The Conversation
Year: 2016
Format: Webpage
Title: Market position statements
Author: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Year: 2016
Format: Webpage with downloadable PDF and Word documents
Title: Provider Toolkit
Author: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Format: Website with downloadable PDF and Word documents
Title: Providers
Author: National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Year: 2016
Format: YouTube video (6:25 minutes)
Financial Sustainability
Title: A National Costing & Pricing Framework for Disability Services
Author: Curtin University for National Disability Services
Year: 2014
Format: Downloadable PDF
Title: Costing and Pricing Learning Programs
Author: Curtin University for National Disability Services
Year: 2016
Format: Website with full learning program including: a study guide, a macro case study, micro case studies, webinars and seminars. Note: free registration is required to access the resources.
Title: Financial Management
Author: Family and Community Services, NSW Government
Year: 2014
Format: Website with links to downloadable PDF documents, webcasts and Excel-based tools
Content:
- Costing your service (Unit costing tool and resources)
- Managing your cash flow (NGO cash flow management tool and resources)
- Accessing investment and finance (Investment and loan financing tool and resources)
Title: Key Financial Ratios Tool
Author: National Disability Services
Year: 2015
Format: Webpage
People and Capability
Title: Adding value: A guide for boards and HR committees in addressing human capital risks and opportunities
Author: Ernst and Young
Year: 2014
Format: Downloadable PDF
Title: Evaluation of NDS Innovation for High Performance Project
Author: Andrew Hawkins and Alexandra Ellinson, ARTD consultancy team
Year: 2016
Format: Downloadable document
Title: NDS Employee Engagement Survey (EES)
Author: National Disability Services
Year: 2016
Format: Webpage with contact details
Information and Knowledge Management
Title: Information technology: Governance of IT for the organization
Author: Australian Standard
Year: 2016
Format: Downloadable PDF (Requires payment)
Title: Information and Knowledge Management
Author: Stephen Beard, The Accounting Professionals
Year: 2015
Format: Webpage and downloadable PDF reports
Safeguarding and Quality Management
Title: Human Rights Responsibilities of Boards
Author: National Disability Services
Year: 2013
Format: Online video (13:40 minutes)
Title: Creating Child Safe Institutions
Author: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Year: 2016
Format: Downloadable PDF
Title: Feeling Safe, Being Safe
Author: Sally Robinson, Centre for Children and Young People, Southern Cross University
Year: 2016
Format: Webpage with overview information with link to downloadable PDF
Title: Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A resource for service providers (plain English)
Author: Department of Human Services, Victoria
Year: 2011
Format: Webpage with downloadable PDF
Title: Office of the Senior Practitioner - Roadmap to dignity without restraint
Author: Department of Human Services, Victoria
Year: 2012
Format: Webpage with downloadable PDF and Word document
For any enquiries, please contact Cath Ralston, Senior Sector Development Consultant - Tasmania, 03 6212 7305, submit enquiry/feedback