Best Practice Governance for NGOs

Those who hold Board or Management Committee responsibilities with an NGO have very clear duties and legal responsibilities. These duties and responsibilities include a duty to act in good faith and in the best interests of the NGO. Penalties may be incurred if such duties and responsibilities are not carried out properly. Conflicts can also arise where the personal interests of a Director or Committee Member on a Board or Management Committee conflict with the interests of the NGO.

You will gain an understanding of the following:

• Duty to act in good faith and for a proper purpose
• Duty to act with reasonable care, diligence and skill
• Duty to not misuse information or position
• Duty to disclose and manage conflicts of interest
• Consequences of breaches of duties
• The meaning of insolvency and key warning sign
• Strategies to protect against insolvency

Who should attend?

Chairs, board members, CEOs and senior managers