3 May 2019
Keeping it real – the grassroots perspective
NZ Navigator was at the recent Charity Law, Accounting and Regulation Conference 2019 held at Te Papa, Wellington.
People gathered from across NZ, and Australia, UK and Ireland; it was an interesting combination of leaders from charities along with lawyers, accountants, academics, and public servants who work with and for the charitable sector.
Governance in the community sector is a hot topic now and NZ Navigator was there to contribute a perspective from the grass roots: small and medium size community organisations who get on with the doing.
At NZ Navigator we think it’s important to be practical and realistic. In summary, we said:
- Good governance is appropriate governance - one way of doing governance does not suit every organisation.
- Busy people need simple, relevant tools and resources to support them to do their work.
- Democracy and self-determination are at the heart of the work we do to support the sector.
For anyone working with the community sector our advice is simple: “Meet people where they are at and start with what matters to them.”
You can see the Governance panel discussion here and other conference presentations can be viewed here.