The purpose of committee meetings is often mistaken by community sports clubs. Many people feel that decisions and plans can only be made in a club by the club’s committee, so often individuals postpone making decisions or creating detailed implementation plans...
Running effective committee meetings and AGMs
Committee meeting focus throughout the year
Start of the year - planning and recruiting In the initial stages of the year, new committees will come together and their primary focus will be on seven main areas: Finalising the legislative and compliance tasks from the previous year Finalising the legislative and...
Preparing for your committee meetings
Effective committees have a number of consistent characteristics including: Information to be discussed and considered at the upcoming meeting is provided prior to the meeting Clear meeting agenda’s are considered and stuck to throughout the meeting Strong meeting...
What is an Annual General Meeting and why do they need to be held?
An annual general meeting (AGM) is a meeting of all the members of an incorporated association, which must be held once during each calendar year. The general meeting must be convened in accordance with law (the incorporated associations act of your state or...
Common meeting terms and definitions
To those new to club administration it may seem that there is a whole new language relating to running an Annual General Meeting. To help you here is an explanation of commonly used terms. Motion All items of business requiring a decision that come before a meeting...