Policy Bank
Welcome to the Policy Bank, where
you can find a range of free policies and procedures relevant to not-for-profit
Boards and Committees and the organisations they govern.
As the old adage goes, "None of us is as smart as all of us". The Policy Bank creates a shared resource that
takes the hard-won knowledge of one organisation and shares it with many.
There are a number of policy categories:
How to use the Policy Bank
- Step One: Look through the list of policies and procedures below to locate the ones that your
Board or organisation needs.
- Step Two: Download the policy you want by clicking on the name and saving it to your own
computer (the policies are provided in Microsoft Word format).
- Step Three: Adapt the policy to suit the particular needs of your organisation. This step is very
important as parts of the model policies may hold no relevance at all to your organisation, while other
parts will need to be added or modified to suit your purposes.
- For example, some of the policies refer to a Human Resources Department. If your organisation does not have a HR Department, who is the responsible person? The template policies also refer to the "Board", so if your organisation is governed by, say, a
Committee of Management you will need to substitute these terms.
- You also need to discuss which clauses you would like to keep, which you would like to modify, and which you would like to take out - in most cases there is no "one size fits all" answer. For example, the model Fundraising Policy prohibits door-to-door and telephone solicitations, which some community groups will be happy to authorise. This policy also flags the possibility of excluding certain companies and individuals from making donations to the community group. Exactly who your group wants to exclude (if anyone) is a matter that needs some degree of discussion.
- Step Four: Adopt the new policy at your next Board meeting.
- Step Five: Make a deposit. If you have some great policies that your organisation thinks would be
of use to other groups, email them to kathyr@ourcommunity.com.au or post to Kathy
Richardson, PO Box 354 North Melbourne, 3051.
Click here for more
information on how you can contribute.
Click
here for more tips on developing and using policies.
Click
here to download a template policy on policymaking.
Human Resources Policies - Accenture
The following template policies have been contributed by Accenture (Human Resources), a global
management consulting firm.
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Diversity Policies
Grievance Policies
Recruitment Policies
Staff Separation Policies
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Leave Policies
Staff Performance Policies
Occupational Health and Safety Policies
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Human Resources Policies - Other Contributors
Values Policies
Board Operational Policies
Governance Policies
Financial Management Policies
Financial Control Policies
Communications Policies
Other Policies
Your chance to contribute
Do you have a great policy that you would like to share?
Your community group can help to build the Policy Bank by contributing your own policies for inclusion on this
area of the Boards, Committees & Governance Centre. You can email your policies to kathyr@ourcommunity.com.au or post to Kathy
Richardson, PO Box 354 North Melbourne, 3051.
Acknowledgements
Our Community would like to acknowledge the following organisations, which have generously provided
policies for inclusion in the Policy Bank:
