Developing and maintaining emotional intelligence is crucial for leaders as it enhances their ability to connect with and influence others effectively. This is certainly the case for board directors who required to understand their own community stakeholders, staff, donors and fellow directors in pursuit of overseeing the organisation’s strategy. Board members with high emotional intelligence…

If the board can be considered the mind of a community group, the meetings are the heart. This is where all the major decisions are made and the board comes together as a group to steer the organisation towards its mission. Running a successful board meeting takes work, but it doesn’t have to be difficult.…

As many as one in five Australians are neurodivergent, but many organisations are missing out on tapping into this pool of employees because they continue to use outdated recruitment and work practices. Neurodivergence spans the spectrum of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, and Tourette syndrome, to name a few diagnoses. A…

This presentation will examine an ethical dilemma in leadership and explore various approaches to addressing it through ethical decision-making and leadership principles.

Build a practical AI-powered email workflow that sorts, routes and drafts responses while keeping humans in control where it matters. In this practical workshop we'll build an AI-powered email triage workflow from start to finish. You'll see how AI can classify incoming messages, route them to the right people and draft responses while maintaining human…

AI won't fix broken processes or disconnected systems. Learn the six foundations that help organisations become truly AI ready and turn AI into a force multiplier rather than faster chaos. AI is often presented as a quick solution, but successful AI adoption depends on the strength of the foundations already in place. In this session,…

Build the AI Foundations Your Members Will Expect Next Most associations are experimenting with AI in pockets — a tool here, a workflow there — but very few have stepped back and asked the bigger question: What does it look like when AI genuinely becomes part of how our organisation works? This session with Dawid…

Explore the next generation of automation where AI agents work towards goals rather than following fixed steps, and learn how to use them safely. Traditional automations follow a defined set of instructions, but modern AI agents can work towards a goal and determine the steps themselves. This session explores how tools such as Claude and…

A practical webinar designed to help board members turn financial reports into clear insights, confident conversations and better organisational decisions. Understand the key financial information every board member should pay attention to. Learn how to interpret reports without needing to be a finance expert. Identify the right questions to ask about financial performance, risks and…

Join Community Directors and members of Beyond Bank’s Community Development Team for a practical discussion about banking in the community sector and how better financial decisions can support your organisation’s long-term sustainability. Building financial sustainability and resilience Understanding the financial pressures facing not-for-profits Learn to spot scams and protect your banking Exploring banking support, services…

In this session, Belinda Hendrickson shares the 'Her Algorithm' model, a free AI literacy session for women, live hands-on practice included and how it might translate to your own community or team. Presented by She Thinks, an initiative of Connected Impact Advisory. AI is moving fast, yet many women are still missing opportunities to build…