Meeting minutes
Use this template when recording minutes for a meeting of your charity's governing body (such as a board meeting).
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Charitable purpose examples
Examples of charitable purpose clauses that can be used as a guide when you are required to write down the purpose of your charity.
Annual general meeting templates
These templates aim to help charities with the running of their annual general meeting. There are templates for an agenda, meeting minutes and meeting notice.
Governing document templates and model rules
Each charity has a governing document which sets out its charitable purposes, confirms that it operates on a not-for-profit basis, and details how its governing body makes decisions and consults any members. These templates are examples that charities can use.
Conflict of interest policy
This template policy is intended to be used as a starting point for charities in developing their own conflict of interest policy.
Details of Responsible People template
Use this template to collect the required information about your charity’s Responsible People. Do not submit this document to the ACNC. To update your charity’s Responsible People, log in to the ACNC Charity Portal.
Audit and review report template
These audit and review report templates are designed for use by auditors and were developed with the assistance of the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AuASB).
Economic contribution of the Australian charity sector
This 2017 report draws on charity data submitted as part of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s 2014 and 2015 Annual Information Statements.
Grant-making charities in Australia in 2016
This report examines the scope and work of charities which also allocate grants. The ACNC commissioned the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney to analyse charity data to produce this report.
Faith-based Charities in Australia (2013)
This 2015 study by the Curtain Not-for-profit Initiative supplements the Australian Charities Report 2013.