Better Boards
Community of Practice 

The Better Boards Practices were developed by Col in partnership with Paul (donkey wheel) and Bill (Give Where You Live Foundation) as an experiment in responding to the ubiquitous phenomena of boards believing they were doing a great job but the net benefit to organisations being neutral at best. 

 

The practices were piloted in a handful of organisations, but most thoroughly in the boards of which Col has been Chair for the last few years, The donkey wheel Foundation and The Give Where You Live Foundation. An early version of the thinking was written up for inclusion in difference: a foundation for difference making, published in June 2023. 

 

In October 2022, Make it Better hosted a dinner after a number of people asked for more information about the Better Boards Practices, and then during 2023 an experimental Community of Practice was convened. 

 

The program design for 2024 is based on feedback from people keen to participate and learnings from what we did in 2023. 

Read about the New Board Framework and Ten Practices to Support Good Governance in difference.

Who is it for? 

  • Board Chairs (of for-purpose organisations) 

  • CEO’s (of for-purpose organisations) who attend with their Chairs 

    … who are committed to developing their board effectiveness by implementing the Better Boards Practices and structure as introduced in difference. 

 

Program for 2024 

Session 1 (face to face, Make it Better Dining Room) 

Thurs, 14th March 2024, 4.00 -7.00pm 

  • Overview of the Better Boards Practice and frameworks. 

  • Introduction to represented organisations and their development aspirations. 

 

Session 2 (online) 

Thurs, 2nd May 2024, 4.00 – 5.30pm 

  • Review committed actions and discuss emerging issues. 

 

Session 3 (online) 

Thurs, 4th July 2024, 4.00 – 5.30pm 

  • Review committed actions and discuss emerging issues 

 

Session 4 (face to face) 

Thurs 5th Sept 2024, 4.00 – 7.00pm 

  • Review committed actions and discuss emerging issues 

  • Where to from here? 

 

Securing a seat 

There must be a commitment to attend all four sessions. $200 per person, to be paid upfront.

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