Ability To Anticipate And Manage Change & Development

Ability To Anticipate And Manage Change & Development

Voluntary organisations encounter many milestones including:-

• Establishing themselves as a formal entity.
• Employing staff for the first time.
• Planning future activities.
• Changes in their funding.
• Making changes in their governance or organisational structure.
• Acquiring or repairing property.
• Changing direction or winding up.

These milestones are identifiable because new and developing charities regularly meet the same events as those before them with the benefit of learning from the experience of others. Experience is passed on through community support agencies and regional bodies. It is essential that the Management Committee develop a long-term perspective and an awareness of the context within which the organisation is operating in order to manage effectively.

It is better to seek support and advice when your organisation is preparing for a transitional period than waiting until you hit it.

The Management Committee needs to ensure that the governance structure and capacity of the organisation of the organisation to keep pace and remain appropriate to meet its purpose efficiently and effectively. This may include considering whether to take on staff and changing the organisation’s way of operating to accommodate more work and greater complexity. It may also involve re-evaluating the balance of skills on the management committee and among your staff and volunteers to cope with increased administration of income and activity.