Standards and Best Practices govering Charities and Non-Profit Organisations

 The Australian Charities and Non-Profits Commission, the independent Australian regulator of charities, has published a set of standards governing Australian charities and non-profit organisations. 

Such standards chould be equally applicable to charities and non-profit organisations in any jurisdiction, and could prove a valuable resource for best practices to be adopted by Malaysian charities and non-profit organisations too - with some tweaking and customisation.

Standard 1: Purposes and not-for-profit nature

Standard 2 : Accountability to members

Standard 3 : Compliance with Laws

Standard 4 : Suitability of Responsible Persons

Standard 5 : Duties of Responsible Persons

More information available at ::http://www.acnc.gov.au/ACNC/Manage/Governance/ACNC/Edu/GovStds_overview.aspx