As a Board Member, you have legal obligations (or ‘duties’) that you must comply with and
understand. These duties arise from a fiduciary relationship (a relationship of trust and
confidence) that you have with the organisation and are supported by a number of sources,
including:
- Legislation
- Common law
- The organisation’s constitution or rules, and
- The organisation’s policies
All duties as a Board Member require you to:
- Act in good faith and for proper purposes
- Act with reasonable care , skill and diligence
- Not dishonestly use your position or information
- Avoid conflicts of interest
As defined in the Board charter the Red Rattler Theatre requires a range of skills that can be
provided via the Board. The ideal skill mix will vary depending on current and future
organisational needs and current Board skill mix. Directors will be selected according to their
ability to best serve the needs of The Red Rattler as a whole. Ideally the following skills will
be covered:
- Legal
- Financial
- Marketing
- Media/Public Relations/Development
- Project Management
- Event Management
- Performing Arts/Multi-Disciplinary Arts
- Fundraising
- Strategic Planning
- Politics/political environment
Desired background/experience include:
- Previous Board Experience
- Former / current volunteer of The Red Rattler
- Community
- Arts Industry Knowledge
- Philanthropy / fundraising / grant writing
- Queer and feminist identifying
In order to ensure that the Board is configured with appropriate levels of skills and expertise
the Board determines core positions and elections to the Board may stipulate vacancies in
these core positions.
ADOPTED BY BOARD: Mon 21 August 2023.
To be reviewed annually.
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