Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
External Conduct Standards for Charities
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
This course explored the External Conduct Standards (ECS) which apply to charities that operate overseas. This course covered topics including control of resources, reviewing overseas activities and record keeping, anti-fraud and anti-corruption, protection of vulnerable individuals and a charity self-evaluation of how its meeting its obligations as a charity operating overseas. ACFID's Code of Conduct and the ECS were compared and how to meet the requirements of both was considered.
2 weeks, 1 hour per week
Rachel Smith
Director of Advice Services, Education and Public Affairs
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the four External Conduct Standards and describe which charities they apply to
- Assess whether the External Conduct Standards have been correctly applied by charities through reflecting on case studies
- Correctly apply the External Conduct Standards to their own charity
- Demonstrate that the steps taken to apply External Conduct Standards to itself are ‘reasonable steps’ based on their charity’s size, operating location/s, purposes, beneficiaries, activities and other factors
- Evaluate your charity’s current performance against the External Conduct Standards and create a plan to strengthen its response to overseas risks
- Reflect on the similarities and differences between the External Conduct Standards and the Australian Council for International Development’s Code of Conduct and consider how charities registered with the ACNC could meet the requirements of both
Syllabus
- Overview of the four (4) External Conduct Standards
- How charities can meet External Conduct Standard 1: Activities and control of resources (including funds)
- How charities can meet External Conduct Standard 2: Annual review of overseas activities and record-keeping
- How charities can meet External Conduct Standard 3: Anti-fraud and anti-corruption
- How charities can meet External Conduct Standard 4: Protection of vulnerable individuals
- Charity self-evaluation: Meeting obligations as a charity operating overseas
Issued on 30th December 2023
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