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Maureen Cleary has delivered keynote addresses at professional conferences and organisational meetings in Australia and overseas. Her presentations have been consistently rated as among the most interesting and useful. Topics include the following:

How to Create an Effective Board
There is no magic model for good governance. Boards, like organisations have different characteristics. Boards develop a mixture of practices that uniquely suit them. This presentation identifies seven characteristics of effective boards and discusses practical applications of each characteristic.
No Soft Option - Governing Catholic Church Organisations
From a civil perspective there is no fundamental difference in governing a Catholic organisation to governing other corporate entities. The legal and fiduciary duties are the same. The governing difference is found in the fact that it is a religious organisation within the Catholic church. This presentation focuses on explaining the intrinsic importance of cultivating the religious meaning system in Catholic organisations and the governing responsibility in authorising this meaning system.
N.B. This presentation can also be adapted for other religious organisations.
Corruption in Nonprofit Organisations - A Matter of Trust
Public trust is a key component in the functioning of nonprofit organisations. This presentation, originally developed for the staff at ICAC, explains how the underside of public trust is that it can encourage a lack of transparency and accountability. Using practical examples, Maureen illustrates how corruption in nonprofits is usually the result of governance failures and suggests ways a board can improve its capacity and limit the possibility of corruption.
Building Organisational Capacity in Nonprofit Organisations
For most nonprofits, the biggest challenge is not commitment but rather capacity. They may lack the tools and resources that will help them assess client needs and preferences together with the ability to implement changes that will improve their quality and responsiveness. What is the key purpose of monitoring organisational performance? How does an organisation build capacity? How does monitoring the quality of services and programs help?