Organization Development

These electronic resources are available by contacting the ESC office.

All Hands on Board - The Board of Directors in an All-Volunteer Organization
Author: Jan Masaoka
This handbook explains Board responsibilities and provides a checklist that helps assess the work of the board – 20 pages (pdf)

Becoming a More Effective Official
Author: The Hillary Commission
A resource guide for developing officials – 31 pages (pdf)

Becoming a More Effective Official – Presenter’s Kit
Author: The Hillary Commission
A guide for presenters of the official’s training course – 30 pages (pdf)

Being a Governor: A Process for Board Development
Author: Mount Royal College Institute for Nonprofit Studies
A guide to the role of governors in nonprofit organizations – 43 pages (pdf)

Best Practices to Increase Sport Participation
Author: Sport Canada
A report by Sport Canada’s Work Group on Participation – 51 pages (pdf)

BOARD BUILDING: Recruiting and Developing Effective Board Members for Not-for-Profit Organizations
Author: Muttart Foundation, Alberta Community Development
A guide to developing an effective Board of Directors – 133 pages (pdf)

Board Development Program Workshop Handouts
Author: Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture; MacEwan College
Handouts that accompany the provincial Board Development Program workshop – 51 pages (pdf)

Canadian Code For Volunteer Involvement
Author: Volunteer Canada
Presents a setting in which organizations can discuss how their volunteers are engaged and supported – 26 pages (pdf)

Club Development
Author: Sport & Recreation Western Australia
A management checklist for sport & recreation groups – 10 pages (pdf)

Clubs’ Guide to Volunteer Management
Author: Sport & Recreation Western Australia
A guide to managing club volunteers – 16 pages (pdf)

Committee Management
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide to developing and managing committees – 33 pages (pdf)

Communications Toolkit
Author: Cause Communications
A guide to navigating communications for the nonprofit world – 134 pages (pdf)

Conducting Meetings
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide to running effective meetings – 31 pages (pdf)

Constitution
Author: Sport England
Template for a club constitution – 5 pages (pdf)

Creating a Club
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide to establishing a new sport/recreation organization – 30 pages (pdf)

Developing a Community Sport Association
Author: Sport North
A guide to establishing a community sport association – 32 pages (pdf)

Effective Club Meetings
Author: Sport & Recreation Western Australia
A guide to running effective meetings – 10 pages (pdf)

Establishing your club constitution & becoming incorporated
Author: Sport & Recreation Western Australia
A guide to establishing a constitution and incorporating your club – 22 pages (pdf)

Financial Management
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide for financial management and treasurers – 47 pages (pdf)

Financial Management
Author: Sport & Recreation New Zealand
A guide to the components of sound financial management – 48 pages (pdf)

Good Governance = Sustainable Performance
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A brief guide to establishing good governance – 4 pages (pdf)

Hillary Commission Quality Marks
Author: The Hillary Commission
An overview of the Quality Marks program in New Zealand – 5 pages (Word)

Legal Obligations of Boards
Author: Sport & Recreation New Zealand
A guide to the role and obligations of Board members – 36 pages (pdf)

Managing Event Volunteers
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide to managing event volunteers – 33 pages (pdf)

Managing Meetings
Author: Sport & Recreation New Zealand
A guide to running effective meetings – 27 pages (pdf)

Managing Money
Author: Sport & Recreation New Zealand
A guide to the treasurer’s duties and financial procedures – 31 pages (pdf)

Nine Steps to Effective Governance
Author: Sport & Recreation New Zealand
A guide to improving an organization’s governance – 127 pages (pdf)

People Management
Author: The Hillary Commission
A guide to people management in sport – 32 pages (pdf)

People Management – Presenter’s Kit
Author: The Hillary Commission
A guide for presenters of the people management course – 31 pages (pdf)

Human Resources Guide for Community Sport: Managing Employees
Author: 2010 Legacies Now
This guide offers best practices, employment resources and templates that may be used to assist in the management of paid employees – 152 pages (pdf)  

Planning for Your Club
Author: Sport & Recreation Western Australia
A guide to club planning – 6 pages (pdf)

Policy Development
Author: Sport & Recreation New Zealand
A guide to the effective development and use of policy for your sport – 25 pages (pdf)

Recruiting & Retaining Volunteers
Author: The Hillary Commission
A manual for recruiting & retaining volunteers – 25 pages (pdf)

Recruiting Volunteers
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide to recruiting volunteers – 28 pages (pdf)

Recruitment and Selection
Author: The Hillary Commission
A manual for recruiting & selecting the right people for sport & recreation organizations – 47 pages (pdf)

Retaining Volunteers
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide to retaining volunteers – 26 pages (pdf)

Setting up your SportNet Online Membership Database
Author: Canberra?
A guide to setting up a membership database – 32 pages (pdf)

Show Me the Money!
Author: Sport & Recreation Western Australia
A guide for club treasurers – 6 pages (pdf)

SportsMark – Regional Sports Trust
Author: The Hillary Commission
A guide & template for performance evaluation of regional sports trusts – 37 pages (Word)

SportsMark
Author: The Hillary Commission
A guide & template for performance evaluation of national sport & recreation bodies – 84 pages (Word)

Sport England Clubmark Resource Pack
Author: Sport England
A guide to developing your club – 44 pages (pdf)

Sport & Community Development: A Manual
Author: Sportscotland
A manual to assist those setting up and running sports-based projects in the community – 81 pages (pdf)

Step by Step to Starting a New Club
Author: Sport & Recreation Western Australia
A guide to starting a new sport club – 6 pages (pdf)

Strategic Leadership
Author: Sport & Recreation New Zealand
A guide to leadership in sport organizations – 32 pages (pdf)

Taking the “In” Out of Ineffective: 10 Steps to Running Successful Meetings
Author: Sport & Recreation Western Australia
A brief guide to running meetings – 4 pages (pdf)

Technology Toolkit
Author: Wild Rose Foundation
This folder contains 30 chapters (pdf) dealing with new technology and how to effectively use it.

The Partnership Toolkit: Tools for Building and Sustaining Partnerships
Author: BC Government Collaboration Roundtable
This toolkit is intended to help organizations meet the challenges and achieve the benefits associated with partnering – 134 pages (pdf)

The Sports Team Manager
Author: Sport & Recreation New Zealand
A guide for sports team managers – 23 pages (pdf)

The Volunteer Coordinator
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide to the role of volunteer coordinator – 30 pages (pdf)

User-friendly Sport
Author: Government of Victoria
An ideas book to help sport & recreation clubs grow – 26 pages (pdf)

Valuing the Rural Volunteer Toolkit
Author: The Ontario Rural Council
A guide to developing volunteers and organizations – 70 pages (pdf)

Volunteer & Staff Management
Author: The Hillary Commission
A manual for managing volunteers & staff – 60 pages (pdf)

Volunteer Management: A Guide to Good Practice
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide and best practices in volunteer management – 38 pages (pdf)

Volunteer Management Kit for Recreation Leaders
Author: Northwest Territories Sport & Recreation
A guide to volunteer recruitment, training & evaluation – 64 pages (pdf)

Volunteer Management Audit: The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement
Author: Volunteer Canada
A tool for non-profit and charitable organizations to assess their volunteer resources program – 90 pages (pdf)

Volunteer Management Policy
Author: Australian Sports Commission
A guide to policy development and implementation – 28 pages (pdf)

Working in Partnership
Author: Wild Rose Foundation
A guide to establishing and maintaining organization partnerships – 42 pages (pdf)

Working in Partnership - Appendix
Author: Wild Rose Foundation
A list of resources, web-based information and publications for the voluntary sector – 53 pages (pdf)

Youth Sports Good Practice Guide
Author: Sport and Recreation West Australia
A guide to best practices in sport clubs (with examples) – 24 pages (pdf)