Home| Idx | Terms Ref | Exc Sum | Recommendations | Chp 1 | Chp 2 | Chp 3 | Chp 4 | Chp 5 | Apx | Disclaimer | Copyright VOLUNTEERING AND UNPAID WORK PLACEMENTS AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NSW COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Submission: Peter AXTENS LLB - Judicial System "Change Management" Triggers 1987-2015 Home | SOA Docs | Mgt | Mtg | Minutes | Reports | Correspondence |Participation | Ath Mem | Vol Mem | Disclaimer | Copyright Tue 17 Nov 2015 Recipient:61S2Fla1 REF:ACEGKHN1 Y/R:SOA Mtg 31 Oct 2015 Natalie JOHNSTON E: SOA.61S2Fla1@gmail.com Chairperson F:{61}(2) Region: Flinders M:{61}(0)4xxx-xxx-xxx SPECIAL OLYMPICS AUSTRALIA P:{61}(2) B: PO Box 14 RIVERWOOD 2210 cc SO Flinders Committee Dear Natalie Special Olympics Australia [SOA] DRAFT REPORT: TREASURER WORK GROUP SOA MTG S 31 OCT 2015 Thanks for your email report on SOA Mtg Sat 31 Oct 2015 received 21:51 Sun 15 Nov 2015 and Notice of the next SO Flinders Mtg Tue 17 Nov 2015 Unfortunately I will not be able to make the meeting today so here is my report On-line which includes the Treasurer Work-Group at the SOA Meeting on Sat 31 Oct 2015 SOA have been copied in as there may be issues that they may wish to clarify If there are any questions we may be able to obtain a response from SOA for the next Flinders Mtg Tue 15 Dec 2015 Would you ask the Committee if the other attached Minutes can be placed On-line as an example for local sponsorship eg by local sport resources ? Another advantage of On-line Minutes and Reports is that it can provide links to On-line key documents like the new National Standard for Volunteering and the current Privacy Acts Thanks Rgds Stephen GOULD Committee Member SO Flinders SOMS:134992 14:15 T 2015/11/17 612089 E: trustee.thd@gmail.com M:{61}(0)416-009-468 DRAFT REPORT SOA MTH S 31 OCT 2015 MTG Special Olympics Australia - Eastern Zone Get together DTE: Sat 31 Oct 2015 TME: 10:00 - 17:00 LOC: 26 Bridge Rd BELMORE 2192 ATD: 35 Speakers A Nicola STOKES - Chief Executive Officer [CEO] Special Olympics Australia B Rob REGENT - Sports Development Manager, Eastern Zone (NSW/ACT) C Amanda BEEHAG - General Manager Sports Development D Terence YOUNG - National Program Manager, Volunteering E Rick VAN BRUGGE - Chief Operations Officer [COO] F Treasurer Work Group - Draft Report A Nicola STOKES - Chief Executive Officer [CEO] Special Olympics Australia Increase Health - Health advocacy Unified program at grass-roots level Abled bodies and disables bodied playing together as "Unified Players" BRAND CAPABILITIY a Stakeholders b Excellence - Internal Standards c Athletes d Membership 2016-2017 - Accreditation 2015 World Games ran at a loss Gift Program $12 Million stopped 04 Oct 2015 - booked expired Constitution Review by Australian Sports Commission [ASC] NSOD National Sporting Organisation for People with a Disability Report back Feb 2016 SOA AGM May 2016 B Rob REGENT - Sports Development Manager, Eastern Zone (NSW/ACT) Some Athletes struggle financially Rules Committee - Mary on Committee NEED TO ENCOURAGE NEW MEMBERS - ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE Need 2 State games for 1 National game with carers Need Money for State Games Membership Categories Fee SOA Region 2015 $ 70 $ 60 $ 10 2016 $ 80 $ 70 $ 10 SOA sustainable at $ 80/athlete Current SOA Fee $ 60 not sustainable Average Age - Adult on a pension Timing for membership Mar-Jun not Christmas Clubs not reliant on $ 10 NDIS - All eligible for Package Educate the People who will be doing the Planning Financial advice Sport not involved as part of NDIS practice NDIS has "reasonable" and "necessary" "Join SOA for these reasons" C AMANDA BEEHAG - General Manager Sports Development SOA funded by ASC Athletes - do not do full medical Affiliates are to assist Amanda - "had to unpick rubbish data" Unified athletes not insured 1 Athletes 2 Participants 3 Affiliates 4 Schools [CSL - Community Sport Link] SOA expect reports "Data has to be cleaner" Each Region - how do I get more athletes Should be registering athletes for insurance purposes 5,700 Primary Schools get funding Handbook - draft Bring Resources together into a single source Club Working Group - Jul 2015 Review processes Feedback gathered converted to User Stories - themed and reviewed KEY THEMES a Challenge Completing Accreditation On-line b Definition of Expert c Templates & Resource Support d Feedback around clarifying Items e Coaches and Minimum Standards No Induction Develop Induction Program D Terence YOUNG - National Program Manager, Volunteering 15 Nov 2015 deadline for Feedback Guidance on Succession Policy & Procedure Like Amanda "Volunteer registration - the quality of data is not there" Stats overview 60% Support people Female Ave age 49 Ave time as Vol 8 yrs 2014 Working with Children Checks 10% 2015 Working with Children Checks 77% Child Protection "Why do Volunteers drop out ?" Police Checks by SOA "HREC Guidelines" Human Research Ethics Committee (HRECs) VOLUNTEER NATIONAL STANDARDS A SOA is committed to meeting the National Standard for Volunteer Involvement launched on 11 May 2015 B The Standard governs how Not-for-Profits engage and manage Volunteers C It improves the Volunteer Experience D Ensures that every Volunteer is covered with Insurance Quantum of Work Important for SOA to record that time E RICK VAN BRUGGE - CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER [COO] Only 16 Sports covered by Insurance Membership 2016 SOMS - Special Olympics Membership Insurance review - 90 people tried to access WWCC data checks Insurance views Disability Athletes as high risk Need for registration "All part of same Club" Coaches need to be insured and 1 Registered 2 comply with minimum standards Insurance claims Average claim $ 2,500 Athletes that fly home early got some sort of compensation claim 1 Incident list 2 Attendee list Membership forms go to the Registrar ALPS - leadership program Aboriginal/Torres Strait Code of Conduct Media Consent - for current season only P3 Athlete release form Health care assessment form 2016 Process Completed forms to SOA SOA update SOMS number [SOMS-Special Olympics Membership System] SO Upper North Shore - Huge Administrative Task - 200 members to print forms and post to members to check and reply Lost 6 members & fund raising committee Privacy Act 2014 - unfortunately there is a plethora of Privacy Acts !! F TREASURER WORKSHOP Rick VAN BRUGGE & Andrew ? Lost $ 1.5M in Asia Pacific Games 2014 run by Australia Singapore centre for Asia/Pacific Region Singapore issues Regional licences 6-mth review finances Quarterly reporting Stewart - Control of Money - banking it - collecting money is difficult - 6 times a year all in cash Chris - fund raising licence Attendance sheet Internet banking Issue receipts Donation receipt Book 220 Upper North Shore Athletes paid nothing as funds raised covered all costs NEXT STEPS If there are any questions I may be able to obtain a response for the next Flinders Mtg Tue 15 Dec 2015 Thank you Yours sincerely Stephen GOULD Committee Member - Flinders Region SPECIAL OLYMPICS AUSTRALIA This is an example of how all Committee Information like Agendas, Minutes and Reports can be "On-line" with the RUBAC TM Electronic Committee Information Management [ECIM] Process and provide Committee Metrics including Participation and Contribution eCredits Home | SOA Docs | Mgt | Mtg | Minutes | Reports | Correspondence |Participation | Ath Mem | Vol Mem | Disclaimer | Copyright