Governance Bites #90: incorporated society constitutions, with Stephen Upton

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In this episode, Mark Banicevich talks to Stephen Upton about incorporated society (not-for-profit) constitutions. They start by discussing the organisation's purpose, how this can proliferate, and keeping it concise. They talk about the components of a constitution, changes required by New Zealand's Incorporated Societies Act 2022, and the challenges in updating a constitution. Stephen also shares advice he would give to a new incorporated society director. 
Note that the Companies Office has a Constitution Builder, https://isb.companiesoffice.govt.nz/constitutionbuilder/startscreen, and useful information about incorporated societies, https://is-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/.
Sport New Zealand cheat sheet on incorporated versus unincorporated: https://sportnz.org.nz/media/oqlp0sz1/1-sport-nz-guidance-note-incorporated-unincorporated-or-hybrid-002.pdf
Stephen Upton is Chair of Touch NZ, and led the organization through revising its constitution when the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 came into force. He is also a past President of the Swiss Touch Association. Stephen’s primary career is in funds management. He is Chief Operating Officer at fund manager and KiwiSaver provider Kernel, and was Chief Operating Officer at NZX-owned Smartshares (now Smart) before that. 
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