Association Management · Issue 55 · 27 July 2026

Make the AGM useful, not just compliant

Most AGMs exist to satisfy the constitution. The good ones exist to actually strengthen the association.

The standard AGM formula — minutes, reports, motions, close — meets the legal requirement and does almost nothing else. Members attend out of duty, if they attend at all.

A genuinely useful AGM does more: it tells a real story about the year, invites honest questions, and gives members a reason to feel like part of something rather than an audience for procedure.

That doesn't mean cutting corners on formality — it means using the required structure as the floor, not the ceiling, of what the meeting achieves.

Your next AGM is either a box ticked or a chance taken. Decide which one on purpose.

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With respect,
Annie

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