Stocking fillers, or that special gift to someone, give a gift this Christmas which will benefit women and girls across the Australian, Asia, Pacific countries. Your gift donation will provide a funding stream for Soroptimists to implement grass roots projects at their club level. Give this Christmas Gift Card $10.00 value to that special person in your life.
Upon payment, the gift certificate will be sent to your email address.
Nominations are invited for the following Federation positions.
The successful candidates will take office on 1 June 2026.
Elected Positions
Communications Convenor
Finance Convenor
Governance Convenor
Membership Convenor
Assistant Membership Convenor [3 positions]
Programme Convenor
Assistant Programme Convenor [2 positions]
Programme Zone Co-ordinator [4 positions]
Appointed Positions
Archivist
Friendship Link Co-ordinator
ICT Liaison
Programme Communications Co-ordinator
Programme Database Support
Webinar Training Co-ordinator
Click on the relevant link that will take you to the Nomination form.
NOMINATION FORM FOR ELECTED & APPOINTED POSITION
The completed nomination form, CV and photo must be sent to the Federation Secretary/Returning Officer federationsecretary@siseap.org with a copy to HQ hq@siseap.org by 5pm Sunday 28 September 2025 Australian Eastern Standard Time [AEST].
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ELECTION PROCESS TIMELINE 1 July 2025 Notice to Clubs regarding nominations for Federation elected and appointed positions 28 August 2025 Round 1 Nominations close at 5pm AEST to Federation Secretary and HQ Officer 1 September 2025 Round 1 Result announced if only one nomination received OR Nominations and CVs for other positions requiring voting emailed to clubs and uploaded to the website Round 2 Call for nominations for unfilled positions 14 September 2025 Round 1 Electronic voting begins if required 28 September 2025 Round 1 Electronic voting closes at 23.59 AEST Round 2 Nominations close for unfilled positions at 5pm AEST to Federation Secretary and HQ Officer 1 October 2025 Result of Round 1 elections announced Round 2 Result announced if only one nomination received OR Nominations and CVs for other positions requiring voting emailed to clubs and uploaded to the website 14 October 2025 Round 2 Electronic voting begins if required 28 October 2025 Round 2 Electronic voting closes at 23.59 AEST 1 November 2025 Result of Round 2 elections announced Where no nomination has been received for a position it becomes an agenda item at the next Federation General Meeting. |
Expressions of interest are being called for the Federation position of Assistant Membership Convenor - Asia. This is a great opportunity to play an important role within our Federation Membership Team for the remainder of the 2024-2026 Biennium.
Send your expression of interest to:
Your club and members can get involved and be ready to be inspired by bold ideas, passionate perspectives, and thoughtful solutions from the next generation of changemakers.
This year’s theme, "Empowered Voices, Sustainable Choices," encourages young people to explore how individuals and communities can make informed, ethical, and bold decisions that support a more sustainable and equitable future.
You can still be involved, read the full guidelines and how to participate follow the link below.
Many of our Members (Clubs) have been asking us, what is SISEAPs status now that we have become a charity mean to them as Clubs across our Federation? The following is a brief outline of SISEAP’s charity status and what is involved for our Company now operating as a charity.
The Company announced on 6 September 2024 (effective from 2 January 2023) that SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL SOUTH EAST ASIA PACIFIC had been approved and registered as a charity under ACNC – Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission.
Soroptimist International South East Asia Pacific is registered with ACNC as a Company Limited by Guarantee – we are therefore under the category called a CLG (Company Limited by Guarantee) which is a type of organisational legal structure. All CLGs are registered as companies with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) which is required for us to operate as a company in Australia.
As a CLG and registered as a charity, we have ongoing obligations to ACNC which include:
As a charity we still have obligations to ASIC but these remain minor for so long as we retain Charitable Status with ACNC and these requirements are:
ACNC requires Charities to operate under Governance Standards, which are a set of core minimum standards, that deal with how a charity is run and this includes its processes, activities and relationships – in other words its Governance. These Standards require charities to remain charitable, operate lawfully, and be run in an accountable and responsible way. Because the Governance Standards are a set of high-level principles, not precise rules, charities must determine the actions they need to take to comply with them. SISEAP lists these ‘principles’ in our Constitution and our Bylaws along with other supporting policies, procedures, manuals and other associated documentation.
Very importantly, Charities must meet the Governance Standards to be registered and remain registered with the ACNC.
These are the Governance Standards that SISEAP now adheres to so that we ensure that we retain our Charitable Status.
How does SISEAP meet the civil statutory directors’ duties now that they are registered as a Charity?
A CLG that is a registered charity no longer needs to comply with the civil directors’ duties under the Corporations Act. Instead, it must comply with ACNC Governance Standard 5. This Governance Standard requires charities to make sure that their Responsible People meet similar duties to those under the Corporations Act.
Who are Responsible People in SISEAP?
A Responsible Person is someone responsible for governing a charity. Generally, a charity’s Responsible People are its board or committee members, and Responsible People may be referred to by different names depending on the type of organisation they are part of – in SISEAP we call responsible people Directors.
Therefore, SISEAP directors are responsible for governing and overseeing the affairs of the registered charity CLG and for setting its strategic direction.
SISEAP is continuing to work towards the implementation of the ACNC Governance Standards to all our governance documentation and operating documentation. More information will be provided via the Bulletin as we work through this process.
What is important to remember is that our charitable status is for the Company – Soroptimist International South East Asia Pacific – and the Company is allowed to use the ACNC Logo on all its public documentation. However, this does not apply to any of our Members (Clubs) and unless a Club has applied and been successful in obtaining their own Charitable Status. Clubs across the Federation are not permitted to use the Charity Logo nor to obtain grants or funding by using the SISEAP Charitable Status on your Letters, Emails, Grant Applications or any general advertising that the Clubs may undertake.
Theresa Lyford
SISEAP Company Secretary