Building a better lifesaving movement takes courage and open accounting, says Ed Farrell

Ed is a volunteer surf life saver with Coalcliff Surf club and is now in his 22nd season of patrolling. Ed is a 2nd generation surf life saver; his father was on the Westpac helicopter. Ed is a cyber security consultant and self confessed IT nerd; he has conducted over 1100 independent cyber security audit activities and incident responses. Ed has presented at over 80 events in Australia and abroad and lectures at the Australian Defence Force Academy. His service as a member of the Australian Army Reserve has included operational deployments and multinational exercises.

In this episode we cover:

1.Ed’s surf lifesaving background and club experience
2.Ed talks about his ‘day job’ and cyber security
3.Ed reviews club financial statements and analyses them - why?
4.What has Ed found looking at club accounts?
5.What are the lessons for ALL clubs with accounts and transparency?

Review Ed’s articles on surf club accounts, and see where every club can work to create greater transparency and build greater trust:

Part 1- an introduction & an analysis of Newport SLSC: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/financial-analysis-sydneys-surf-life-saving-clubs-part-edward-farrell-87awc/

Part 2- detailed analysis of Freshwater SLSC. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/financial-analysis-sydneys-surf-life-saving-clubs-part-edward-farrell-h8l7c/

Part 3- Errata, going a mile wide and an inch deep: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/financial-analysis-sydneys-surf-life-saving-clubs-part-edward-farrell-flfjc/

SUMMARY: How to build a better club, how to build a better surf life saving movement:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/building-better-lifesaving-movement-part-4-edward-farrell-dcouc/