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Governance, planning and HR help for small organisations
We help small not-for-profits, community associations and small businesses with the paperwork and people side of running the place: the constitution, the AGM, the policies, the position descriptions, the board report and a plan the committee will open.
Your constitution hasn’t been looked at in years, the AGM is coming up, and nobody is sure how much notice members need. We sort out the rules and the meetings, then write a short plan for the year with a name and a date against each item. Governance from $950 · Strategic planning from $1,800.
You’re about to hire, or your coordinator is doing three jobs and the position descriptions no longer match. We write role descriptions, contracts and a simple hiring process that fit your award and your budget. HR and role clarity from $595.
A funder wants to see your policies before the grant is signed, or an acquittal is due and the books need tidying first. We write policies as Word files for your letterhead and help turn the numbers into a board report people can follow. Policies from $490 · Reporting from $495.
You shouldn’t need a law degree or an MBA to run the place.
We’ve worked in arts, education, community organisations and regional Australia. In a small organisation the purpose is rarely the problem. The trouble is more ordinary: roles nobody wrote down, a plan nobody opens, a hire made in a hurry because someone resigned.
We built Plain Sense for the people who run these organisations after hours: volunteer committees, a few part-time staff, a small business with no HR person. We keep the documents short, in plain English, and in Word or PDF so you can edit them. All prices include GST, and you get a written quote before any work starts.
Fair Work rules and templates for each stage, from hiring to exit.
Work out the roles, pay and hires you need. A 25-page guide.
A manual and worksheets for coaching one person to improve.
50 editable Word policies for Australian employers, with a how-to guide.
32 editable Word forms for hiring, leave, safety, complaints and exits.
All 50 policies and 32 matching forms in one download.
