Why I’m tired of “Strategic Plans” that nobody reads

Let’s be honest. When was the last time you actually pulled your organisation’s Strategic Plan off the shelf?

If you’re like most Board members I talk to, the answer is "the day we wrote it."

I started Plain Sense because I was watching good people in the Not-For-Profit sector drown in bad paperwork. I saw Boards spending weekends arguing over the font size in a Constitution, while the actual purpose of the charity was drifting away. I saw "Governance" becoming a dirty word that meant "boring meetings," instead of what it should be: the safety net that lets you do great work.

The sector doesn't need more jargon. You don't need a consultant to tell you to "leverage your synergies." You need to know if you’re solvent, if your volunteers are safe, and where you’re going next year.

That’s what we do here. We strip away the fluff. We write policies that people actually read. We build strategies that fit on one page.

If it doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t belong in your business.