Governance and compliance
Association rules, meeting procedures, committee roles, risk frameworks, AGMs and decision-making.
For Australian not-for-profits
No jargon. No buzzwords. Just plain sense.
A plain-talking consultant for boards, volunteers and small teams who need the work behind the work to finally make sense.
The work
Practical support for people doing the real work.
Strategy and planning
Facilitated strategic plans, vision development, operational plans, and tools a board will actually open.
HR and operations
Structure, position descriptions, recruitment, policies, payroll and industrial relations — in plain English.
Why this exists
Not-for-profits shouldn’t need a law degree or an MBA to run effectively.
I’ve worked in the arts, education, leadership and regional communities across Australia. What burns people out is rarely the mission. It’s unclear roles, overwhelming compliance, and policies nobody reads.
So I built Plain Sense to help NFPs make sense of it all — plainly. No 70-page documents you’ll never open again. Just real advice, practical tools, and enough clarity to get back to the work.
Publications