Built for not-for-profit and purpose-driven teams
Not-for-profit and purpose-driven organisations run on mission, trust and often small teams that may be stretched thinly. But once an organisation takes on more funding, more programs, or more scrutiny from funders and regulators, the operational and governance backbone has to mature to match the accountability being asked of it.
BusinessRx works with Australian not-for-profits and purpose-driven organisations to build the governance, compliance and operational foundations that support funding growth and community trust - without needing to hire a full-time governance manager or ops manager to do it.
We are not the people who sit on boards and make the decisions. We deliver practical business, operational, compliance and governance support where and when its needed so you can meet your obligations. Whether it’s developing the documentation to ensure you are grant or funding-ready, providing professional board and governance support, assisting with an operational project or program, or setting up new systems and processes to help save time and money - BusinessRx are here to help.
You, or a small handful of people, are holding together funding acquittals, grant submissions, HR responsibilities, meeting governance and regulatory obligations on top of day-to-day operations
Board packs, agendas and minutes get pulled together at the last minute, and action items aren’t being tracked or followed up
Compliance and risk documentation - emergency management plans, business disruption plans, policies and procedures - are all out of date, incomplete, or hasn't been revisited in years
Funding or grant reporting is handled reactively, with limited lead time and a stretched team
The board or CEO can't get a clear, timely picture of the organisation's financial or operational position
Growth or increased funding feels risky, because you're not confident the systems can support it
Does this sound familiar?
Who we work with
New boards looking to build the initial governance framework
BusinessRx can help you build your board's governance framework from scratch, so it runs properly from day one, including:
capturing your first draft board/committee charter or terms of reference (which your legal/finance team will review and finalise)
setting board and committee meeting cadences
board reporting inputs and templates
agenda and minutes templates
actions captured and tracked
risk matrices developed
a suite of governance, compliance, operational and conflict of interest registers
NFPs and community organisations needing remote-based board and governance support
Agendas, board packs, minutes and action tracking, done properly and on time - without carrying the cost of a full-time company secretary.
Purpose-driven organisations whose compliance and risk documentation is overdue for a rebuild
Emergency management, business continuity plans, human resource and internal policies reviewed, rewritten and made fit for purpose - not just filed away to satisfy an audit.
Community and social service organisations needing their internal knowledge management system brought up to standard
Reviewed and rewritten using the platforms you already pay for optimised to support your team.
Organisations needing short-term operational, project or program resourcing
Fractional, remote-based support that steps in and does the work as and when its most needed.
Also check out our Critical Roles Continuity service.
Please note: our services are delivered remotely by default; travel time and costs apply for any on-site work.