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Plain-English help for Australian community organisations.

Grants, admin and research — desk work done clearly, without jargon or fluff. You stay in control; we don’t invent facts or promise outcomes.

Tell us what you need. We’ll say if we can take it on.

Grants & research

$99 for one year — access Plain Desk grant research. We find suitable grants from the information you provide, then can help draft applications against funder criteria. You review and submit. We don’t invent facts or promise awards.

Subscribe — $99/year

  • Grant matching research from your brief
  • Application drafts, budgets and schedules
  • Acquittal and milestone paperwork
  • Funder and grant-round scans
  • Got an idea for an upcoming project? We help match suitable grants and draft application forms — you review and submit.

Plain-English briefs so you can decide without drowning in tabs.

Administration pack

$99 one-off (incl. GST) — for incorporated associations, incorporated clubs and NFPs. Jurisdiction-matched drafts from official Model Rules / constitutions where they exist. Your committee reviews and lodges. Not legal advice; not a regulator approval; not for unincorporated clubs, small business or companies limited by guarantee.

Buy Admin pack — $99

  • Rules / constitution — official Model Rules adapted for NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, TAS, NT, ACT (fill-ins only). SA uses CBS example rules (no statutory Model Rules)
  • Objects, membership classes, financial year and meeting quorums
  • AGM pack: notice, agenda, minutes; proxy form only where your rules allow
  • Committee meeting agenda and minutes templates
  • Member register notes, office-holder list, conflicts / interests register
  • Financial controls (two-to-sign) plus template privacy and dispute wording (template only — not a Privacy Act compliance review or legal advice on disputes)
  • Annual return / information-statement checklist for your regulator (ACT no longer lodges an annual return — retain records)
  • Committee induction one-pager; SGM + rules-change checklist
  • ACNC charity overlay pages if you tick charity — registration itself is not in this pack

Not included: lodging returns; ACNC/DGR/fundraising applications; ORIC / CATSI Indigenous corporations, co-operatives, or companies limited by guarantee; custom constitutions for complex federations; or lawyer review.

Tell us about your association, NFP or club — and what you’re looking for.

Grant funding, research, back-office support and documentation? Leave a short note and your email, click Email Me, and one of the team will reply in minutes with how we could help.

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FAQ

What does the $99/year plan cover?

Grant research from the information you provide, then help drafting applications against funder criteria. You review and submit. We don’t invent facts or promise awards. Subscribe — $99/year

Do you guarantee the grant?

No. Funders decide. We match, draft and organise carefully — outcomes are never promised.

How does the ask box work?

You get an on-page scope reply straight away. Leave an email and we send that scoped reply from hello@plaindesk.com.au. Further engagement is reviewed before more goes out.

More questions on the FAQ page

How we work

Fixed scopes where we can. Clear handovers. Human review before anything goes to a funder or your inbox. If your ask isn’t something we can do well, we’ll say so and point you elsewhere.

Who we’re for

Australian clubs, associations and not-for-profits that need desk help — not a call centre, not a big-city agency brochure.