Introduction
Are you working for a not for profit organisation and putting together policies and procedures? Avoid reinventing the wheel with this comprehensive list of templates from the Policy Bank.
The Institute of Community Directors Australia’s Policy Bank is an amazing resource for not for profits to help with their policies.
These policies from The Institute of Community Directors (an enterprise of ourcommunity.com.au) are free for any not-for-profit organisation to download and use, so long as it is for a non-commercial purpose and that the organisation is not paying a consultant to carry out this work. Click here for their full copyright guidelines.
Policy Templates
Here is a sample of some of the templates available on the Policy Bank.
- Acceptable Use of Electronic Media Policy
- Acceptable Use of Vehicles & Equipment Policy
- Access & Equity Policy
- Affirmative Action Policy
- Anti-discrimination Policy
- Authority to Sign Cheques
- Board Attendance Policy
- Board Confidentiality Policy
- Board Conflict of Interest Policy
- Board Dispute Resolution Policy
- Board Fundraising Policy
- Board Grievance Policy
- Board Member Induction Policy
- Board Member Recruitment Policy
- Board Office-bearer Policy & Position Statements
- Budget Planning Policy
- Bullying Policy
- CEO Recruitment Policy
- Child Protection Policy
- Child Safety Code of Conduct
- Circular Resolution Policy
- Code of Ethics
- Committees Policy
- Complaints handling
- Conduct of Meetings Policy
- Confidentiality Policy
- Copyright Policy
- Credit Card / Financial Transaction Card Policy
- Crisis Response Policy
- Email Retention and Archiving Policy
- Employees, Volunteers and Contractors Induction Policy
- Employment References Policy
- Environmental Sustainability Policy
- Epidemic & Pandemic Policy
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
- Ethical Fundraising Policy
- Family Friendly Policy
- First Aid Policy
- Fraud Risk Management Policy
- Governance Policy
- Grief and Loss Policy
- Injury and Incident Reporting Policy
- Investment Planning Policy
- Legislative Compliance Policy
- Letting of Premises Policy
- Long Service Leave Policy
- Managing Unsatisfactory Work Performance Policy
- Media Relations Policy
- Misconduct Policy
- Performance Review Policy
- Personal Leave, Carer’s Leave & Compassionate Leave
- Policies and Procedures Policy
- Privacy Policy
- Professional Development Policy
- Redundancy Policy
- Reimbursement Policy
- Resignation and Retirement Policy
- Risk Management Policy
- Sexual Harassment Policy
- Social Media Policy
- Sponsorship Policy
- Staff Conflict of Interest Policy
- Staff Grievances and Dispute Resolution Policy
- Staff Recruitment Policy
- Time in Lieu Policy
- Transparency and Accountability Policy
- Unpaid Leave Policy
- Volunteer Management Policy
- Whistleblower Policy
- Workplace Health and Safety Policy
Access these policies and more at The Institute of Community Directors Australia’s Policy Bank.
Explore Further
- Rad HR – Policy Library (UK based)
“RadHR is about practically applying anti-oppressive ideas to how social change organisations and workplaces organise internally. It offers alternatives to off-the-shelf HR policies and processes, which tend to replicate the very oppressions that our organisations strive to challenge…RadHR is a place where groups organising for social change can: share alternative policies and processes; learn from each other; and collectively dismantle the inherent oppressions and inequalities of ‘work’ within capitalism.” - The Intertwine Charter: Going beyond anti-discrimination and towards pro-active change to welcome others
- New Volunteer Checklist