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Not-for-profit teams do demanding, mission-driven work, often with small teams and tight budgets. Holistic Services Group has supported charities, foundations, community organisations and member bodies across Australia since 2003, with flexible programs that respect both the work and the budget.
HSG’s workplace wellbeing programs for not-for-profits are mental health, resilience, and physical wellbeing services delivered to charities, foundations, community organisations, and member bodies, including resilience training, stress management, mental health awareness, leadership support, and physical wellbeing, such as yoga, movement, and massage. Programs are delivered onsite across Australia and online nationwide, and scale from a single session to an ongoing program.
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Common workplace wellbeing challenges in not-for-profits
Not-for-profit workplaces share a distinct set of pressures:
- Resource constraints and tight budgets for staff support
- Mission fatigue from sustained, emotionally invested work
- Small teams where workloads are concentrated, and coverage is limited
- Volunteer and staff engagement across a committed but stretched workforce
- Burnout, particularly in frontline and community-facing roles
Why workplace wellbeing matters for not-for-profits
Not-for-profit staff often combine demanding workloads with a deep commitment to the people and communities they serve. Without practical support, sustained emotional demands and limited resources can contribute to stress, burnout and turnover. Small, mission-driven teams feel every absence.
- Employee engagement remains low: only 20% of employees globally are engaged at work, the lowest level since 2020. This makes it harder for stretched not-for-profit teams to sustain energy, connection and experienced people, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2026 Report.
- Proactive support can deliver value: Australian research found an average return of $2.30 for every dollar invested in effective workplace mental health initiatives through reduced absenteeism, presenteeism and compensation claims. Read PwC’s workplace mental health return-on-investment analysis.
Talk to us about practical workplace wellbeing support for your not-for-profit team.
Services most relevant to not-for-profit teams
HSG’s not-for-profit work focuses on practical, flexible support that fits smaller budgets. NFP organisations can begin with one priority area or combine services into a broader program:
Workplace mental health & resilience
Support employees in managing pressure, building resilience, and strengthening psychological safety.
Leadership development & manager capability
Equip managers with practical skills to lead people, navigate difficult conversations and support healthy team performance across onsite, remote and hybrid teams.
Physical wellbeing, ergonomics & corporate massage
Help reduce daily physical strain through ergonomics, movement, corporate massage, fitness, yoga and broader corporate health programs.
Workplace culture, connection & team engagement
Strengthen communication, belonging, and collaboration across on-site, hybrid, and distributed teams.
Ready to build an ongoing program across these areas? Workplace wellness programs
Trusted by 1,600+ organisations across Australia and Asia-Pacific
Supporting corporate, government, healthcare, education and not-for-profit sectors
HSG has supported more than 1,600 organisations across corporate, government, healthcare, education and not-for-profit sectors, including Microsoft, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank, BHP, the Department of Defence, St Vincent’s, the University of Sydney, Deakin University, The Smith Family and headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation.
Featured client story: The Smith Family
Challenge: helping staff who were working from home set up safely and comfortably, with practical guidance they could act on.
Program: an ergonomic session covering home and office setups, delivered by a specialist facilitator.
Outcome, in the client’s words:
We had Margie deliver an ergonomic session and have had some really great feedback from our team members saying they found it very informative and are now more confident in adjusting their working stations. Thank you Margie!
Allana Minogue
The Smith Family
What not-for-profit teams say
Holistic Services Group impressed our group with a professional and gentle manner – a flexible approach that not only inspired our guests, but generated the results we were seeking.
Susan McIlwaine
Caseworker, Samaritans Foundation
Thank you Ryko! Your meditation session was amazing, and staff’s feedback was very positive. Your delivery style and energy were perfect for the online event, and you gave us practical, easy to follow techniques to take away.
Tracey Snowden
Foundation Housing
Why not-for-profit organisations choose HSG
Holistic Services Group has delivered workplace wellbeing since 2003 and is trusted by more than 1,600 organisations, including The Smith Family, Samaritans Foundation, headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Foundation Housing and the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Programs are flexible and scalable, delivered by specialist facilitators with professional credentials in their discipline, onsite across Australia and online nationwide.
How it works
Simple, structured delivery from brief to program rollout
1. Tell us what you are trying to achieve
Share your goals, team size, timing and location. You do not need a finished brief.
2. Receive a tailored recommendation
HSG suggests suitable services, delivery formats and program options.
3. We coordinate the delivery
HSG matches the right specialist facilitator and manages the practical details with your team.
Workplace wellbeing trends in the not-for-profit sector
Not-for-profit wellbeing is moving toward flexible, sustainable support scaled to the organisation. The defining themes:
- Mission fatigue: deep commitment to the cause can blur the line between purpose and overwork, compounded by emotionally demanding frontline roles.
- Resource constraints: smaller budgets push demand toward flexible, high-impact formats such as single-session or online delivery.
- Psychosocial obligations apply equally: not-for-profits carry the same duty as larger employers to manage psychosocial hazards such as high job demands and emotional exposure, per Safe Work Australia’s Model Code of Practice: Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work.
- Every departure is felt: against a global engagement rate of just 20% — the lowest level since 2020 — small teams increasingly treat practical wellbeing support as retention insurance, not a cost, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2026 Report.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. HSG offers flexible formats, from a single session or wellbeing day to an ongoing program, and online delivery, so support can be scaled to suit smaller teams and budgets. Contact us for a tailored quote.
Yes. HSG works across the not-for-profit sector, including charities, foundations, community organisations and member bodies, with programs tailored to mission-driven teams.
Yes, they are complementary. An EAP is reactive support, while HSG’s programs are proactive, building resilience and wellbeing and helping meet psychosocial risk obligations (Safe Work Australia).
HSG reports on attendance, participation and staff feedback after each delivery, and repeat bookings are common. Over time, our experience with not-for-profit organisations shows that this work can support engagement, retention and staff wellbeing. Australian research has found an average return of $2.30 for every dollar invested in workplace mental health (PwC, 2014). More recent international research has reported returns of up to £6.30 for every £1 invested (Deloitte UK, 2024).
Yes. HSG tailors content, format and schedule to your organisation and budget, from a single session to an ongoing program.
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