Isaak Dury β€” CEO & Founder at TidyHQ

Isaak Dury

CEO & Founder

I started TidyHQ because I saw how much time volunteers waste on admin that should be simple. Clubs and associations do incredible work β€” they just shouldn't need a finance degree and three spreadsheets to do it.

I'm the CEO and founder, which at a company our size means I'm also the person you'll probably talk to if you jump on a demo call. I lead sales, marketing, and operations, and I stay close to every part of the product because the details matter when you're building for people who are giving up their weekends to run things.

We're a small team based around Australia, and we've been bootstrapped from day one. We haven’t raised venture capital. So we don’t have pressure to chase metrics that don't help our customers. That means every decision we make is about whether it actually makes your organisation easier to run.

TidyHQ now serves thousands of organisations around the world, and we're still just getting started.

Articles by Isaak Dury

Dance I by Theo van Doesburg, illustrating Chapter Management in the Age of AI: How Governing Bodies Will Operate in 2030

Integrations – 11 min read

Chapter Management in the Age of AI: How Governing Bodies Will Operate in 2030

AI will change specific tasks in chapter management: automated communications, predictive health scoring, and intelligent compliance monitoring. But the human work remains.

Newsprint Collage by Ad Reinhardt, illustrating The Bottom-Up Revolution: How Individual Clubs Choosing TidyHQ Creates Federa

Guides – 9 min read

The Bottom-Up Revolution: How Individual Clubs Choosing TidyHQ Creates Federation Demand

When 30% of clubs in a network independently adopt TidyHQ, the governing body notices. The data quality gap between connected and unconnected clubs makes the federation case.

Black with White Lines, Vertical Not Touching by Sol LeWitt, illustrating Digital Transformation for Federated Organisations:

Guides – 9 min read

Digital Transformation for Federated Organisations: Lessons from Sports, Service Clubs, and Associations

Lessons from sports federations, service club districts, and professional associations that successfully connected their chapter networks with technology.

White Rose in a Glass by Piet Mondrian, illustrating The Chapter Banking Problem: Why Volunteer Turnover Creates Financial Ri

Governance – 8 min read

The Chapter Banking Problem: Why Volunteer Turnover Creates Financial Risk

When the treasurer leaves, so does access to the bank account. The signatory change process takes weeks. In the gap, the chapter can't pay bills, collect dues, or operate.

Red and Blue Composition by Ad Reinhardt, illustrating Why Chapter Leaders Say Reporting Is Their Biggest Administrative Burd

Guides – 7 min read

Why Chapter Leaders Say Reporting Is Their Biggest Administrative Burden

Chapter volunteers spend 8-15 hours per quarter on reporting to the national body. Most of it is redundant data entry. Here's why, and how to fix it.

Untitled by Brice Marden, illustrating The Hidden Cost of Chapter Autonomy: When Decentralisation Goes Too Far

Guides – 9 min read

The Hidden Cost of Chapter Autonomy: When Decentralisation Goes Too Far

Chapter autonomy is a strength - until it creates data silos, inconsistent governance, brand fragmentation, and the inability to intervene before chapters fail.