Grant Writing – Case Study 1

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By Red Tape Busters
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Grant Writing Case Study 1
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Grant Writing Case Study 1
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Grant Writing Case Study 1

• Grant writing can be a complex process which is
  not just about writing a grant. The experienced
  and skilled grant writer will do far more than
  just write a grant. The grant writer who is worth
  their weight in gold will write a great grant
  submission.
• Quality grant writers will also assist the
  organisation to develop the best project concept,
  they will identify the best possible funding
  opportunity which will be relevant to the project
  requiring funding and then yes they will prepare
  a fantastic grant submission.

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Grant Writing Case Study 1

• At Red Tape Busters we are continually
  challenged by difficult projects and asked to
  chase funding for that project.
• In one such situation I was approached by a
  rural Golf Club seeking funding to pay for a new
  financial management accounting software system.
• Their old system was outdated and they needed to
  upgrade to keep pace with technology and software
  changes.

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Grant Writing Case Study 1

• Now generally financial management software and
  such an upgrade of a system would be deemed as an
  operational need and an operational expenditure
  and therefore would not be a fundable item. So
  the request posed some significant problems in
  being able to win funding.
• Initially I decided to assess the project and
  identify if I could change the project from the
  purchase of financial management software to a
  broader project which was significantly more
  attractive to potential funders.

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Grant Writing Case Study 1

• I pondered on their requirement and also
  pondered on the club what it did, what regional
  area the club was located in, pondered on the
  issues which might be affecting that area and the
  people that lived there and also pondered on what
  project would be really attractive to funders
  which might address the needs of the club and
  also the local area.

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Grant Writing Case Study 1

• The project I came up with was to essentially
  have the financial management software as an
  after thought and a by-product or requirement
  of the bigger project. I suggested to the club
  that we implement a project where the club would
  partner with the local TAFE and work closely with
  the students from the Business Administration
  course.
• The club could offer the TAFE and the students
  work experience in the club while
  studying/completing their studies and learn how
  to use the cash registers and learn the financial
  management system.

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Grant Writing Case Study 1

• Once the students had finished their course and
  undertaken work experience with the club, the
  club would arrange potential jobs with key
  employers across the region businesses and
  organisations who had links with the club or
  whose members were key personnel within those
  organisations or businesses.
• In this way the project was focused on
  addressing youth unemployment in the area, giving
  them on the job experience to support their
  studies and then working with potential employers
  to get these young people a job.

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Grant Writing Case Study 1

• The only requirement the club had was to find a
  funder who would fund the upgraded software and
  system seeing this would be integral to the
  training.
• Effectively the project had changed from a plain
  issue of being standard operational expenditure
  required to fund the purchase of financial
  management software to an employment program
  addressing the chronic unemployment issues for
  local youth in a drought affected area.

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Grant Writing Case Study 1

• A much more exciting and fundable project. We
  then identified the best program to pursue and
  with our quality grant writers prepare a great
  submission.
• The result being that the club received 35k to
  purchase the software and system purely as a
  result of our strategic grant writing processes.

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• Contact us at Red Tape Busters
• http//www.redtapebusters.com/ should you require
  more
• information about this article or if you require
  specialist
• grant, tender or job application writing
  experience. We can
• assist you to achieve your goals and objectives!

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