Submission Writing Workshop

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Submission Writing Workshop

• Townsville Saturday 19 September 2009
• Presented
• by
• Gerard Byrne
• and
• Volunteering North Queensland

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Your safety and well being is paramount to us

• Evacuation main exits in an orderly fashion
• Mobile Phones please turn off or silent mode
• Amenities foyer and to the left
• Breaks 10.30 am
• Finish before midday

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Workshop Format

• Introduction What do you want covered?
• The Ten Point Model Outlined
• Case Study Community Benefit Fund
• Question and Answer Session
• Online follow up and information

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What do you want covered today?

• Pair up with the person on your left
• Agree on one thing you want to take home from
  today
• We will write it up on the whiteboard
• At the end of session, we will check that it has
  been covered

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What we will do today?

• Learn how to
• Apply for grants
• How to find out what grants are available
• The importance of partnerships
• Use writing tools to make your case

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What we will do today?

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• Discover
• What Grant Bodies are seeking from applicants
• How to build a successful grants relationship
• Pointers on how to write a clear succinct and
  comprehensive project outline
• Ways to make your grant application stand out
  among the rest

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Who are you?

•  This workshop is aimed at
• First time Grants Writers
• Experienced Grants Writers
• Sporting bodies, Community, Arts and Cultural
  groups
• Administrators and treasurers who apply for and
  acquit
• grants
• Accountants and auditors responsible for
  acquitting grants

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Ten Point Plan

• Plan Ahead
• READ the Guidelines use highlighter
• PHONE the contact person
• Be realistic
• Do your homework
• Gather your evidence
• Collaboration
• How can you measure your outcomes
• Tailor your grant application to the criteria
• Always proof read your own work

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Grants Sources

• Newspapers
• Word of Mouth
• Internet / Websites (eg www.grantslink.com.au)
• Google
• Local Government Councilors
• Local Members of Parliament
• Council Libraries
• Volunteering North Queensland

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HANDOUTS

• Submission Writing Ten Point Model
• Grants Writing Tips (Dos and Donts)
• References (eg Ourcommunity Books, etc)
• Volunteering North Queensland Website
• (www.volunteeringnthqld.org.au)

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• Any Questions?
• (Short Break)

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Case Study - Gambling Community Benefit Fund

• Features
• Closing date? 30 November
• Amount? Up to 30,000
• What is eligible?
• Need to apply online
• Wide community benefit

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Case Study - Gambling Community Benefit Fund
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Case Study - Gambling Community Benefit Fund
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Case Study - Gambling Community Benefit Fund
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Case Study Gambling Community Benefit
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• Questions?
• Thank You for attendance today
• Need help?
• Contact Volunteering North Queensland