The Art of Volunteer Coordination
Finding Funding and Grant Writing
Tips Tanya Stevenson
Welcome
If you were
given $1 million to solve a community challenge today, what would you do?
Capability Statement
Outlines what the organisation is able to do and deliver. This should align with the mission and vision.
Think of it as a resume for your organisation.
Depending on what you want to use it for, it can vary from a singlepage summary to an extensive, multi-page document. It may include past and current experience and key staff summaries.
Risk Appetite
Your Idea is the key to a successful grant application.
An organisation will have a strategic plan and an operational plan which identifies where the organisation wants to go and the actions required to help it get there.
Developing the Project
Project Brief:
1. Challenge you are facing (emerging trend or gap) – local data + stories
2. Research on best-practices / evidence-based practices
3. Solution you want to implement – other examples currently in practice
4. Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
5. Partnerships – talk to people about your idea
6. Budget & Risks
Human Centered Design
2. Research on Best Practice
• Yarrilee Primary School
• Kawungan Primary School
• Pialba Primary School
Read Bears
3. Solution you want to implement
The Read Bears Project was designed to provide children with opportunities to be motivated to read more books by having a “friend” to read to, and to encourage parents and siblings to be involved in reading with the child at home each school night. It was also aimed to have positive outcomes including:
· Increased reading skills
· Improved child wellbeing
· Improved parent/child attachment
· Increased language skills
· Improved self-confidence & self-esteem
Read Bears
4. Minimum Viable Product Started in 3 schools Now in 18 schools 5. Partnerships Crafty Ladies Arts Link Red Cross – pattern for bears Primary School + Teachers Donors – wool & stuffing
Read Bears
6. Create Evaluation
5. Budget
The majority of teachers reported some observed improvement across all areas:
• 81% reported some improvement in reading skills;
• 18% reported lots of improvement
• 90% reported some improvement in language skills
• 81% reported some improvement in comprehension
• 81% reported some improvement in self-confidence;
• 18% reported lots of improvement
• 63% reported some improvement in wellbeing;
• 27% reported lots of improvement
$160 (Tags)
Finding Funding
• The Grants Hub
• GrantConnect – Federal Government
• Queensland Government Grant Finder
You can set up alerts for specific areas you are interested in.
Partnerships
• Business Sponsors
• Fundraising
• Asset Based Community Development
Writing A Grant
Your idea is the key to a successful grant.
- Systems Mapping
Read the Guidelines of the Grant and copy the objectives into your application.
Artificial Intelligence
- Chat GTP
Social Shift
The Social Shift has funding available over the next two years.
The Social Shift, funded by the Department of Social Services Local Services Plans - Community-Led Support Fund, is an exciting place-based community development opportunity and is the result of significant investment in the Hinkler region.
We are looking for partnerships now to help provide immediate support for the social needs and aspirations of Hinkler communities.
If you have an idea or social innovation that could make deep, lasting change in your community, we want to hear from you.
Questions
Thank you