Red Tape Busters

Before you start writing your grant proposal, you need to thoroughly prepare. You need to define your funding goals and project, estimate of your project cost, develop a comprehensive timeline of your project, and explore and source prospective grants. Once you have all these things ready to go, it is time to write your grant proposal. The writing process of your grant proposal consists of the following steps: 1. Proposal summary Your proposal summary should be two or three paragraphs that summarise the key points of the project. It should be detailed and specific. It is best to write this section last. 2. Introduction of your organisation The introduction should include a list and biography of all key staff, your organisations successes and why your organisation should be selected for funding. Other must-haves are letters of recommendation, letters of support from community-based groups and feedback from the public. 3. Problem statement Your problem statement becomes the purpose of th...

  It has been quite a challenging start to 2020 as a whole, as well as on the grants front. Starting the year off with bushfires, we saw some funding bodies redirecting their funding efforts to the bushfire victims and the recovery process at local and state levels. Not-for-Profit organisations and groups around Australia are currently witnessing a reduction in donations. It is a stressful time for all. Now we are facing a new threat, in the form of a virus, creating a global pandemic. The impacts of the virus and associated precautions are changing rapidly. It is early days yet, and we are yet to see a negative impact on any grant programs specifically. Positively, there have been new grants made available and an economic stimulus package from the Federal Government, to assist households and businesses. The current risks for Not-for-Profits organisations and grant recipients is the further reduction in donations, and modifications that will have to be negotiated and included in fu...