presented by gerard byrne b com fcpa faim volunteering north queensland townsville city council

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Gerard Byrne B Com FCPA FAIM

Volunteering North Queensland

Townsville City Council

Your presenter today – Gerard Byrne

20 years experience in submission writingCo-author, Grants Management in AustraliaChair, NQ Community Supporting PoliceNational Not for Profit AdvisorServed on numerous boards, committeesTownsville based

Submission Writing 2013

House Keeping

Safety BriefMobile PhonesBreakFinishQuestions

Submission Writing 2013

Major Trends

National ReformsOnline ApplicationsCompetitionSponsorship and PhilanthropySocial Media

Submission Writing 2013

What you will achieve today

The Grand VisionFundraising StrategyProject PlanHeaps of information Where to get help for freeHow to save time and be more successful

Submission Writing 2013

The Grand Vision

Big is betterNumber of direct beneficiariesNational trends that support your claimWho else will benefit How will you promote your successHow will you promote your funder

Submission Writing 2013

Fundraising Strategy

Clear GoalPlan and OrganiseInvolve more skilled peopleInnovate (refer handout)Ten Point Plan Project PlanReferences and Research

2013 Ten Point Plan

1. Plan Ahead

2. READ the Guidelines – use highlighter

3. PHONE the contact person

4. Be realistic

5. Do your homework

6. Gather your evidence

7. Collaboration

8. How can you measure your outcomes

9. Tailor your grant application to the criteria

10. Always proofread your own work

2013 Project Plan

What makes a good Project Plan?

Clear

Concise

Complete

Correct

Comprehensive

Refer Handout

Break

Now is the time to network

Where do I get some good ideas?

Submission Writing 2013

How to make your grant application stand out

Catchy Title

Facts Figures and Faces (3 F Rule)

Primacy and Immediacy Rule

Rule of Three

Submission Writing 2013

Facts, Figures, and Faces (3 F Rule)

Number of people involved

Number of possible beneficiaries / users / customers

Geography / region

Percentages

Trends

Comparisons (Apples and Oranges)

Charts

Submission Writing 2013

How to make your submission stand out

Facts, Figures, and Faces (3 F Rule)

“Townsville is a major tropical, regional centre of 178,000 residents, 1358 km North of Brisbane, located in North Queensland, Australia.”

Submission Writing 2013

Possible sources of Facts, Figures, and Faces Townsville City Council Library

Chamber of Commerce and Townsville Enterprise Limited

Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Townsville

Local Members of Parliament (ring or email if necessary)

Google (beware how much time this may take)

Websites (www.ourcommunity.com.au, www.deedi.qld.gov.au)

Newspapers e.g. Townsville Bulletin

Your networks

Funding Sources

Newspapers (Too few, too late)

Easy Grants (Our community)

Internet / Websites (e.g. www.grantslink.gov.au)

Local Government Councilors

Local Members of Parliament

Council Libraries

Volunteering North Queensland

LETTERS

OF

SUPPORT

The power of saying “Thank You”

Submission Writing 2013

How to use Social Media?

Facebook? Consider having a “Page” (photos)

Is Twitter for you? Using alerts in Twitter.

Linkedin to contact content experts

Promoting events: Alerts and Photos

Submission Writing 2013

How to use Google/Search Engines and Wikipedia?

Be as specific as possible

Specify pages from Australia

Link off the Ourcommunity website for links

Google Alerts, Google+, Docs, Wikipedia

REFERENCES

Submission Writing Ten Point Model

Grants Writing Tips (Do’s and Don’ts)

References (Ourcommunity Books)

Volunteering North Queensland

How to make Google work for you?

Google Alerts

If in doubt, “Google it”.

Questions?

Thank you for your attendance this morning

Need further help?

Volunteering North Queensland

www.volunteeringnthqld.org.au

Townsville City Council

www.townsville.qld.gov.au

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