Tender Writer Sydney

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Red Tape Busters

Delivered by

Shane BoweringDirector

Red Tape Busters Pty Ltd


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From Little things Bigger Things Grow

Created Opportunity to leave Public Sector

Started Planning Business (TCATS)

Job Application/PT Consultants

Asked to lobby QT

Brisbane Extra

ACA

Sunday Mail

Talk Back Radio/ABC

Rest is History


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Evolving Services

Started as Lobbyists and writing Job Applications

Moved into Grant Writing

Then Business/Strategic Plans

Now Organisational Development and

Tenders


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Successes

Lobbying rezonings, resumptions, banks,telecommunications, Government, Councils.

Grants - $21.7 million for hospital project, $4.9million for disability accommodation, $1million infunding for agricultural peak body, $600k fortranslation services, $470k for a respite service,$400k for museum display, $340k for farmingenterprise, $220k for abattoir

Tenders - $13 million Woolworths tender, $6.4million for construction project


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Secrets to Grant Writing

Professional Organisation

Strategic Plans

Develop Projects Project Plans/Business Cases

Partnering

Identify Grant Opportunities

Match Grants to Projects

Submission Writing


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Secrets to Grant Writing

Acquittal

Reports



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Constitution

Defined and Publicised

Aims/Goals/Objectives Smooth Functioning Committee

Skilled Committee Members

Defined Roles and Responsibilities Volunteer/Support Base

Strategic Plan

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Regular Committee Meetings which reporton outcomes and actions

Policies and Procedures in place Regular review of Strategic Plan and

strategic direction



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Strategic Plan

What information should be included in aStrategic Plan?



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Strategic Plan

Strategic Plans should include the following:-

Overview/History of Organisation Goals/Objectives/Projects for the next three

to five years

SWOT Analysis Financial Information

Supported by a yearly Operational Plan



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Project Planning

Ability to deliver time, skills

Cost

Does project support overall objectives anddirection?

Can we partner?

Is project fundable? Can we incorporate different project foci?

Where might funding come from?

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Project Foci

Disability

Women

ATSI CALD

Arts/Culture

Sport/Rec Health

Children



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Project Foci

Disadvantage

Youth

Homelessness



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Project Plans/Business Cases

Project Plans/Business Cases should bedeveloped for complex projects

Used to give direction and to manageprojects

Used to support funding submissions -RDA

Spells out timelines/tasks/responsibilities

Provides rational and evidence for need forproject

Details costings/budget and cost/benefit



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Identifying Grant Opportunities

Local Council

State Government -www.qld.gov.au/grants/

Federal Governmentwww.grantslink.gov.au

http://www.qld.gov.au/grants/http://www.grantslink.gov.au/http://www.grantslink.gov.au/http://www.qld.gov.au/grants/


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Identifying Grant Opportunities

Our Communitywww.ourcommunity.com.au

Philanthropy Online -

www.philanthropy.org.au

Newspapers (Sat and Wed)

State and Federal Members4/03/2013 Red Tape Busters Pty Ltd16
http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/http://www.philanthropy.org.au/http://www.philanthropy.org.au/http://www.philanthropy.org.au/http://www.philanthropy.org.au/http://www.philanthropy.org.au/http://www.philanthropy.org.au/http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/


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Identify Grant Opportunities

Networking

Corporate grants ieMcDonalds/Telstra/Comm Bank

Must identify ALL possible grantopportunities



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Matching Projects to Programs

Matching programs & projects

Criteria to consider:

Geographic location

Purpose of funding

Eligibility requirementsTarget groups



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Funding type

Amount availableAllowable expenditure

Excluded expenditure

TimelinesAccountability



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Match projects to most suitable fundingprogram

Prepare Matrix forward plan over next 6months at least



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Submission Writing

What are the key aspects of successfulsubmission writing?



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Submission Writing

Guidelines read the guidelines, read theguidelines read the guidelines

Audience

No Acronyms

Consider font, format,space/character/word limits



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Submission Writing

Know the funding organisation

Deconstruct the question

Talk the talk align language

Clear & succinct



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Submission Writing

Reference to other documents

Dot point, figures, abbreviations

Draft, refine, draft, refine

Write with passion but be fair dinkum



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Acquittal

Invoices & receipts

Bank statements

Financial records Profit & loss

Insurance certificates

Treasurers report Audited financial statement

Letters from suppliers

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Reports

Prepare reports as required by FundManager

Keep them informed throughout

Ensure any changes/obstacles/problemsare communicated and endorsed asappropriate



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