introduction to submission writing 2012
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Money, funding, grants, submission, wealth, success, Townsville, Gerard Byrne, Gerard, Motivation, Australia, Linkedin, iPadTRANSCRIPT
Townsville, Saturday, 21 April 2012
Presentedby
Gerard Byrne
Townsville City Council Volunteering North Queensland
Some housekeeping to start with -
Evacuation – main exits in an orderly fashionMobile Phones – please turn off or silent modeAmenities – at the end of the buildingBreak – 11.00 amFinish – before 12 pm
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
What will we cover today?
How to turn your great idea into a winning submission
Where to find the facts and figures on Townsville (and elsewhere) to support your case
Building successful partnerships in Townsville and beyond
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 the session, we will check that it
has been covered
Setting the scene
New Queensland Government
National Not for Profit Reform
Council Elections
National Broadband Network (NBN)
Queensland Health Fraud
Ourcommunity and Philanthropy Australia
Submission Writing 2012
Why do you want to write a submission
Gain support and / or resources
Partner another organisation, attract a patron
Access Government and Private Support
Gain Corporate Support and / or sponsorship
Win a Grant
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How to turn your idea into a successful submission?
Purpose
Pitch
Planning
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Project Title – Purpose and Pitch
Increase Community Services eg Meals on Wheels
Link Meals and Wheels to an aging population, isolation,
engaging community, impact on crime rate
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
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WHAT DO WE MEAN BY PLANNING?
Clear Purpose
Resources
Capacity and Abilities
Series of Actions
End Date
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Project Planning Checklist
The Project Planning Checklist is prepared and revised
regularly.
The Project Planning List forms the basis of future
submissions.
Not all the information is needed in every application.
Have others comment on the checklist.
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Project Planning Checklist
What is your project?
What / whose need are you meeting?
What are the facts and figures you need?
What resources / people do you need.
(Copy on the Volunteering North Queensland Website)
Any Questions?
(Short Break)
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How to prepare a budget?
What is a budget?
Refer to the Ourcommunity website?
Use the Westpac Treasurer’s Guide
Treating in-kind amounts in budgets
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How to use Wikipedia?
What is Wikipedia?
What to use, what not to use?
Checking References
Cross checking multiple entries in Wikipedia
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How to use Social Media?
Facebook? Consider having a “Page” (photos)
Is Twitter for you? Using alerts in Twitter.
Linkedin to contact experts
Promoting events: Alerts and Photos
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How to use Google/Search Engines?
Be as specific as possible
Specify pages from Australia
Check Ourcommunity website for links
Google Alerts, Google+, Docs
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How to make your submission stand out
Catchy Title
Facts Figures and Faces (3 F Rule)
Primacy and Immediacy Rule
Rule of Three
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How to make your submission stand out
Facts, Figures, and Faces (3 F Rule)
“Townsville is a major regional centre of 178,000 residents (?), 137 klms inland from Townsville,
located in Tropical North Queensland, Australia.”
(Check www.wikipedia.org for more details.)
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Facts, Figures, and Faces
Number of people involved
Number of possible beneficiaries / users / customers
Geography / region
Percentages
Trends
Comparisons (Apples and Oranges)
Charts
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Possible sources of Facts, Figures, and Faces Townsville City Council Library
Townsville Enterprise Limited
Chamber of Commerce
Local Members of Parliament (ring or email if necessary)
Google (beware how time this may take)
Websites (www.ourcommunity.com.au, www.deedi.qld.gov.au)
Newspapers eg Townsville Bulletin
Your networks
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Example of Facts and Figures
Bernard Salt Report May 2011
“…population of around 180,000. It was forecast to add 64,000 people - about 4000 people a year - to around 236,000 by 2026.
Mr Salt said the growth would lift Townsville from Australia's 13th to 12th-largest city, surpassing Geelong - a position it was likely to hold for at least a generation.
The growth would require the building of 21,000 new dwellings over the next 15 years, meaning the development of at least another two or three suburbs.
The growth would support about $4.26 billion worth of new residential mortgages and add another $640 million in new retail spending.”
Source: Finlay Homes Newsletter May 2011
Grants Sources and Ideas
Newspapers
Word of Mouth
Internet / Websites (eg www.grantslink.gov.au)
Local Government Councilors
Local Members of Parliament
Council Libraries
Volunteering North Queensland
REFERENCES
Submission Writing Ten Point Model
Grants Writing Tips (Do’s and Don’ts)
References (eg Ourcommunity Books, etc)
(www.ourcommunity.com.au)
Volunteering North Queensland Website
(www.volunteeringnthqld.org.au)
How to make Google work for you?
Google Alerts
If in doubt, “Google it”.
2012 Workshop Program
Questions?
Thank you for your attendance today
Need further help?
Volunteering North Queensland
www.volunteeringnthqld.org.au
Townsville City Council
www.townsville.qld.gov.au
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