Profitable Primary Industries for Queensland Grants Writing Made Easy Gerard Byrne Queensland...

Profitable Primary Industries for Queensland

Grants Writing Made Easy

Gerard Byrne Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

Email: [email protected], 9 May 2009


Gerard Byrne

•30 years experience in community groups and grants writing

•Co-Author, Grants in Australia Book

•National presenter on Grants Writing

•Available to assist with Grants Writing


Grants made easy

• Where to find out about grants

• Successful grant applications

• What’s available

• Further help


Key questions to answer

• Who

• What

• When

• Where

• Why

• How


Where to find out about grants

• Fundraising Strategy

• Preparation

• Networks



• Newspapers / Internet

• Members of Parliament

• Local Council / Local Library



• Government agencies

• Press Releases

• EasyGrants (www.ourcommunity.com.au)


Successful grant application?

• What do grant makers want – ring

• Need exists and capacity to deliver

• Partnerships



• Researched and documented proposals

• Demonstrated community support

• Recognition of the grants body



• Queensland Government Grants (Towards Q2)

• Australian Government Grants (see your local Member of Parliament)

• Local Government Grants (What are the issues affecting your community?)


Writing Tips

• Simple language

• Short sentences

• Facts, Figures, and Faces (3 F)


Writing Tips

• Primacy and Immediacy Rule

• Rule of Three (Chunk information in 3 parts)

• Support letters by actual users of the service (eg “my children”)


Increasing your chances of success

• Widen your horizon

• Partnerships

• Build community spirit


Increasing your chances of success

• Provide opportunities for young people

• Maintain and develop community facilities

• Provide opportunities for people in remote areas


Networking Skills

• Always have a short summary of why you need a grant with you (include contact details)

• Invite high profile people that might help you to your meetings

• Attend as many workshops as possible and ask others how they get grants

• Offer / assist others to get grants then they will help you

• Ask service clubs eg Rotary for help


Grants available now

• Community – Health and well-being

• Sport and Recreation

• Industry

• Conservation / Environment

• Indigenous

• Cowboys Football Club


Where to get further help

• Department of Communities

• Sport and Recreation Queensland

• Volunteering North Queensland

• Your local City Councillor

• Community Information Centre

• James Cook University

• Ourcommunity grants writers online


Where to get further help

• Rotary Lions Apex Rotoract• Successful applicants from the newspaper• Internet searches and alerts• Local members of Parliament• Networking / Workshops• Townsville Business Women• Townsville Chamber of Commerce


References - Websites

www.ourcommunity.com.au

www.srq.qld.gov.au

www.grantslink.gov.au

www.networkingtowin.com.au

www.communities.qld.gov.au


References - Books

• Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals (Library)

• Philanthropy Australia (Books to purchase)

• Winning Grants Funding in Australia - The Step by Step Guide

• The Top 50 Grants in Australia for 2009: - For Community Groups • The Top 50 Grants in Australia for 2009: For Sport & Recreation Groups

• The Complete Schools Fundraising Handbook - How to make the most money ever for your school, pre-school or kindergarten

(www.ourcommunity.com.au)


Final Tip

Grants are about people and passion,not bricks and motor

• Tell stories• Use visuals• Hearts and minds


Key questions to answer

• Who

• What

• When

• Where

• Why

• How


Conclusion

Thank you

Gerard Byrne

07 47 601 577

[email protected]

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