Grants Uncovered

Yesterday has to have been a record-breaker for Australia. There was a grant that opened at 9:30am and closed at 12:30pm, with 3,000 applications received! I'm seeing a lot more funders advertise a closing date, but state that they will close the grant program as soon as enough applications have been received. Yesterday, that only took 3 hours. Get my tips on how I managed to apply in time, and adopt them yourself to the next highly advertised, highly competitive, short timeframe grant program.

Grants fund organisations that help families like mine.  As we edge closer to my 7-year-old's next Open Heart Surgery, I'm acutely reminded of the need for grants to keep supporting organisations that invest in supporting families living with critical and chronic health issues. The mental strain on weeks like this for us gets heavy. By midday today, we'll know whether we're facing another surgery, or whether life will continue on as it has for the last 6 years. With Carers Week coming up in October, I've highlighted 5 grants that support families and carers experiencing serious health issues. Thank you to the many funders and organisations who are investing in this space. We need you.   Read more about my story and family on my Blog: https://jessieballantyne.com Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

Olivia Lyon, CEO of The Grants Hub, joins me to break down the Federal Government's 2021-22 Budget. Specifically, into what it means on the ground for the community across Australia in relation to grants and funding. While big numbers can be impressive, sometimes it's hard to know how these numbers translate into tangible outcomes in relation to grants and funding. $15.2 billion committed to infrastructure over the next ten years, for example, is great, but how can communities access that money and are there grants attached to it? If you're responsible for fundraising or budget management in any capacity and want to know what the Federal Budget means for you, then this episode is for you. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

A $250,000 charity partnership opportunity for women and families is currently available! As the managers of the EOI process, hear from Linda Garnett & Sharon Dann from Stellar Partnerships about this, and other corporate partnership opportunities. What makes a good application? How do charities find out about more opportunities like this $250,000 one? How do you land a corporate partnership? What are these partnerships opportunities worth beyond the money itself? Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

Are you up for a high-level, fast-paced, challenging conversation about some of the limitations of grants? This episode is not for the faint-hearted! Tom's thoughts on grants and innovation is what led me to invite him onto Grants Uncovered. I wasn't expecting this to be a cruisey, ‘grants-are-amazing' conversation about grants. Rather, I was hoping we would get real about some of the downfalls and frustrations of grants, specifically, around some of the limitations that funding providers place on providing grants for truly innovative, risk-taking, cutting-edge projects. I got what I asked for! Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

If you're a not-for-profit and want to scale up, this episode is for you. Grants from the likes of Perpetual, Ian Potter Foundation & Gandel Philanthropy have been a key driver of growth behind the highly respected not-for-profit organisation, St Kilda Mums. As a front-runner family support organisation in Victoria, learn from Founder Jessica Macpherson as she shares some of the foundational fundraising methodology and tricks of the trade that her and the team implemented to win grants and fuel growth. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

This is a 101 of how to win grants as a Social Enterprise. If you're launching a Social Enterprise or you're looking to scale, this is a must-listen. You will learn: Why Society Melbourne chose a Social Enterprise model rather than a Not for Profit model How to structure your Social Enterprise for grants success How to scale a grants program over time How to build and maintains relationships with funders How to win grants to cover salaries. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

There are some very cool grants available at the moment to give you the space and funding you need to pursue a concept or dream that's sitting in the back of your mind. The long Easter weekend tends to get people thinking and dreaming, so consider these grants as a sign that you should be taking action on that dream! Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

In this exceptionally busy grants period of the year, it's easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer number of grants that need to be reviewed and written. Here are five strategies you can implement to help you move past that feeling of overwhelm and submit not just great applications, but the RIGHT ones. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

Want to know what's going down in the grants world in 2021? Get the low down in 13 minutes. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

Learn what it means to be grant ready and submit a competitive, not just eligible, grant application. This is an important conversation, particularly given the increasing sophistication of Australian funders, their funding application forms, and assessment processes. If you work in grants in any way, this 37 minutes of your life will be time well spent! Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

This Bonus Episode provides some excellent feedback from the frontline on how you as funding providers can: Provide useful feedback to your unsuccessful, and successful, grant applicants. Grant applicants are very keen to learn, and your feedback is a critical element in helping them write better and more competitive applications. Receive higher quality grant applications - ultimately, aiming to receive more eligible applications and less ineligible ones! Provide a personal touch - it means the world to grant applicants. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

If you're an early learning provider and want to learn how to win more grants, this is the episode for you. Janene Rox has won an impressive number of grants at Cronulla Preschool, and even won a grant for a fire pit! She knows how to win, manage, acquit and attract repeat grants from funding providers, and shares tips from her years of experience with you. Her understanding of grants at the community service level is mind-blowing. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com

"Our heroes are being selected on their personal stories, their passion and their work. We don't want to see those scripted bios. We don't need that cut and paste from a website. What we want is for nominees and nominators to tell us in their own words what makes that hero tick, who benefits? And tell us a little bit about their story." Join me as Pam shares the heart and soul of the Local Heroes awards and recognition program, while diving into a funding provider's mind. You will get insights into how a funding provider thinks when creating and then assessing a funding program. This episode is full of stories of Local Heroes, delves into Westfield's Community Engagement Strategy, and if you follow the tips Pam shares, you will be in with a good chance of being selected as a 2021 Local Heroes finalist. Show Notes: https://jessieballantyne.com/grants-uncovered-podcast

Reading grant guidelines is critical to achieving grants success. Yet so many people fail to read grant guidelines thoroughly. Often, it's because grant guidelines are long and can be difficult to understand, particularly if you've landed as the volunteer grants rep on your committee and you're not a grants professional. In this episode of Grants Uncovered, I'll share with you my time-saving tips for reading grant guidelines. You won't believe how much more efficient your guideline reading becomes. Show Notes: https://jessieballantyne.com/grants-uncovered-podcast/time-saving-tips-for-reading-grant-guidelines

Like food, air and water, these are the absolute basics you need to get right with grants. As simple as they are, you would be surprised how many people fail to follow these Five Top Grant Tips. Get these right, and you will already be ahead of many, many others. Show Notes: https://jessieballantyne.com/grants-uncovered-podcast/five-top-grant-tips