Finding Funding and Winning Grants (Interactive)
Date: 21 Oct 2026
Wednesday 21 October | 1:00–4:00PM AEDT | Online
Presented by Community Directors | $185 Member Price
Fundraising is the lifeblood of most community organisations, yet it’s an often-neglected task. Most organisations draw the majority of their income from just one or two sources. That’s a dangerous strategy. If one of those sources dries up, you could quickly face a budget black hole.
At this training, you'll learn about the seven pillars of fundraising.
- Grants
- Donations
- Crowdfunding
- Membership
- Events
- Sales
- Sponsorship
With around $125 billion given out in grants across Australia each year, this session will take an in-depth look at writing a proposal to ensure your organisation is getting its share of the money on offer.
This course is designed for grassroots community groups that want to find out where to find funding, and how to win it.
This 3-hour online session costs $185 (member price) and will be held Wednesday, 21 October 2026 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This session is not recorded. Live attendance is required.
Key details
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm AEDT
Location: Online
Member price: $185
Non-member price: $245
This training is designed for board and committee members, senior staff, and leaders of not-for-profit and community organisations who are involved in governance, management, or strategic decision-making.
Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Canberra: 1pm to 4pm
Adelaide: 12.30pm to 3.30pm
Brisbane: 12pm to 3pm
Darwin: 11.30am to 2.30pm
Perth: 10am to 1pm
This session is not recorded
(live broadcast only. No recording is available for this session)
Yes. We will share a copy of the slides will all who register for this session.
Your presenter
Annabel Rattigan | Trainer, governance and community leadership
BA (Hons), Certificate IV (Training & Assessment), Certificate in Intercultural Communication, Dip Gov, FICDA
Annabel brings over 20 years’ experience in facilitation, relationship management, program design, and program delivery across not-for-profits and small consulting firms, with a consistent focus on building capacity and inclusion within the sector.
Meet Annabel.
What people say...
“Really well structured, with movement between whole-group and small-group discussions—easy to interact and learn from others.”
“I love the analogy of the tree for explaining outcomes and impacts. Annabel was a wonderful facilitator.”
“I feel that this course covered the essential information in a way that was in-depth enough to actually use it immediately, which was great.”
“Data, data, data—and the places you should go to get it. It was excellently facilitated and suited the wide range of people in the room. Annabel did a brilliant job!”
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