Finding Funding and Winning Grants (Interactive)
Date: 25 May 2027
Tuesday 25 May | 1:00–4:00PM AEST | Online
Presented by Community Directors | $189 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 $189 (member price) and will be held Tuesday, 25 May 2027 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This session is not recorded. Live attendance is required.
Key details
Date: Tuesday, 25 May 2027
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm AEST
Location: Online
Member price: $189
Non-member price: $249
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, Brisbane: 1pm to 4pm
Adelaide: 12.30pm to 3.30pm
Darwin: 12.30am to 3.30pm
Perth: 11am to 2pm
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
Jon Staley | Trainer, governance and community leadership
BA (Hons), DipEd, Certificate IV (Training and Assessment), Dip Gov, FICDA
Jon has a background as a teacher, trainer, social entrepreneur, filmmaker and writer. He began his career teaching at Melbourne's Northland Secondary College, where in 2000 he was awarded the Peter Clarke Teaching for Reconciliation Award based on his work with the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community at the school.
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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