Csv 2 115 Leadership & Management in Community Service Organisations

1. Csv2115Leadership & Management in Community Service Organisations Week 8 Funding Submission Writing

2. What is a funding submission? • A request for money • A marketing exercise • A demonstration of research and presentation skills • An exercise in project development and management, and employment of staff • A vehicle for organisational development • A central part of any position you have working in the community

3. Department of Federal FundingCommunity Fund Local Grants ProgramCall for Submissions • The ‘Call for Submissions’ tells you how to complete the assignment by providing details about • The program (Program summary) • Key dates • Who can apply? • What will be funded? • How much funding is available? • Funding Categories • Lodging your submission

4. Program summary • The Department of Federal Funding Community Fund Local Grants program supports initiatives that improve the health and wellbeing of Australians, awarding community groups up to $30,000 to fund programs within an EXISITING ORGANISATION to directly benefit their local community. • The Department of Federal Funding Community Fund Local Grants program is fictitious.

5. Key dates • Applications close: Close of business Wednesday 30thOctober 2014 Who can apply? • All students must apply if they wish to complete the requirements for this unit. • To be eligible to apply, the organisation that you have chosen to focus your assignment upon needs to: • Support the health and wellbeing of Australians • Be endorsed by the Australian Tax Office with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.

6. Instructions that MUST be followed What will be funded? • You must address the selection criteria fully and include the following:- • An executive summary of the proposed community activity/initiative. (200 words) • An overview (500 words maximum) of the organisation including:- • The organisation’s mission statement • The objectives of the organisation. • The values of the organisation • The organisational structure • The target group: that is who you will be targeting with this project. (Include demographic details of beneficiaries of the program such as age group, socio-economic background.) (300 words for this aspect of the overview) • What issues will be addressed for the target group by this project? (100 words)

7. What will be funded? (contd.) • Details of your project (1000 words). Present information that addresses the following:- • Description of the project (200 words). • Describe the benefits that will be gained by your target population from this program. (100) • What are the long term community benefits as a result of this project? (100 words) • Project aims (100 words). • Number of staff / volunteers required (one must be a paid project officer) (100 words). • Project Officer HR Plan – position overview and pre employment checklist and timetable. • Methodology (Briefly and succinctly explain how will this project be implemented). (200 words) • How will the proposed project be measured and/or evaluated to determine whether it has been successful in achieving the proposed outcomes? (200 words) • The timeline for implementation of the community project. The project must be implemented within a one year period.

8. How much funding is available? • $550,000 Australia-wide, awarded in individual grants of $30,000.00. This funding is to be used (at least in part) for employment of a project officer. • Applications for the full amount available ($30,000) only will be considered

9. Funding Categories • Indigenous people • Crime prevention • Alcohol and other drugs • Multicultural communities • People with a disability • Young People • Children • Families • Domestic violence • Other – Please contact Hossein Adibifor more information.

10. Lodging your submission • All Submissions must be received by the due date. Late applications will not be considered unless special arrangements are made in advance and exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated. • Applications close: Close of business (6.30) Wednesday 30thOctober 2014