Answers Bank - sample answers for grant applications
This page is designed to help frame your thinking when confronted with questions on a grant…
Grants
Grants are a very important source of funds for most not-for-profits. Billions of dollars is provided each year by local, state and federal governments, as well as philanthropic, community and corporate trusts and foundations. The trick is knowing how to get your share.
You need to know what your group wants to do, and you need to know who might provide the sort of grants that could fit those aims. Our grants database may help you find grants, but there's a lot more needed to win them. Our tools, checklists and helpsheets will help you get grants ready, write sparkling applications, and help fund your next project.
Help sheets
Assigning value to your volunteer labour
Many grantmakers allow or even encourage you to stipulate how much volunteer labour your…
Casting the grants net wide
When searching for grants, your group should cast its net wide. You’re already searching for…
Getting ready to apply for a grant
If you can confidently articulate a problem, and can demonstrate that it is fixable with adequate…
Government, philanthropic and corporate grants
The keys to success in getting a grant are subtly different for each type of grantmaker. You have…
Grantseeking basics
There’s lots of money out there, and you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get a share of it.…
How to use evidence in your grant application
Quality statistics can take your grant application to the next level. In many cases, applications…
Monitoring grant performance
It is imperative that you monitor the performance of any grant-funded project in order to maintain…
Negotiating a grant contract
When you enter into a grant contract, you need to be very clear what your organisation is being…
Raising funds for teams & individuals
Raising money to send individuals or teams interstate or overseas requires a different set of…
Statistical tools to assist in fundraising submissions
Using up-to-date and accurate data based on objective research is vital in establishing a specific…
The Seven Pillars of Fundraising
To survive and thrive in a changing world, a not-for-profit organisation must develop a fundraising…
Tools
Grant application budget template
Each grantmaker may request you submit your grant budget in a different format. The Example Grant…
Grants Planning Tool
The Grants Planning Tool will assist you to take a strategic approach to grantseeking, helping you…
Grantseeker's Template
The Grantseeker's Template will help you collect and keep track of all the important documents and…
The Big Rethink: Fundraising in the era of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all not-for-profits wherever they are, providing yet another…
Checklists
Top 10 fundraising ideas
In the eternal pursuit for funding, it is tempting for community groups to rely on just one or two…