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Red Tape Busters
Delivered by
Shane Bowering
Director
Red Tape Busters Pty Ltd

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From Little things Bigger Things Grow
 Created Opportunity to leave Public Sector
 Started Planning Business (TCATS)
 Job Application/PT Consultants
 Asked to lobby QT
 Brisbane Extra
 ACA
 Sunday Mail
 Talk Back Radio/ABC
 Rest is History

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Evolving Services
 Started as Lobbyists and writing Job Applications
 Moved into Grant Writing
 Then Business/Strategic Plans
 Now Organisational Development and
 Tenders

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Successes
 Lobbying – rezonings, resumptions, banks,
telecommunications, Government, Councils.
 Grants - $21.7 million for hospital project, $4.9
million for disability accommodation, $1million in
funding for agricultural peak body, $600k for
translation services, $470k for a respite service,
$400k for museum display, $340k for farming
enterprise, $220k for abattoir
 Tenders - $13 million Woolworths tender, $6.4
million for construction project

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Secrets to Grant Writing
 Professional Organisation
 Strategic Plans
 Develop Projects
 Project Plans/Business Cases
 Partnering
 Identify Grant Opportunities
 Match Grants to Projects
 Submission Writing

6. Secrets to Grant Writing
 Acquittal
 Reports
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7. Professional Organisation
 Constitution
 Defined and Publicised
Aims/Goals/Objectives
 Smooth Functioning Committee
 Skilled Committee Members
 Defined Roles and Responsibilities
 Volunteer/Support Base
 Strategic Plan
 Project Plans
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8. Professional Organisation
 Regular Committee Meetings which report
on outcomes and actions
 Policies and Procedures in place
 Regular review of Strategic Plan and
strategic direction
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9. Strategic Plan
 What information should be included in a
Strategic Plan?
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10. Strategic Plan
Strategic Plans should include the following:-
•Overview/History of Organisation
•Goals/Objectives/Projects for the next three
to five years
•SWOT Analysis
•Financial Information
•Supported by a yearly Operational Plan
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11. Project Planning
 Ability to deliver – time, skills
 Cost
 Does project support overall objectives and
direction?
 Can we partner?
 Is project “fundable”?
 Can we incorporate different project foci?
 Where might funding come from?
 What outcomes will the project realise?
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12. Project Foci
 Disability
 Women
 ATSI
 CALD
 Arts/Culture
 Sport/Rec
 Health
 Children
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13. Project Foci
 Disadvantage
 Youth
 Homelessness
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14. Project Plans/Business Cases
 Project Plans/Business Cases should be
developed for complex projects
 Used to give direction and to manage
projects
 Used to support funding submissions -RDA
 Spells out timelines/tasks/responsibilities
 Provides rational and evidence for need for
project
 Details costings/budget and cost/benefit
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15. Identifying Grant Opportunities
 Local Council
 State Government -
www.qld.gov.au/grants/
 Federal Government –
www.grantslink.gov.au
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16. Identifying Grant Opportunities
 Our Community –
www.ourcommunity.com.au
 Philanthropy Online -
www.philanthropy.org.au
 Newspapers (Sat and Wed)
 State and Federal Members
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17. Identify Grant Opportunities
 Networking
 Corporate grants ie
McDonalds/Telstra/Comm Bank
 Must identify ALL possible grant
opportunities
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18. Matching Projects to Programs
Matching programs & projects
 Criteria to consider:
Geographic location
Purpose of funding
Eligibility requirements
Target groups
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19. Matching Projects to Programs
Funding type
Amount available
Allowable expenditure
Excluded expenditure
Timelines
Accountability
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20. Matching Projects to Programs
 Match projects to most suitable funding
program
 Prepare Matrix – forward plan over next 6
months at least
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21. Submission Writing
 What are the key aspects of successful
submission writing?
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22. Submission Writing
 Guidelines – read the guidelines, read the
guidelines – read the guidelines
 Audience
 No Acronyms
 Consider font, format,
space/character/word limits
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23. Submission Writing
 Know’ the funding organisation
 ‘Deconstruct’ the question
 Talk the talk – align language
 Clear & succinct
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24. Submission Writing
 Reference to other documents
 Dot point, figures, abbreviations
 Draft, refine, draft, refine
 Write with passion but be fair dinkum
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25. Acquittal
 Invoices & receipts
 Bank statements
 Financial records
 Profit & loss
 Insurance certificates
 Treasurer’s report
 Audited financial statement
 Letters from suppliers
 Letters of thanks
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26. Reports
 Prepare reports as required by Fund
Manager
 Keep them informed throughout
 Ensure any changes/obstacles/problems
are communicated and endorsed as
appropriate
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27. Twitter/Facebook/Website
Please follow us on:-
Twitter – RedTapeBusters
Facebook – Red Tape Busters
Website – www.redtapebusters.com
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