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Book Review: ‘The Three Sector Solution: Delivering public policy in collaboration with not-for-profits and business’

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Published August 11, 2016

    Author: Kate Sunners A note to our avid readers – by her own admission, Kate is our very own Public Policy Nerd, and proud of it. In this … Continued

Writing well: Practice makes perfect

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Published August 3, 2016

  Author: Charlotte Francis   So you’ve done your research and identified a charitable foundation that is a great match for your organisation. You’ve called the funder and checked that … Continued

It doesn’t happen overnight…

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Published July 18, 2016

 Author: Harriett Carter  Less than a month now until nearly 150 of Australia’s finest sportspeople head to Rio to test their strength, pace and endurance at the Rio Olympics and … Continued

From the Horse’s Mouth – Funder Feedback

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Published July 6, 2016

 Author: Kate Sunners We’ve heard some really great funder feedback on grant applications recently in our workshop Q&A sessions and at various sector events we’ve attended. And our mothers always … Continued

Out of the Mouths of Fishes

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Published June 30, 2016

 Author: Harriett Carter I was sitting in “Finding Dory” this week (as dutiful parents do during school holidays), and the highly likeable Dory (fish, for those of you unacquainted with … Continued

Understanding the next generation of funders

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Published June 21, 2016

  Author: Therese Lanigan The millennial generation – the Gen Y’s born between 1980 and 2000 – are tech savvy, entrepreneurial, educated and independently minded and will make up 50% of … Continued

Eight tips for getting the most out of professional education

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Published June 13, 2016

Author: Kate Sunners We are used to seeing deep concentration on the faces of our Grant-Seeker Workshop participants, and we know from our own experience that at every nonprofit professional learning … Continued

That familiar, last-minute feeling

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Published May 24, 2016

Author: Charlotte Francis   Let’s imagine someone on the program delivery side in your organisation has forwarded you an email about an upcoming grant round. You have only been in … Continued

What information does our grants and funding database contain?

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Published May 13, 2016

  Author: Kate Sunners   There have been a few enquiries lately about what information is included in our grants and funding database, accessed through GEM Portal for charities with … Continued

Digital Disruption and the Nonprofit: A Strategic Question

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Published April 26, 2016

  Author: Jenna Ash We are all aware that the fast evolving innovations in technology have transformed the business landscape, and entire industries, particularly over the past five years. We … Continued

Funding for ongoing programs: diversification is key

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Published April 19, 2016

  Author: Maree Perfrement     “What I really need is money to run our core operations – the things we do day in, day out. Will a funder support … Continued

Writing is the tip of the Iceberg: 10 reasons your organisation needs a grant-seeking strategy.

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Published April 6, 2016

        Author: Kate Sunners       Writing is the tip of the Iceberg: 10 reasons your organisation needs a grant-seeking strategy. For most organisations, it’s not … Continued

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