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Years of grants writing and grants training experience and success across all areas of grants best practice.

The common ground of grant-seeking between Australia and Europe

Author Kate Sunners

Published June 21, 2019

Some of you will remember the very wonderful Jane Symonds who worked at Strategic Grants a few years ago and has since moved to live and work in Paris. We … Continued

Evaluation – The key to learning and improving practice is asking powerful questions

Author Karleen Gwinner

Published June 14, 2019

How do you build your organisations capacity to learn so you actually increase the ability to achieve your mission and the results you want to achieve? Learning relates to your … Continued

Making the magic happen – let’s chat about Monitoring & Evaluation

Author Lindy Fentiman

Published June 7, 2019

When I was a child (and secretly as an adult) one of my favourite things was a magic show.  I remember all that glamour, mystery, swirling capes and then…poof…a rabbit … Continued

Australian Charities Report

Author Nancy Vaughan

Published May 23, 2019

The latest Australian Charities Report 2017 has just been released by the ACNC on Monday 20th May 2019. Key findings include: Government grants as a revenue source increased by $7 … Continued

Q&A with a Local Council client

Author fireworks

Published May 16, 2019

Author: Kate Sunners Gladstone Regional Council has been working with Strategic Grants to centralise and streamline their grant-seeking. We pulled the wonderful Tegan McDonald away from her two roles as … Continued

Finger on the pulse – industry update from F&Ps’ 2019 Generosity Forum

Author Bianca Williams

Published May 7, 2019

F&P’s 2019 Generosity Forum was held last Friday – a jam packed day of speakers and panellists from Australia’s leading donors, funders and industry experts attended – for those who … Continued

Outcomes Measurement in the Australian Community Sector

Author Kate Sunners

Published April 17, 2019

A very interesting report on outcomes and impact measurement has just been released by UWA’s Centre for Social Impact, in partnership with the Bankwest Foundation. The report: Outcomes Measurement in … Continued

Social Connection in Older Age

Author Karleen Gwinner

Published April 10, 2019

A snap shot from the Bolton Clarke Symposium – Social Connection in Older Age On Thursday 4th April in Brisbane, Bolton Clarke hosted a symposium called Social Connection in Older … Continued

The Australia Giving 2019 Report

Author Karleen Gwinner

Published April 2, 2019

The Australia Giving 2019 report is out and features some cool giving trends by Australians last year. So that your not-for-profit can better understand and meet these giving needs here … Continued

Capital Campaigns – fundraising at its finest!

Author Bianca Williams

Published March 14, 2019

Campitelli Consultancy is one of many great service providers delivering complimentary services to Strategic Grants, with the shared vision of building capacity in the nonprofit sector. We asked Gregory Campitelli, … Continued

Gleaning knowledge from an expert: GEM Tips from a successful grant-getter

Author Karleen Gwinner

Published February 22, 2019

Applying for grants is hard work. Particularly when you consider that only 20% of your time is spent on the task of writing a successful proposal. Here are some GEM … Continued

A 3-step plan for a focused and effective 2019

Author Nancy Vaughan

Published January 29, 2019

Oh my goodness, it’s already the end of January!  How did that happen?  What is it about time that is so evasive and contrary?  It expands when you least appreciate … Continued

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