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19 Oct Perpetually measuring – how are you tracking?

Posted at 01:49h in Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Funders, Grant applications, Grant Proposal, Grant Writing, Grantmakers, Grants, Grantseeking, Philanthropy

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Hands up who is applying to Perpetual’s annual Impact Philanthropy Application Program (IPAP) which opens next Monday 25th October. While submitting an IPAP application is...

24 Aug Teletubby Projects and how to avoid them

Posted at 06:16h in Acquittal Report, Funders, Grant applications, Grant Proposal, Grantmakers, Grantseeking, Not-for-profit sector, project design

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Have you read about London’s new tourist attraction Marble Arch Mound? Designed to entice shoppers and tourists back to the West End, the temporary 25-metre-high...

03 Aug Getting Your House in Order

Posted at 02:06h in Funders, Fundraising, Grant applications, Grant Writing, Grants, Grantseeking, Not-for-profit sector

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“You’ve got to be in it to win it," said a grant applicant to me recently. Well, that may be true of Tatts Lotto but...

18 May You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change – Book Review

Posted at 06:11h in Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Funders, Grant applications, Grant Writing, Grants, Not-for-profit sector, Philanthropy

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I spotted this little gem – it’s a highly readable and informative 89 pages – on LinkedIn and ordered it from the US. It’s so...

24 Feb Grant-seeking or grant-rushing? Don’t do a Brian…

Posted at 05:29h in Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Funders, Grant applications, Grant Writing, Grants, Grantseeking

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A good 30 years ago I jumped onto a train that had started to move out of the station - I was so desperate to...

11 Nov Success rates: making a silk purse from a sow’s ear

Posted at 04:47h in Funders, Grant applications, Grant Writing, Grants, Grantseeking, Not-for-profit sector, Philanthropy

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I am often asked by prospective clients what my grant-writing success rate is. It’s a fair question but one that requires a more complex answer...

30 Sep Guidelines, Guidelines, Guidelines…

Posted at 04:05h in Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Funders, Grant applications, Grant Writing, Grantseeking, Not-for-profit sector, Philanthropy

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I recently watched a funny – if somewhat sinister play – streamed via Australian Theatre Live’s website on Vimeo. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity is the story...

12 Aug Walk a mile in a grant-maker’s shoes…

Posted at 02:32h in Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Funders, Fundraising, Grant applications, Grant Writing, Grants

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Do you ever get bogged in a rambling conversation with a friend, neighbour or family member? You know the ones; the ‘he said, she said’...

14 Jul Words matter: Practice makes perfect if you practise enough…

Posted at 02:20h in Copywriting, Funders, Fundraising, Grant applications, Grant Writing, Grantseeking

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The other day I was walking past a local café and spotted a hand-written sign in the window asking customers to practise social distancing. Except...

04 Jun R is for Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

Posted at 01:40h in Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Funders, Fundraising, Grant applications, Grantseeking, Philanthropy

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I attended a webinar hosted as part of the Xfactor Collective's excellent RESET program last week, and loved this soundbite from Kimberley Downes, Xfactor Collective...