Grant Writing - Myths

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Grant Writing - Myths

• Our grant writer Brisbane is very experienced in
  debunking the myths of grant writing for non
  profit organisations. There are many myths around
  that really need to be addressed to set those
  running non profits straight and to reinforce
  that a good quality grant writer is worth their
  weight in gold.

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Myth 1 Government cuts mean there are no grant
opportunities available

• Plain wrong yes Government cuts have been
  savage recently at both the State and Federal
  Government levels and yes loads of organisations
  have had their recurrent funding cut and yes some
  funding programs have been cancelled or disbanded
  but there still are Government funding
  opportunities at a Local, State or Federal level,
  there still are opportunities through commercial
  entities and there certainly are opportunities
  available through Trusts and Foundations.

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Myth 2 Competition is too fierce for the
available funding so why bother

• Wrong again competition is fierce BUT if you
  develop great projects that attract the attention
  of funders then funding is very achievable.

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Myth 3 Only large non profits are successful in
winning grant funding

• Large non profits generally are likely to have
  more success with larger funding amounts but this
  is purely because generally they have more larger
  projects which need funding. Small non profits
  should certainly consider small, medium and large
  funding opportunities any opportunities at all.
  If your organisation and project tick ALL the
  boxes as outlined in the grant guidelines then an
  application should certainly be considered.

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Myth 4 no programs fund wages or cover
operational costs

• The number of funding programs that fund wages or
  ongoing is certainly not extensive but there are
  opportunities to include administration costs
  in some grant opportunities and this is where you
  can include wages/operational costs.

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Myth 5 Winning grant funding will ensure our
organisation will survive

• This is clearly the thought process of some
  organisations. Grant funding is generally tied to
  a project and must be spent on that project and
  nothing else. So normally winning funding wontbe
  the panacea for a struggling organisation.

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Myth 6 grant writing is too hard

• Grant writing is not easy but it isnt rocket
  science either. There are courses available that
  can assist to train the inexperienced but the one
  real secret of grant writing is read the
  guidelines, read the guidelines and then read the
  guidelines.

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Myth 7 we never know when grants are closing

• This is very easy to debunk. An hour of research
  will identify a heap of potential funding
  opportunities you can access and if you plot
  these on a calendar giving you a months notice
  before closing date problem solved. Also there
  are lots of grant databases out there you can
  sign up to which have information about all sorts
  of grants. This can be a very cost effective way
  of finding out about what grants are available
  and when the grant programs close.

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Myth 8 you need to know someone in the know to
win grants

• While this is a myth it obviously can help your
  case if you do know someone with influence. But
  thousands of organisations every month with grant
  funding across Australia and have no inside help.

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Myth 9 once you receive grant funding you can
spend the money on something else if you want

• WRONG! If you receive grant funding it MUST be
  spent exactly as you outlined in your grant
  application. If you identify that you need to
  change and purchase something different you must
  identify this in writing to the relevant funding
  program and get approval back in writing BEFORE
  you spend money on the new item.

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Myth 10 grant writers are too expensive

• Wrong quality grant writers can give a great
  return on investment. Our grant writer Brisbane
  is highly skilled and we can develop a cost
  structure to meet the budget of any organisation
  no matter how small they are.

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