Grants Uncovered
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHosted by Jessie Ballantyne (Founder of The Grants Hub), Grants Uncovered is for those looking to get real with grants. Featuring fun interviews with grant seekers and funding providers across Australia, you will learn what works and what doesn’t when it comes to grants. Grants Uncovered is aimed at helping you find and win more grants.
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Don't Miss Out On Grants That Close 3 Hours After Opening!
June 01, 2021 00:26 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MBYesterday has to have been a record-breaker for Australia. There was a grant that opened at 9:30am and closed at 12:30pm, with 3,000 applications received! I'm seeing a lot more funders advertise a closing date, but state that they will close the grant program as soon as enough applications have been received. Yesterday, that only took 3 hours. Get my tips on how I managed to apply in time, and adopt them yourself to the next highly advertised, highly competitive, short timeframe grant p...
Health & Carer Support Grants - for families like mine
May 24, 2021 23:26 - 8 minutes - 11 MBGrants fund organisations that help families like mine. As we edge closer to my 7-year-old's next Open Heart Surgery, I'm acutely reminded of the need for grants to keep supporting organisations that invest in supporting families living with critical and chronic health issues. The mental strain on weeks like this for us gets heavy. By midday today, we'll know whether we're facing another surgery, or whether life will continue on as it has for the last 6 years. With Carers Week coming up...
Federal Budget Funding & Grant Outcomes | Olivia Lyon - CEO of The Grants Hub
May 19, 2021 23:30 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBOlivia Lyon, CEO of The Grants Hub, joins me to break down the Federal Government’s 2021-22 Budget. Specifically, into what it means on the ground for the community across Australia in relation to grants and funding. While big numbers can be impressive, sometimes it’s hard to know how these numbers translate into tangible outcomes in relation to grants and funding. $15.2 billion committed to infrastructure over the next ten years, for example, is great, but how can communities access that ...
Winning Corporate Partnerships | Linda Garnett & Sharon Dann - Stellar Partnerships
May 05, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBA $250,000 charity partnership opportunity for women and families is currently available! As the managers of the EOI process, hear from Linda Garnett & Sharon Dann from Stellar Partnerships about this, and other corporate partnership opportunities. What makes a good application? How do charities find out about more opportunities like this $250,000 one? How do you land a corporate partnership? What are these partnerships opportunities worth beyond the money itself? Show Notes: https://gra...
Funding Projects that COULD work, not WILL work | Tom Dawkins - Co-Founder & CEO of StartSomeGood
April 29, 2021 00:02 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBAre you up for a high-level, fast-paced, challenging conversation about some of the limitations of grants? This episode is not for the faint-hearted! Tom’s thoughts on grants and innovation is what led me to invite him onto Grants Uncovered. I wasn’t expecting this to be a cruisey, ‘grants-are-amazing’ conversation about grants. Rather, I was hoping we would get real about some of the downfalls and frustrations of grants, specifically, around some of the limitations that funding providers ...
The Power of Grants in Fueling Organisational Growth | Jessica Macpherson OAM - Founder of St Kilda Mums and Blaze Your Trail
April 21, 2021 23:00 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBIf you’re a not-for-profit and want to scale up, this episode is for you. Grants from the likes of Perpetual, Ian Potter Foundation & Gandel Philanthropy have been a key driver of growth behind the highly respected not-for-profit organisation, St Kilda Mums. As a front-runner family support organisation in Victoria, learn from Founder Jessica Macpherson as she shares some of the foundational fundraising methodology and tricks of the trade that her and the team implemented to win grants and...
Setting up a Social Enterprise for Grants Success | Levi Fernandez - Society Melbourne
April 14, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBThis is a 101 of how to win grants as a Social Enterprise. If you're launching a Social Enterprise or you're looking to scale, this is a must-listen. You will learn: Why Society Melbourne chose a Social Enterprise model rather than a Not for Profit model How to structure your Social Enterprise for grants success How to scale a grants program over time How to build and maintains relationships with funders How to win grants to cover salaries. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com
Grants for Big Ideas
March 31, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 14.1 MBThere are some very cool grants available at the moment to give you the space and funding you need to pursue a concept or dream that’s sitting in the back of your mind. The long Easter weekend tends to get people thinking and dreaming, so consider these grants as a sign that you should be taking action on that dream! Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com
Tips for Moving Past Grants Overwhelm
March 25, 2021 03:31 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this exceptionally busy grants period of the year, it's easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer number of grants that need to be reviewed and written. Here are five strategies you can implement to help you move past that feeling of overwhelm and submit not just great applications, but the RIGHT ones. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com
How to Move Past Grants Overwhelm
March 25, 2021 03:31 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this exceptionally busy grants period of the year, it's easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer number of grants that need to be reviewed and written. Here are five strategies you can implement to help you move past that feeling of overwhelm and submit not just great applications, but the RIGHT ones. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com
Five Grant Trends in 2021
March 18, 2021 01:20 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBWant to know what’s going down in the grants world in 2021? Get the low down in 13 minutes. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com
How to Get Grant Ready and Submit Competitive Grant Applications | Leslie Annear, Clarity Content
March 11, 2021 03:05 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBLearn what it means to be grant ready and submit a competitive, not just eligible, grant application. This is an important conversation, particularly given the increasing sophistication of Australian funders, their funding application forms, and assessment processes. If you work in grants in any way, this 37 minutes of your life will be time well spent! Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com
Funding Providers: Feedback from the Frontline | Janene Rox, Cronulla Preschool
March 04, 2021 02:36 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBThis Bonus Episode provides some excellent feedback from the frontline on how you as funding providers can: Provide useful feedback to your unsuccessful, and successful, grant applicants. Grant applicants are very keen to learn, and your feedback is a critical element in helping them write better and more competitive applications. Receive higher quality grant applications - ultimately, aiming to receive more eligible applications and less ineligible ones! Provide a personal touch - it m...
Winning & Managing Early Learning Grants | Janene Rox, Cronulla Preschool
March 04, 2021 02:00 - 31 minutes - 44.5 MBIf you're an early learning provider and want to learn how to win more grants, this is the episode for you. Janene Rox has won an impressive number of grants at Cronulla Preschool, and even won a grant for a fire pit! She knows how to win, manage, acquit and attract repeat grants from funding providers, and shares tips from her years of experience with you. Her understanding of grants at the community service level is mind-blowing. Show Notes: https://grantsuncovered.com
Golden Tips on Writing a Successful Local Heroes Nomination | Pam Wilson, Westfield
February 25, 2021 02:00 - 29 minutes - 41.7 MB"Our heroes are being selected on their personal stories, their passion and their work. We don't want to see those scripted bios. We don't need that cut and paste from a website. What we want is for nominees and nominators to tell us in their own words what makes that hero tick, who benefits? And tell us a little bit about their story." Join me as Pam shares the heart and soul of the Local Heroes awards and recognition program, while diving into a funding provider's mind. You will get insi...
How to Read Grant Guidelines
February 18, 2021 02:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBReading grant guidelines is critical to achieving grants success. Yet so many people fail to read grant guidelines thoroughly. Often, it's because grant guidelines are long and can be difficult to understand, particularly if you've landed as the volunteer grants rep on your committee and you're not a grants professional. In this episode of Grants Uncovered, I'll share with you my time-saving tips for reading grant guidelines. You won't believe how much more efficient your guideline reading...
Five Top Grant Tips
February 16, 2021 00:48 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBLike food, air and water, these are the absolute basics you need to get right with grants. As simple as they are, you would be surprised how many people fail to follow these Five Top Grant Tips. Get these right, and you will already be ahead of many, many others. Show Notes: https://jessieballantyne.com/grants-uncovered-podcast/five-top-grant-tips