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2015 Grant Round Information Session

Agenda

• Introduction
• 2015 Grant Round
• Elements and Process
• What makes a good application/Tips for

applying

• Questions

Who We Are: Over Sixty Years of Community Philanthropy

in the Geelong Region

History

• 1954 - Geelong and District Community Chest
• 1979 - United Way Geelong Region
• 2011 - Give Where You Live Inc.

Today

• Leading philanthropic organisation in Geelong region (City of

Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliff, Surf Coast Shire, southern portion of Golden Plains Shire)

• reducing education, income and health disadvantage
• Raising over $60 million dollars to meet the needs of the community.

What We Do: Reduce Disadvantage in Geelong

Health and Wellbeing

to improve social inclusion and access and physical and mental health

• Healthy Aging
• Living with a disability
• Reducing risky choices
• Life crises

Live and Learn

to provide

educational

• pportunities as a

pathway out of disadvantage

• School readiness
• Disengaged young

people

• Education training

and/or employment pathways

Survive and Thrive

to contribute to basic levels of economic security including food shelter, pharmacy and household goods

• Homelessness and

housing support

• Financial skills and
• ngoing financial

strategies

• Regional emergency relief

and basic food security

Why We Do It: Community Need

• Three areas of Greater Geelong (Corio, Norlane and Whittington) have

been identified as being in the 1st decile (i.e. the most disadvantaged communities) based on SEIFA data. (ABS, April 2013)

• Four areas of Geelong have been identified as “Red alert localities” in the

Employment Vulnerability Index (EVI) Corio, Norlane, Newcomb and

• Moolap. These are communities are considered amongst Australia’s most

disadvantaged places to live. (EVI, Nov 2013)

• The Geelong region experiences higher rates of chronic disease and risk

factors (obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, alcohol & tobacco consumption rates); lower life expectancies, higher levels of crime against individuals and higher proportions of people with mental health behavior and mood problems than the state average (2011, G21)

• Almost 20% of individuals or families consider themselves food insecure in

the Geelong region (COGG 2012)

How We do it

• Providing Community

Leadership

• Raising and

Leveraging Funds and Resources

• Advocating & Raising

Awareness

• Community Impact

Projects and Grant Making

2015 Community Contributions

In 2015 we expected to contribute $1.5-2M to the Geelong Region through:

• Feed Geelong Grants
• Building an Effective and Efficient Food Assistance System

Grant

• 2015 Grant Round Grants (Community, Capital Works and

Equipment, Innovation and Capacity Building Grants)

• Direct Assistance Voucher (DAV) Program
• GROW (Geelong Region Opportunities for Work)
• Strategic Grantmaking

2015 Grant Round: Eligibility

We fund charitable organisations that have:

• Tax Concession Charity (TCC) and
• Deductible Gift Recipient Item 1

(DGR1) status and

Whose proposed projects impact the Geelong region:

• City of Greater Geelong;
• Surf Coast Shire:
• Borough of Queenscliff;
• southern Golden Plains Shire and

Whose proposed projects overcome:

• Health;
• Education;
• r Income disadvantage as defined by
• ur Program Areas

We do not fund:

• Individuals
• Clinical or medical research
• Endowment Funds
• Conferences or fundraising events
• Retrospective or duplicated funding
• Programs that discriminate or create

community conflicts

• Auspicing (the organization applying

MUST be the one undertaking the project or program)

• Previous grant recipients who have not

completed reporting and acquittal requirements

• Specific exclusions for a nominated

Grant Round or Category

2015 Grant Round: Grant Categories

• Capital Works and Equipment Grants
• Community Grants
• Capacity Building Grants
• Innovation Grants

2015 Grant Round: Capital Works and Equipment

Grants

• Small Grants up to

$10,000

• Major Grants up to

$75,000

• Applications Due Monday,

April 13 (COB)

2015 Grant Round: Community Grants

• Small Grants up to

$10,000

• Medium Grants up to

$30,000

• Applications Due Monday,

April 13 (3pm)

2015 Grant Round: Capacity Building Grants

• Medium Grants up to

$30,000

• Applications Due

Monday, April 13 (3pm)

2015 Grant Round: Innovation Grants

• 2 year Grants - $70,000 a

year ($140,000 over the two years)

• 4 Step Process

1. Telephone consultation to endorse suitability 2. Expression of Interest Application 3. Full Application (by invitation only) 4. Presentation to Grant Advisory Group

• Expressions of Interest Due

Wednesday, March 25 (3pm)

Important Elements of the 2015 Grant Round

• Grant application submission

calendar

• Online application process
• Right sizing of applications
• Right sizing of expectations
• Criteria more heavily

weighted to Community Need (25%) and Evaluation and Impact (35%)

What Makes a Good Application

Need – 25%

• Provided quantitative evidence (numbers)
• Told us where the evidence came from
• Provided qualitative evidence (stories,

testimonies)

• Made a connection to the Geelong region
• Connected what they wanted to do to how it

would meet the need they had identified

• Clearly impacted disadvantage (Health, Income,

Education)

What Makes a Good Application

Organisational Capacity – 20%

• Identified who would implement the outlined

activity and their capacity/qualifications

• If involved partners, roles were defined and

provided evidence of support for the application

What Makes a Good Application

Budget and Financial Information – 20%

• Provided clarity about other funding needed

and its status

• Demonstrated sustainability (project or

benefits)

• Demonstrated appropriate financial

management

What Makes a Good Application

Evaluation Planning and Acquittal – 35%

• Clearly defined impact (numbers and stories)
• Identified evidence to be collected
• Identified tools to be used to collect evidence
• Clearly impacted disadvantage (Health,

Income, Education)

2015 Grant Round: Process

• 1. Grant Applications

Received

• 2. Applications Assessed

by 40+ independent Grant Review Panel representative of the community or the Grant Advisory Panel representative of experts

• 3. GWYL CEO and Staff Assess ,

Review and Collate Recommendations

• 4. GWYL Board Reviews

and Approves Grants

• 5. All Successful and

Unsuccessful Grantees Notified

2015 Grant Round: Principles

• Increase life opportunities
• Promote social inclusion
• Engage beyond Grants
• Awareness raising
• Transparency and accountability
• Sustainability
• Balanced giving

2014 Granting Round: Tips For Applying

• Opens week of March 3rd - Visit

www.givewhereyoulive.com.au/grants

• Read the guidelines and application materials….Read them again....
• Make sure you’re eligible
• Talk to us, ask questions
• Think about what will be different/changed because of your grant

application and connect what you are planning to do to that difference.

18 Myers Street, Geelong VIC 3220 T 5229 4364 F 4206 7026 admin@givewhereyoulive.com.au

www.givewhereyoulive.com.au

All Grant Information, Guidelines, Dates and Application Forms can be downloaded from

• ur website:

www.givewhereyoulive.com.au Or contact: Cynthia Scherer, Grants Administrator T 5229 4364 E grants@givewhereyoulive.com.au