New/Re-opened Grants
Sports Loan Interest Subsidy Scheme (SLISS) – ACT
Inclusive Participation Funding Program (IPFP) – ACT
National League Team Program (NLTP) - ACT
Sport and Recreation Operational Program (SROP)
Community Sport and Recreation Development Program (ACT)
Tasmania Minor Grants Program
Tasmania Major Grants Program
Lotterywest Trails Grants - WA
Healthway Sponsorship Program
Get Playing Places and Spaces Funding (QLD)
Get Going - Funding to Help Clubs Grow (QLD)
Current Grants
Sporting Club Grants Program- VIC
Athlete Pathway Travel Grants Program
Community Cup Grant Fund - VIC
Active Club Grants 2015–18 (VIC)
FRRR - Small Grants for Rural Communities
Women Leaders in Sport Grants - AUS
Youth Engagement Scheme Grants - WA
Regional Grants Scheme - WA
Active Club Program – SA
3 part series – Starting October 12th 8-9pm
Who should attend?
This series is designed for club administrators, committee members or club members who wish to learn how to attract and retain sponsors to their club.
Series Details:
Commencing: Monday October 12Time: 8:00pm-9:00pm AESTVenue: Online from the comfort of your home via your computerCost: $32.95 (plus GST) for all 3 webinar sessions
For more information, click here.
Feedback from our webinar series
"Very informative, another good resource, topics really good and appropriate, great to get ideas too."
"Really really good, really enjoyed it. Live chat on the side was very handy. Great to be able to ask a question when you think of it and to get other peoples' suggestions."
"Great, really pleased. It was good doing it again later - I could pause and relisten."
Social media is a term used to describe programs and devices that allow users to interact with each other in online communities. It is an indispensable tool for local clubs that is primarily used for club communications.
Social media technologies take on many different forms including magazines, Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, social networks, podcasts, photographs or pictures, video, rating and social bookmarking.
Social Media can be confusing especially given the vast choices available, but for most local clubs Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will generally cover all their needs.
Clubs can use social media to communicate with their members and market their services as well as sell goods. Tools like Facebook can:
To see more about using Social Media at your club, click here.
The answer is generally that clubs seek sponsors for to gain funds to either reduce the costs of the sport or help your club achieve its goals. These goals are often based around competition success.
The question which is rarely asked is “who gets the benefit of club sponsorships?” Who benefits most from reduced costs or achieving club goals?
While the answer can be quite broad, as many groups within the community benefit from “successful” and sustainable sporting clubs, the group who benefits most are the current players and members.
So thinking about this logically, the Sponsorship Co-ordinator is doing all the work attracting and retaining sponsors for which every other player and member gets a benefit.To continue reading, click here.
In this episode of the Sports Community Podcast, we play you an interview with the Healthy Communities Coordinator at the Alice Springs Town Council,
Lucinda Coobs. Lucinda is also on the board for the world famous Henley-on-Todd Regatta, so she provides some great points for sports clubs on how to run a large scale event and some things to be wary of.
The guys also discuss the best ways for sports clubs to engage and work with their local council in a positive manner.
To listen to this episode, click here.
Successful fundraising is not just about rattling tins, sizzling sausages and selling raffle tickets. While these endeavours can be successful they are unlikely to provide the funds that clubs need for the long term.
Fundamentals of fundraising online training is about teaching club volunteers that fundraising requires a wider approach than just holding one off events to raise funds, it involves setting up the infrastructure that will enable clubs to effectively communicate and market their events to build their audience followed by exploring the strategies and tools available to convert goal into sales.
Understanding the fundamentals of fundraising will save your club volunteers time and help put in place systems that will ensure a maximum fundraising return for effort.
To see more, click here.
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