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Our library of strategies and resources to elevate your business strategy and funding tactics.
Alternatives to Asking for Donations
Not-for-profits all over Australia do amazing and important work. But thereâs no doubt it can be tough to continually find the resources to keep operating, let alone improving. Funding is often the number one concern in this sector, but there are alternatives to...
Community Engagement: Giving Away Control to Get Results
What is community engagement? I mean, what is it really and what it can achieve? Communications, public relations even sales⌠none of these things are community engagement. Some of them are the positive flow-on effects from good community engagement but they should...
Five Strategies to Get Noticed by Funders
If youâre involved with a not-for-profit, you probably regularly think âWe need some funds!â Attracting funding is increasingly competitive and standing out from the crowd is important if you want to have the edge. So, how do you get noticed amongst all the other...
Five Hot Tips to Get Traction on Your Big Project
When you're involved with a community organisation, it can be hard to get momentum on a big project. So what are the keys to getting moving and turning your group's idea into a reality? Here are our five top tips for moving from chatter around the clubroom to action....
Seven Common Project Funding Mistakes
Do you have a key project your organisation is trying to get up and going but youâre just not getting traction with government departments or other funders? It can be incredibly frustrating to put a whole lot of effort into a project proposal, only to see it flounder...
Busting Five NFP Myths That Are Hurting Your Sustainability
Sustainability is a bit of a buzzword at the moment in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector, but what does it actually look like on a practical level? Letâs look at five common myths about pricing services in NFPs - myths that are hurting your sustainability.  We'll look...