Community sector resources

This free grant writing training session will share:
- practical and transferable ways to approach grant writing for arts and cultural projects
- developing and communicating your project idea and your project plan
- developing budgets and funding strategy
- working with an auspice organisation
- finding project partners
- presenting support material
- evaluating your project
- more information about City of Port Phillip 2023/24 Cultural Development Fund grants

Thursday 10 August 2023 at 6 pm to 8.30 pm

The link to this online event to be provided by the event organiser

Presenter: Debby Maziarz

Sharyn Dawson, Arts Grants and Funding Organiser 03 9209 6165

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Thursday 3 August 6 – 8:30pm

(online- Link provided by Facilitator prior to the delivery)

This free grant writing training session will cover all aspects of grant writing from where to find grants, understanding the guidelines and selection criteria, working through an application and budget and how to frame your project.

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Tuesday 25 July 9:30am – 12 noon (in-person @ Council Chamber, St Kilda Town Hall)

This free grant writing training session will cover all aspects of grant writing from where to find grants, understanding the guidelines and selection criteria, working through an application and budget and how to frame your project.

 https://www.trybooking.com/CJJBC

Bookings Limited to 2 places per Community Group

June 15 2023 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

Join members of The City of Port Phillip’s Older Persons Advisory Committee (OPAC) to learn about ageism, a key driver of elder abuse. Now in its 22nd year, OPAC works with Council to advocate on all matters relating to the health and wellbeing of older residents.

Are you a new community group, or been around for a while and are wanting tips for how you can improve your committee’s effectiveness?

For a committee to be successful they need to function cohesively, be accountable for their direction, the way they function, and for achieving their short and long-term goals.

This session will help community groups to understand the role of a committee, their responsibilities, and what structures they need to have in place that provides the foundations for a successful community group.

Topics include:

• Understanding the role of the committee
• What good governance means for a community group
• Identifying the entity’s legal structure and the implications for this
• Appreciating what makes a committee and meetings effective (including a meeting
  template)
• Knowing what specific skill sets and attributes are required for each committee role
• A checklist for good governance
• The committee’s role in planning and keeping an eye on the future.

This information and training session is for Community Groups and Community Centres such as Neighbourhood Houses to learn how to become a Carer Friendly Place. 

Embedding connections in the community

Partnering with Neighbourhood Houses Victoria, Municipal Association Victoria and local councils, Carers Victoria is extending support to carers by providing opportunities to connect and engage in carer friendly communities in local, easily accessible spaces.

Neighbourhood houses and local councils undertake specific training to develop greater awareness of the varied needs of carers, how they can better support carers, offer specific carer activities and provide pathways to carer supports and programs. On completion they become designated Carer Friendly places, easily identifiable by the Carer Friendly logo.

In Carer Friendly places carers can:  

• Meet in welcoming and warm spaces;
• Find information about supports and services that exist for carers;
• Connect with other people in their local community;
• Participate in local programs and activities;
• Enjoy spaces for support group meetings;
• Connect to programs and pathways specifically for carers.

Social media and online activities are now part of our everyday. They are an efficient way to communicate with your group, members and key stakeholders, however the challenge is to understand the audience you are targeting, so you can decide which platform will have the greatest impact and reach this audience.

This interactive session will provide a basic overview of marketing, understanding what you are marketing and who you are marketing to. Then in turn, an understanding of the most popular social media platforms used in Australia and insights on the best way they can be used effectively to engage and communicate with your target audience.

This session will be most beneficial to groups new to promoting their organisations through social media channels.

Topics include:

• Understanding marketing and its jargon
• Using social media as a platform to market to your group
• Understanding your target audience
• The pros and cons of social media platforms
• Selecting platforms
• Ideas for creating content
• Communicating the right messages
• Tips and hints for preparing a social media plan.