Deadline: 12-Aug-2024
Border Trust is currently accepting applications for the Give500 Collective Giving Program Grant.
Give500 is an initiative of Border Trust. It is a starting point for like-minded individuals and groups to pool their donations and support life changing community programs across the Border Region.
Give500 was established to engage donors who want to see positive change within the community and to let them experience first-hand the benefits of collective giving. The campaign encourages locals to get involved through an accessible process and invites donors to hear from and cast their votes for winners, from a short list of grant applicants.
Applications to the Give500 Grant will be shortlisted to three outstanding projects by the Give500 Committee, with the successful grant recipients to be voted for by Give500 donors at the annual Pitch Night held in November.
Areas of Impact
- Applications for the Give500 2024 grant are invited from eligible community organisations wishing to address the following impact areas:
- Community Connection + Wellbeing
- A welcoming, connected and inclusive community provides the foundation for a vibrant region and positively impacts individual and community well-being.
- Community Equity
- By helping those who help others, access to necessities like food, shelter, education, work, and healthcare enables all to participate in and contribute to a thriving region.
- Community Connection + Wellbeing
Funding Information
- The Give500 2024 successful organisation will receive $18,000 for their project with $4,000 for each runner up as a contribution to their project or organisational capacity.
What they offer you?
- All grant applicants will be offered a chance to participate in the free Grant Writing and Pitching your Project workshops commencing in June.
- Workshop One – Plan Your Project
- Plan your project – free project planning workshop open to all local charities & NFP’s.
- Face to face 19 June 2024 5:30pm – Online 20 June 2024 12 noon.
- Workshop Two – Write Your Grant
- Write your grant – free grant preparation workshop open to all local charities & NFP’s.
- Face to face 10 July 2024 5:30pm – Online 11 July 2024 12 noon.
- Workshop Three – Prepare Your Pitch
- Prepare your pitch – free pitch preparation workshop open to all local charities & NFP’s.
- Face to face 14 August 2024 5:30pm – Online 15 August 2024 12 noon.
- Workshop Four – Practice Your Pitch
- Practice your pitch – free pitch practice workshop open to all local charities & NFP’s.
- Face to face 11 Sept 2024 5:30pm – Online 12 Sept 2024 12 noon.
- The three shortlisted organisations will receive one-on-one Pitch training prior to Pitch Night.
What they are most likely to fund?
- Activity which has ongoing benefit to the community
- Projects which encourage partnerships
- Projects that clearly identify community support.
What they are less likely to fund?
- Capital works
- Ongoing salaries
- Projects in successive years.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, your organisation must
- Be a not-for-profit community-based organisation which functions for charitable purposes
- Operate for the benefit of communities within the Albury Wodonga Region, being the LGA’s of Albury, Federation, Greater Hume, Indigo, Towong and Wodonga
- Have a registered ABN or Incorporated Association Number
- Meet any other specific eligibility requirements as noted.
- Please Note:
- Organisations with, and without, Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR Item 1) status are invited to apply
- Registration with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC) is strongly preferred.
For more information, visit Border Trust.