CLUB and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Club and Community Development Newsletter will provide additional information on:
- Grants
- Resource links
- Club management best practice
- Constitutions
- Community and Club Events
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CONTENTS
AUGUST EDITION 2017
- Tips
- Important Contacts
- Grants and Opportunities
- Not For Profit Law
- Club Resources
- August Events
**Please note: The Shire of Gingin Club Development Officer Helen Sutherlands' mobile number has changed to
0429 685 056.
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Quote of the Month
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
Time To Change Things Up?
As a coach or volunteer, it is important to recognise when change is needed with your team or individual. Here are three signs which suggest you may be stagnating as a coach.
As a winter sport a few tasks you might like to think about this month!
1. Hold a Mid-season review.
2. Confirm Presentation night details and bookings.
3. Review facilities and equipment.
As a summer sport a few tasks you might like to think about this month!
Hold a committee meeting and induction
Strategic Planning
Who will coach next season?
Improve your Golf?
Be sure to watch this video giving you practical tips to help you perform at your best on the golf course and stay in your best performance state.
Sports Fundraising Snapshot
2016/17 was another record breaking financial year for sports fundraising - $44.75m was donated by generous sports loving Aussies!
If you want to know which professions, sex and age groups donate the most, which sports they donate to, and the influence technology plays in donations or the average $$ raised by Grassroots clubs, plus find all the statistics and ins and outs of the Australian Sports Foundation recently expanded Athlete Fundraising program. Download your copy here.
Cookbook Fundraiser
Publish your own local, community contributed quality cookbook to profit your organisation. You can access support from Published Authors Cookbooks. (Prices from just $3.10 per cookbook with NO upfront costs.) Click here to receive an information pack and FREE sample cookbook
Does Your Organisation Need More Volunteers?
Visit Volunteering WA to complete a Position Description and let them start advertising your role for free. No membership is required. All you need is Public Liability and Volunteer Personal Accident Insurance. Click here to register.
Did you know that people 55 years and over who are on the Newstart Allowance can fulfill their Centrelink Mutual Obligations by volunteering 15hrs per week? If you are an organisation looking for more volunteers then register to become a Centrelink Approved Organisation today to start reaping the benefits. Download the form here.
Looking For An Advantage In Winning A Grant?
1. Develop a relationship with your grantmaker - More than 60% of grant winners cultivating a relationship with their funders secured the money.
2. Complete everything in the application.
3. Provide supporting relevant documentation - ie. Your strategic plan highlighted to direct attention to pertinent information, the true cost of donated materials and volunteer labour, plus project milestones.
4. Present the grant application in the way you have been asked - Obtain the quotes and list the cost of specific items.
5. Look at the Acquittal – Once your grant is approved it is important to look at the acquittal first. What do you have to plan to do to meet the grant requirements? Provide monthly project updates to retain the relationship you have fostered.
A well prepared application = a well prepared project.
Consider what your organisation needs rather than what your organisation wants.
(Department of Sport and Recreation Grant Officer)
What Are You Marketing?
Consider setting any one (or more) of these goals in selling your organisation.
1. Awareness: How many people do you want to educate about your cause?
2. Donors: How many donors are you looking to get overall? How many new donors are you looking to attract?
3. Financial: How much do you want to raise?
4. Fundraiser: How many individuals are you looking to have raise funds for your cause?
5. Impact: How much impact do you want to see from the funds raised? How much money does it take to create this impact?
6. Partner: How many partnerships are you looking to build?
7. Pledges: How many people are do you want to pledge a commitment to the cause?
8. Reach: How many impressions do you want your campaign to get on social media?
9. Volunteers: How many people do you want to commit as volunteers?
Perhaps not every one of these goals will apply, however it is still important to take some time and assess which goals you want to set and then build your marketing plan to meet those goals. For more Information.
Tips for Twitter
Not Getting Support from your State Sporting Body?
The Department of Sport and Recreation have specific sport officers. If you require access to resources and support for your sport go to these Department of Sport and Recreation Representative Consultants to access your club needs.
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IMPORTANT CONTACTS
Department of Racing, Gaming & Liquor Contact Update
Please note the new email address for general queries/sending applications to the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor (DRGL) is now: rgl@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Department of Sport and Recreation Contact Update
From 1 July 2017 Sport and Recreation becomes a divisions within the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries The email address is info@dlgsc.wa.gov.au For more Information.
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries consists of -
Department of Local Government 08 6551 8700
Department of Sport and Recreation 08 9492 9700
Department of Culture and the Arts 08 6552 7300
Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor 08 6551 4888
Office of Multicultural Interests 08 6551 8700
Aboriginal History Research Unit 1300 651 077
(formerly with Department of Aboriginal Affairs).
Perth Office - 140 William Street
2nd Floor Reception Perth, WA 6000
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GRANTS and OPPORTUNITIES
There are various funding opportunities and programs available from time to time. Some of these include:
CAN Community Arts Network WA
Country Arts WA
Department for Communities
Department of Local Government Grants Directory
Department of Regional Development
Department of Sport and Recreation
Department of Water
Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Lotterywest
Royalties for Regions
Click here for OPEN August Grants
Click here for the Easy Grant Newsletter - Please note: As this newsletter is from an external source some grants may have expired.
Volunteer Employer Recognition Awards (VERA) Closes 16 August 2017
Emergency Services play a vital role here in the Wheatbelt. The VERA acknowledge the important contribution made by employers and self-employed volunteers in the delivery of emergency services in Western Australia. VERA encourages emergency service volunteers to nominate either their employer or a self-employed volunteer for an award. Click here for more information.
KidSport Is Changing – 1 August 2017
As of 1 August 2017, uniforms and equipment will no longer be eligible items within the $200 a year KidSport voucher. Vouchers will only be able to be used for club registration fees from this date. The equipment component in vouchers approved, prior to 1 August 2017, will continue to be honoured.
Kindly Reminder For KidSport Clubs
1. Please login to the KidSport system and update all Club registration costs, banking and ABN details and contacts. For those clubs who require their access details to be re-issued, please e-mail Kidsport@dsr.wa.gov.au to provide your Club name.
2. Once an application has been processed, the parent will be issued with the voucher notification from Kidsport@dsr.wa.gov.au. The parent is required to pass this voucher onto the Club. An applicant is not considered approved until they appear in the list of approved applicants within the Kidsport system.
3. The Club shall redeem the voucher before creating the invoice within the KidSport system. Club created invoices will not be accepted.
4. As advised by the Department of Sport and Recreation, Local Government is not able to provide codes directly to the Club. This information is available to and can be obtained from the parent.
Research Scholarships Available - No Closing date
Healthway will be offering health promotion research scholarship and fellowship funding opportunities.Projects must be aligned to one of Healthway’s priority health areas, and the research component of the training must be conducted in collaboration with a health or community-based agency to ensure practical application of the study to health promotion in WA.
Visiting Fellowships will also be available to enable WA-based institutions and agencies to apply to Healthway to support a leading overseas expert to visit WA.
Click here for more information.
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Annual Information Statement
Clubs are reminded that information statements are required to be lodged with Consumer Protection within 6 months after the end of every financial year. The information statement is vital in demonstrating to Consumer Protection that your association is active and meeting its legal responsibilities. If your financial year ends 30 June, please lodge your 2017 statement through Associations Online before 31 December 2017.
Department of Sport and Recreation Funding Requirement
Applicants must be either a local government authority, not-for-profit sport, recreation or community organisation and incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015. Clubs must demonstrate equitable access to the public on a short-term and casual basis.
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Club Resources
Volunteering
Convertibility tool which calculates an individual’s likelihood to volunteer.
This instrument uses a small number of questions to calculate an individual’s likelihood to volunteer. It is of particular use to organisations in targeting their volunteer recruitment effectively.
(Volunteering WA, Australian Research Council)
Research
The 2016 Census was recently released, with data revealing that Australians are still engaged and committed to volunteering activities. Australia’s population is 23.4 million people, and of this:
• 3.6 million people or 19.0% of the population aged 15 years and over are engaged in voluntary work through an organisation or group.
• The rates of volunteering are highest among males aged 45-54 years at 302,612 people.
• The rates of volunteering are highest among women aged 35-44 at 399,889 people.
• Overall, the rates of volunteering are highest in the 45-54 year age group at 679,602 people.
Australian Government - National Sports Plan
Grant Research Study - This study distills the views of more than 1 200 grantseekers across Australia to reveal who is getting the money, who is distributing it, and what is stopping you from winning crucial decisions.
Applications
Improve IT - A free resources website for not-for-profit organisations who want to make the most of technology. The information is arranged into six groups, below are a few examples from each group:
1. IT management – IT planning, strategy development and governance
• NDIS Infrastructure
• What is the 'Cloud' and how can we use it?
2. Technology – PCs, infrastructure, servers, hardware, software and email
• Choosing the right tablet device for your organisation
• Why mobile matters for disability services
• Email newsletters
• Disposing of e-waste
3. Information systems – client information, service delivery, donors and members
• About client/case management systems
4. Online presence – websites, social media, search engines, online communications
• Getting started on social media
• Online fundraising systems
• Planning your online communications
• E-news
5. Staff skills – digital literacy, productivity tools, professional development
• Online learning
6. Security and risk management – securing your information and disaster recovery
• Protecting your information from online threats
This website also features a new Digital Capability Quiz, which can help an organisation identify its technological strengths and areas for improvement. After taking the quiz, users can view those articles that most suit their needs.
Team Management App - Teamer is a FREE online team management, communications tool created and designed to take the hassle out of managing any sports team. From your Teampage, you can get all the information you need for upcoming team events, who is playing plus keep in touch with your team mates.
Teamer also provides clubs, teams, schools and groups with the opportunity to collect payments online. For more Information.
Fundraising and Grants
Best Practices And Strategies Of Fundraising And Marketing
How You Can Craft A Marketing Plan That Compliments And Amplifies Your Fundraising Plan
Ten ways to improve your grants performance
Grants Benchmark Tool - To measure your organisation against others.
Ideas For Celebrating Club Milestones and Anniversaries
Management
Play by the rules - What you can do to address poor sideline behaviour at junior sport
Events Resource - A template to assist organisers with safe and efficient event planning and conduct.
An Introduction to Risk Management For Event Holders in Western Australia - A resource which provides practical guidance to event holders to help manage risks associated with events.
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AUGUST EVENTS
THE BOWLS SHOW IS BACK
Catch the action from national and international tournaments, as well as segments on coaching, development, high performance, social bowls and club profiles. Tune in on SBS every Sunday at 3.00pm until October 22.
FREE BOWLING CLINICS
Kathy Gobbart’s Coaching Clinic
Date: 9 and 10 September 2017 Time: 9:30 am each day Venue: Wonthella Bowling Club
Free clinic. Lunch supplied each day for a $10 charge.
Maximum of 24 participants allowed. No age limits. Some previous experience.
Contact: John Lewis on 0437780798 or email to johnhenry@westnet.com.au
Country Coaching Enhancement Scheme
Date: 23 and 24 September 2017 Time: 9:30 am each day Venue: Geraldton Bowling Club
Free clinic. Lunch supplied each day for a $10 charge.
Applicants to be experienced and wanting to achieve a higher level in bowls such like IZRR or State squad. Juniors and oldies are not eligible. A maximum of 12 players.
Contact: John Lewis on 0437780798 or email to johnhenry@westnet.com.au
EVENT CALENDAR - Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural (DLGSC)
With the release of the new-look DLGSC website, the DLGSC event calendar has been updated to include the latest events and courses that may be of interest to your club. Further information.
ATVWA Pink Ribbon Enduro
This event will be raising funds for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research.
Registraton Link Registration closes on Thursday 24 August 2017.
Event Date: 26 August 2017 Venue: Woodridge Track
Open to Ages 4 and over.
Open to members and non members of ATVWA.
The Gingin Shire uses its website and Facebook page to promote local sporting groups and community events for free. If your group is having a fundraiser or event which is open to community members, drop them a line on 9575 5138 to assist with your promotion. The Shire covers Gingin to the coast and from Lancelin to Woodridge.
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Helen Sutherland
Club Development Officer
Mobile: 0429 685 056 / or
0419 604 101
Direct Tel: 9575 5162
Email: clubdev@gingin.wa.gov.au
Web: www.gingin.wa.gov.au
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Cher Groves
Community Development Officer
Mobile: 0429 951 131
Direct Tel: 9575 5138
Email: cdso@gingin.wa.gov.au
7 Brockman Street (PO Box 510)
Gingin WA 6503
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