Knox Council has announced an array of free community workshops for 2024 to support not-for-profit community groups and clubs that deliver activities, programs and services in the Knox area.
The workshops provide opportunities for members and volunteers to develop new skills. In the coming weeks, people can learn how to apply for Council grants, create compelling project ideas, pick up some new tips for their grant applications or encourage more volunteers.
Workshops also offer a great way to meet and network with other community group members.
The annual Community Development Fund is also opening on 1 April 2024 which means now is the time for community groups to get grant ready.
The grants offer the community a chance to apply for up to $20,000 to go towards a local community group or club project.
The sessions will include the following topics:
Grant Information Sessions on 15 February or 13 March
These sessions are designed to help the community prepare to apply for a grant. It will explain how to apply, and who is eligible and includes a short Child Safety overview as it relates to grants.
Volunteers – The 3Rs of Recruitment, Retention and Recognition on 22 February
This session will help the community successfully recruit, retain and recognise the important contribution volunteers make; leading to longer retention rates and a healthy culture.
All about Knox – looking at demographics on 29 February
Learn about many people who live in Knox, who they are and how they live. The workshop is designed to make stats more interesting and it will be an interactive session focused on how Knox is changing and growing.
Project Planning and Design on 29 February
An interactive workshop full of simple tools and principles to help people define a project, including its scope and desired outcomes in preparation for approaching funding bodies and partners. This is the first step in creating grant writing.
Grant Writing on 6 March
This is a hands-on workshop that follows the Project Planning and Design session and will focus on transforming ideas into fundable concepts. It will walk people step by step through the grant writing process. The session will look at where people can find funding, how to answer application questions and introduce them to the grant-making cycle.
