EOFY Grant Acquittals: How to Build Trust and Secure Future Funding
Each June, organisations scramble to get final invoices in, close the books, and tick off “EOFY compliance”, which often includes funding acquittals.
But acquittals aren’t just red tape…
Emergency Services Funding Doubles, but is it enough?
Grants of up to $250,000, an increase of $100,000 on previous rounds, are now available to support the essential equipment and facility upgrades our CFA brigades, SES units, and volunteer services desperately need.
EOFY Is Broken.
This Year, We’re Flipping the Script!
I’ve invited current and future clients (yes, you 🫵), to prepay for Grantus services now, even if we deliver them in the next financial year.
Funding Win for Moorabool Shire Council!
We’re thrilled to share that Grantus recently secured $37,500 in funding under the Tiny Towns Fund for a Ballan Cycling Hub Feasibility Study!
Advocacy Month – 4. Adapt and Sustain
The organisations that consistently win support are the ones that stay visible, adaptable, and engaged long after the first conversation ends. This is the long game and it’s where real influence is built.
Advocacy Month – 3. Shape the Message
Great advocacy starts with clarity. You can have a rock-solid case and broad stakeholder support, but if your message doesn’t land, you’ll struggle to build momentum.
Advocacy Month – 2. Know the Landscape
When it comes to securing funding or influencing policy, most organisations know what they want, but fewer take the time to fully understand who they need to talk to, how to engage them, and when those conversations will actually matter.
Advocacy Month – 1. Define the case
How often have you seen it? A committed leader stands up, full of passion for their community or organisation. They speak from the heart about why their project deserves support. And yet… decision makers remain unconvinced.
Beyond Tariffs: How Regional Investment Can Future-Proof Australia
I nearly became a diplomat. My studies in a Double Masters of International Relations and International Environmental Law gave me a front row seat to the idealism of global cooperation.
Why Strategic Budgeting Matters More Than Fighting for Every Dollar
Right now, councils and government leaders across Australia are in the thick of budget season. They will all be fighting hard for every dollar, trimming where they must, and trying to shield what matters most. I don’t envy them!!