Overview

Extending the Capacity of Not-For-Profit Organisations

Extending the Capacity of Not-for-Profit Organisations Grants aim to give organisations the opportunity to develop themselves, their systems and their partnerships.

We provide grants for initiatives that support community service organisations or sector-wide groups to improve their capacity through grants for Organisational Development, Conferences and Professional Development. Grants for equipment may be provided where it is an integral part of the organisation's proposed capacity building or training activities.
Our grants may support:

• The development of strategic, management, communications, technology and/or fundraising plans.
• Volunteer training.
• The development of best practice, quality assurance strategies.
• Projects that assist not-for-profit organisations develop partnerships with the business sector.
• Promotion, marketing, customer service, public relations and fundraising planning.
• Information technology planning.
• The development of operational and induction manuals.
• Purchase of training resources.
• Conference attendance by people from the not-for-profit sector.
• A management committee member, a volunteer or staff member to further their management and leadership skills.

The Document Downloads section (at the top right hand column of this page) contains specific information about this grant area and access to an Application Form.

To read more about the experiences of grant recipients go to the Grant Stories page.

Other Grants Available

Go to Grant Opportunities for information about other Lotterywest grants.