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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Centres<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Forwarding the February edition of EasyGrants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>RDA (NSW) are members of the Funding Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Centres may have access to this<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The login for the Funding Centre is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Username: stateoffice@rdansw.org.au<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Password: stateoffice@rdansw.org.au<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lucy Pentony<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Office Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Quad 1, Level 2, 8 Parkview Drive</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(PO Box 710 Sydney Markets NSW 2129)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ph</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>: (02) 8736 1256 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Email: <u><a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au">stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Web: <u><a href="http://www.rdansw.org.au/">www.rdansw.org.au</a></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=202 height=204 id="_x0000_i1037" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4C9CE.EDEC4F80" alt=Signature></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=79 height=58 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D4C9CE.EDEC4F80"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=68 height=60 id="m_5806886395842159370Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D4C9CF.1D1B5210" alt="ACNC-Registered-Charity-Logo - small"></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>RDA (NSW) is a charity that provides horse-related activities <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'> to enrich the lives of people with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> The Funding Centre [mailto:hello@ourcommunity.com.au] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 20 February 2019 6:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> stateoffice@rdansw.org.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Welcome to EasyGrants Newsletter - February 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:15.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au"><span style='text-decoration:none'><map name=MicrosoftOfficeMap0><area shape=Rect coords="1, 123, 317, 218" href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/"><area shape=Rect coords="318, 123, 600, 218" href="http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/"></map><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://static.fundingcentre.com.au/img/fc-scoop-header.png" usemap="#MicrosoftOfficeMap0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:30.0pt 9.0pt 22.5pt 9.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Greetings Riding for the Disabled Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hi and welcome to the February 2019 edition of EasyGrants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Our first edition for the year is a bumper one, because a lot has been going on at our parent enterprise <a href="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Our Community</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In this edition, we bring you more fundraising help including free crowdfunding webinars, help sheets, and help with social fundraising. There’s also an update about the latest features on your Funding Centre dashboard.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If you’re just here for the grants (and who could blame you?), download the PDF now. Happy grantseeking!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Grant of the month</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) has made $440,000 available for <a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G08911?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Strengthening Rural Community – Small & Vital grants</a> to support the broad needs of small rural, regional and remote communities across Australia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The grants include $299,000 targeted to focus areas and geographic regions. Funds are aimed at helping in education, capacity-building, poverty and disadvantage, health, culture, the arts, tourism and heritage, healthy ageing and Indigenous wellbeing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Applications from not-for-profits in communities of fewer than 15,000 people have priority.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Applications close Tuesday, 26 March 2019</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>More info</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>: Visit the <a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Funding Centre</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/news/2018/11/dashboardnews?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/FC_banners-ps.png" alt="Funding Centre dashboard calendar"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:30.0pt 9.0pt 22.5pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Funding Centre dashboard’s calendar boost</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Many of you will have seen the benefits of the new <a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/news/2018/11/dashboardnews?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Funding Centre dashboard</a> enabling users to manage and track grants, and compare your performance with the <a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/dashboard/benchmarker?nav=ben&utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Grants Benchmarker</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We’ve now added extra features. You can now edit and filter grants in a customisable calendar and export grants data to external calendars through iCal – to ensure you never miss those important deadlines and added a navigation bar to make it all a smoother process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Tell your friends about our free 14-day trial, including access to the grants database, fundraising resources, dashboard, benchmarker and insights tools. <a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/trial?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">They can request a free trial here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.givenow.com.au/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/GN-webinar-laptop.png" alt="GiveNow webinars"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/crowd/help?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/compass.png" alt="Crowdfunding Help Centre"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:15.0pt 9.0pt 15.0pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The magic of social fundraising: free webinars</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.givenow.com.au/">GiveNow</a> is running a series of free webinars to help get you started with your fundraising activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4120524675613341965">Social Fundraising 101</a> covers the language of social fundraising, campaign planning and how to invite supporters to start a successful CrowdRaiser.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8634081480285674509">Social Fundraising for $50,000 or more</a> explains how to encourage supporters to succeed and how to plan a large-scale social fundraising campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2399458025144075021">Get your business partners CrowdRaising</a> covers planning a campaign with a business partner.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Click the links above to register</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:15.0pt 9.0pt 15.0pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Looking for crowdfunding guidance?</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If you want to harness the power of social fundraising but are not sure where to start, the Funding Centre’s <a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/crowd/help?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Crowdfunding Help Centre</a> can help you find your way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Crowdfunding is a great way to get funding for a specific project. It takes energy and creativity, but it can bring in much-needed funding and attract a whole new audience of supporters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We cover the basics, with checklists, tips and help sheets to help you set up a crowdfunding project, promote your campaign and find, motivate and thank your supporters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>More info</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>: <a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/crowd/help?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Crowdfunding Help Centre</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/news/2019/1/fundraisingpolicy?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/Pat-resized280x208.png" alt="Pat Moriarty ICDA"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/GN-CrowdRaiser.png" alt="GiveNow CrowdRaiser"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:15.0pt 9.0pt 15.0pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Time to revisit your fundraising policy?</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Not-for-profit organisations are being urged to review their fundraising policy amid reports that mental health charity Beyond Blue rejected a $5000 donation after discovering that a Perth personal trainer raised the money from pornographic content uploaded on a subscription-based pornography platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Executive Director of the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) Patrick Moriarty (pictured) says having a fundraising policy ensures there is no uncertainty about what makes for an acceptable donation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Read more</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>: <a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/news/2019/1/fundraisingpolicy?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Funding Centre</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:15.0pt 9.0pt 15.0pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>GiveNow CrowdRaiser</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>GiveNow’s <a href="https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser">CrowdRaiser</a> makes raising money for your organisation’s cause easier than ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CrowdRaiser harnesses the power of social fundraising by enabling crowdfunders to fundraise for your organisation. There are no setup or ongoing costs and with an all-inclusive fee of 3.8% per transaction, it’s much less than the 6-10% you’ll pay on other platforms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Harness the power of your supporters and encourage them to get involved!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>More info</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>: <a href="https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser">https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.communitydirectors.com.au/files/focd-2019.pdf"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/focd-banner-resized-600x233px.png" alt="Festival of Community Directors brochure"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:30.0pt 9.0pt 22.5pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Come join a year-long celebration of community governance</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The 2019 <a href="https://www.communitydirectors.com.au/icda/courses/?articleId=7588&utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Festival of Community Directors</a>, Australia’s first-ever year-long celebration of community governance has been launched this month by the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA). The program is jam-packed with inspirational, informative and celebratory events, and maps an entire year of training and events to help not-for-profit board members plan for 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This week is <a href="https://www.communitydirectors.com.au/icda/courses/?articleId=1254&utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Social Justice Week</a> and at Our Community that means reflecting on the lasting legacy of the late Joan Kirner. Each year, at the <a href="https://www.communitiesincontrol.com.au/?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Communities in Control Conference</a> the Joan Kirner Social Justice Oration is always the most anticipated presentation. This year, Professor Helen Milroy will deliver the 9th Oration. <a href="https://www.communitiesincontrol.com.au/cic/joan-kirner/?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Click here</a> to take a deep dive into the past Orations on the CIC website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.communitydirectors.com.au/files/focd-2019.pdf">Download the festival brochure here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.communitiesincontrol.com.au/?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/cic2019-fb-davidmanne_resized.png" alt="CIC David Manne"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:30.0pt 9.0pt 22.5pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Get Angry. Then Get Organised. Communities in Control 2019 is here. </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The white-bread towns and suburbs we grew up in are now selling injera and hokkaido. Women are shouting, "Me too!" and "Time's up!" Gay people are getting hitched. Refugees are fighting back, shining a light on their plight tweet by agonizing tweet. Entire towns are opting out of the black power grid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>So how do we proceed? Tear it down and damn the consequences, or slow and steady wins the race? Is there a place in between? It’s up to us to decide. Come to <a href="https://www.communitiesincontrol.com.au/?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Communities in Control</a> 2019 and do your bit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>More info</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>: <a href="https://www.communitiesincontrol.com.au/?utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Community in Control website</a> | <a href="https://www.communitiesincontrol.com.au/files/CIC-2019.pdf">Download the program</a> | <a href="https://www.communitiesincontrol.com.au/cic/event/event_sign_up.form?conferenceId=387&utm_campaign=ongoing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fundingcentre.com.au">Register now</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:30.0pt 9.0pt 22.5pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Help us survey the state of the sector</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If you sit on the board of a not-for-profit organisation, participate in the Institute of Community Directors Australia’s governance survey for the chance to win a prize package worth more than $1000.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>ICDA’s Not-for-Profit Governance Survey will create a snapshot of key issues affecting not-for-profit boards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The results will guide the Institute’s work in education, resourcing and advocacy, and it just takes 10 mins to complete!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.communitydirectors.com.au/icda/tools/?articleId=7635">Enter here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:30.0pt 9.0pt 22.5pt 9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.communitydirectors.com.au/icda/tools/?articleId=7635"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/logo-invis.png" alt="NFP Governance Survey 2019"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="https://ochouse.com.au/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/oc-house-advert-cropped_600x233.png" alt="OC House banner"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:30.0pt 9.0pt 22.5pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Our Community House</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>A collaborative, creative, data-driven workplace for the social sector is opening in North Melbourne in February 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Our Community House (OC House) is a world-first data-focussed co-working space for social sector organisations that brings together more than 400 not-for-profit and social enterprise (social sector) workers to share facilities, collaborate and rethink how change is made in Australia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The building is designed to foster a fundamentally different work culture, one that respects its employees' desire for an authentic work-life balance, while offering the opportunity to shape the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>It also includes the world’s first social innovation data science and communications lab, which is designed to help bring Australia’s social sector safely and productively into the data era.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Interested in a space? <a href="https://ochouse.com.au/contact">Enquire here</a> or visit the website: <a href="https://ochouse.com.au/">https://ochouse.com.au/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Happy fundraising!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Funding Centre Team</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br>Funding Centre - Australia's best grants & fundraising hub<br>P 03 9320 6800<br>E <a href="mailto:service@ourcommunity.com.au"><span style='color:#6D4D77'>service@ourcommunity.com.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:15.0pt 3.75pt 0cm 9.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:lightslategray'>The grants in EasyGrants newsletter match your Funding Centre preferences. 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