Avoiding the 7 Tripping Hazards in Grant-Funded Projects

Our Live Training (recorded masterclass) will help you:

1. Better understand the 7 most common reasons that projects fail, and know how to identify them, and avoid them,
   
2. Better understand the five stages in the Project Management Lifecycle, and bring a new level of professional edge to your project,
   
3. Understand why 70% of effort is required in planning the project, and why that recommended figure will set you up for success,
   
4. Know how to identify key risks and create a risk management plan, 
   
5. Have the resources and templates to run an effective project, 
   
6. Give you a renewed sense of confidence with your projects, and a confidence around engaging and speaking with your funder,
   
7. Ultimately, deliver this precious grant-funded project on time and on budget, and come out the other end unscathed.
   

The video is ideal for those:

1. Have found yourself as the ‘accidental project manager’,
   
2. Want to upskill across project management, risk management and finance management for the project to succeed,
   
3. Are leading a group of community volunteers for the first time, 
   
4. Have worked on projects in the past that were challenging, and want to know how to set this new project on a course to succeed
5. Are leading a group of suppliers for the first time, 

You’ll be hearing from and learning with three Specialists from The Xfactor Collective community of specialists:

• Melissa Tandy, 23 years experience in empowering leaders to manage risk, and transformational leader in diversity and inclusion
  
• Melanie Colling, 27 years experience in helping leaders achieve outstanding project outcomes, as a people, collaboration and program management specialist
  
• Justin Hogg, 28 years in financial management, accounting guidance, company secretarial and corporate governance
• Julia Keady, 25 years in project leadership, grant-funded projects, grantmaking and organisational development 

The Collective has built a stable of 50+ high experienced and pre- vetted independent specialist consultants and professional services from across Australia who work collaboratively to you.

Our specialists deliver services in a range of ways, including consulting, coaching, training and advisory – more than 300+ areas of specialisation.

Here are a few ways we can assist you with your project:

KEY ELEMENTS FOR ALL PROJECTS 

• Outcomes monitoring and evaluation
• Project management
• Risk Management 
• Financial Management 
• Legal documents and advisory 
• Communications Plan
• Acquital and Report Writing 

ORGANISATION CAPACITY GRANTS 

• Income / revenue diversification - strategy and implementation support, fundraising diversification, social enterprise development 
• Transformation - mergers, restructures, rebranding, stakeholder engagement, partnership development, culture and change management
• Learning and development services - business case, financial modelling, market research, product development, technology, curriculum design, marketing plan
• Governance - strategic planning, DGR advisory, 
• Outcomes & Impact - theory of change, outcomes framework, evaluation, aligning to SDGs

INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 

• Project Management 
• Faciliites Management and advisory 
• Contracts and agreements 
• Communications - marketing, media and events strategy and implementation

COMMUNITY PROGRAM GRANTS 

• Community engagement - facilitation, stakeholder engagement, market research, focus groups 
• Program design and evaluation, program testing 
• Communications - marketing, media and events strategy and implementation

BOOK HERE TO SPEAK WITH OUR TEAM, AND DISCUSS YOUR NEEDS

THINGS OFTEN GO WRONG IN PROJECTS - DON'T FEAR!

HERE'S HOW WE CAN HELP

• Conflict in the team, or with suppliers – Speak with our Conflict Resolution Specialist 
• Financial Management challenges - Speak with our NFP Finance and Accounting Specialists 
• Intellectual property disputes – Speak with our Intellectual Property Specialist 
• Reputational risks emerge – Speak with our Crisis Communications Specialist

Just book into a chat with our Community Managers in our Concierge Service 

So you're having trouble winning a grant? Here's how we, and our partner network can help:

• Grant application review service 
• Articulating your outcomes and theory of change 
• Writing with influence - how to bring the head and heart together
• Asking for feedback from grantmakers
• Beyond grants - developing other income streams