EXAMPLE ANSWERS FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS

EXAMPLE ANSWERS FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS• We conducted a survey of members and the community in March 07 which indicatedthe need to/for _________ (provide details, copy of survey and summary of results)• Held meetings with local Councils, local schools, members of the community, or wehave been directed by members at the AGM to pursue this project and the projectcommittee has prepared the attached project plan to assist the successfulimplementation of the projectEducation & Training:• Members of the board have attended risk education training which stipulated theneed for the organisation to implement training for coaches, committee,administrators to ensure the club’s risk is decreased from its present high rating to amanageable low rating• Our governing body now requires a) all coaches to be _____ (eg. accredited Level 1,attend annual updating workshops etc) or our club may jeopardise its inclusion inthe regional competition or b) to increase the standard of our present volunteers tofill our requirements as a member of our governing body.• Our injury reports (attached is a summary) show our teams need first aid personnelat all trainings and games. This project will allow us to recruit and train morevolunteers to provide first aid personnel were needed throughout our season.Participation:• Currently we only provide participation opportunities for junior players and then theyhave to go to another club. Many players stop playing rather than join another club.Recruiting and training more coaches will enable our club to register senior teams forour junior players to move to and therefore provide better player pathways.• Our local schools have approached us to provide after school programs at theirschool. To support the school and develop strong link s that would lead to childrenjoining our club, we need to recruit, train and pay 5 coaches to deliver a schoolprogram across 3 schools for terms 2 & 3 of the school year. The program isattached with letters of support from the schools, potential coaches, our clubmeeting minutes where we decided this was a high priority for our club to buildmembership and a summary of the survery conducted by the schools to determinetheir need for us to run this program.Planning:- 2 -