Learning Lab
Learning Lab series is a series of workshops about all things grant and project related - and this year is even bigger than the last.
The series is designed to support people develop grant writing skills, project development, networking & budgeting and also includes the Maribyrnong City Council Community Grant Program information sessions.
The program is offered to Maribyrnong community who are interested in applying for grants and developing projects.
RSVP for the sessions you are interested in below.
Effective Grant Writing
Tuesday 12 June, 6-9pm
Reception Room, Footscray Town Hall
This interactive and fun workshop will provide practical, useful and transferable information about how to approach grant writing. It covers writing a killer 50 word grab, developing a budget for a funding application and tackling the evaluation and sustainability questions.
RSVP
Project Planning & Design
Tuesday 19 June, 6-9pm
Reception Room, Footscray Town Hall
The workshop will provide community with the tools to successfully design, implement and evaluate projects.
It covers:
- Priority projects and ideas
- Engaging participants
- Managing partnerships
- Resourcing your project
- Evaluation
RSVP
Networking & Asset Mapping
Thursday 21 June, 6-9pm
Reception Room, Footscray Town Hall
The workshop will encourage community or participants to identify their individual and community assets and explore ways to combine these valuable resources to address community priorities.
It covers:
- Identifying your groups’ assets and priorities
- Partnership development
- Attracting resources and support
- Maximising community resources to address local needs
- Networking
RSVP
Using statistics to develop and run your project
Tuesday 26 June, 6-8pm
Functions Room, Footscray Town Hall
- Accessing demographic data and evidence through .id
- Introduce attendees to the various data tools available
- Explore the changing nature of Maribyrnong's community
- Understand how to access data that will build evidence around trends and opportunities faced by our community to support program planning
RSVP
Budgeting – how does it work?
Tuesday 3 July, 6-8.30pm
Functions Room, Footscray Town Hall
This workshop breaks down a budget from income to expenditure and answers questions relating to:
- In-kind support
- How much to ask for
- Getting paid
- How to deal with salary/wages and oncosts
- What happens if you don’t get what you asked for
- Acquittals
RSVP
Grants Info Session
Tuesday 10 July, 2-3pm
Functions Room, Footscray Town Hall
This information session will cover specific details on the Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants program, including:
- When applications are open
- How to apply
- The different grant categories
- Selection criteria and budgets
RSVP
Grants Info Session
Tuesday 10 July, 7-8pm
Functions Room, Footscray Town Hall
This information session will cover specific details on the Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants program, including:
- When applications are open
- How to apply
- The different grant categories
- Selection criteria and budgets
RSVP
Effective Grant Writing
Wednesday 18 July, 2-5pm
Reception Room, Footscray Town Hall
This interactive and fun workshop will provide practical, useful and transferable information about how to approach the grant making process. It covers writing a killer 50 word grab, developing a budget for a funding application and tackling the evaluation and sustainability questions.
RSVP