by Samantha Morris | Jul 12, 2022 | Communication, News, Not for profits, Rural and remote Australia
Understanding people’s motivations for volunteering is critical to developing a successful volunteer engagement program. Dr Mark Snyder is a psychologist well known for his research into volunteerism. He and his colleagues have identified five primary motivations for...
by Samantha Morris | Jul 12, 2022 | News, Not for profits, Rural and remote Australia
A new round of the Investing in Queensland Women grant program is open for applications. Grants of up to $15,000 are available for community organisations who focus on initiatives that address the unique issues faced by Queensland’s women and girls. Minister for...
by Samantha Morris | Jun 17, 2022 | Grant Writing, Not for profits
Nobody needs to tell me what a struggle it is to write a grant. I’ve been doing it for 25 years. When we had to TYPE our applications and make six photocopies before popping it in a letterbox. If ever there were motivation for keeping a grant application...
by Samantha Morris | May 17, 2022 | Communication, Not for profits
If you have staff or volunteers managing social media on behalf of your grassroots organisation, then you must have a social media policy. Lucky for you, we’ve whipped up a template. A social media policy doesn’t have to be long and complex. It does need to do...
by Samantha Morris | May 17, 2022 | Communication, Not for profits
As social media usage has grown around the world, so too has the need for even the most grassroots community groups to document policies and procedures around digital media. The line between work and personal social media use is not clear cut. It is fuzzy. Our...