A CASE STUDY
Cairns & District Chinese Assoc IncMalanda 8 March 2012
MGSQ - Securing Funding workshop
CADCAI’s FUNDRAISNG JOURNEY-Outline
1. CADCAI - organisation2. Successful grants:
- Heritage- Arts and Cultural / CNY Festival
3. Not so successful applications4. Cultural and Heritage Centre Project5. Some fundraising tips- final thoughts
CADCAI NFP organisation Established in 1978 Bring Chinese families
together 2002 - LSG artefacts 2003 -Community
arts/Heritage organisation Register of Cultural
Organisations 2009 Major goal - Chinese
Cultural and HeritageCentre in Cairns
FUNDING SUCCESSES
HERITAGE PROJECTS RADF - 2002 GVEHO- 2002/2006 National Library Community
Heritage Grant (CHG) 2009/10 Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Quick
Response Grant 2009 Reef Casino Community Benefit
Fund 2010
2002 RADF - Restoration of paintingson Glass, Lit Sung Goong temple
collection
Council Financial Assistance Grant -2003- Artefacts Conservation
workshop
Community Heritage Grant - 2005
Significance Assessment -Lit SungGoong temple Collection. GordonGrimwade, 2005
Conservation Study and ConditionReport - Peter Maxwell
Community Heritage Grant Metal Conservation Project 2009/10
Capital expenditure
2007 - funds to purchaseof cooking equipment($4100)
2010 Heritage Group ITupgrade ($3300)
Reef Casino Community BenefitFund
ARTS AND CULTURECHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL : CCC - Community Development MAQ - 2005 - 2011 RADF -2009 and 2011 Australian Arts Council - Community Partnership - 2009 Festivals Australia -2011 & 2012 CRC Major Events Grant - 2010 & 2011 Events Qld Regional Development Program (EQRDP) - 2011, 2012?
Multicultural Affairs Qld Major festivals Program Cultural celebrations Community relations and
capacity building Small community projects
RADF - Drumming and liondancing workshops
Australia Council for the Arts -Community Partnership program
“The Story of Nian” production 2009
Festivals AustraliaChinese New Year Festival 2011/12
2010 ‘ Birds of aFeather,” Visual Artexhibition - CairnsRegional Gallery -$10700
2011 “Chinaman Creek”- production originalshort film - $12000
Major Festival Grant
Assessment criteria Tourism and economic
benefit 50% Destination promotion 20% Social participation and
development 10% Environmental Impact 10 % Longer term benefits 10%
Events Queensland RegionalDevelopment Program
Supports initiatives and strategies to help the eventgrow and prosper
Business, marketing and succession plans must have community, council and RTO support Must include 3 year plan detailing how funds will be
used to maximize event’s development listed with the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse
(ATDW
OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE!FNQ Chinese Culture and Heritage Centre
A permanent home for the irreplaceable Cairns LitSung Goong Temple collection
A meeting place for people of all ages A centre of excellence for the learning of
contemporary and traditional Chinese arts Celebrate the achievements of the early Chinese
pioneers and their contribution to the region
Australia Council for the ArtsArtsSupport Australia
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/philanthropy/artsupport_australia
FAILURES
1989 Language classes- MAQ? 1995 Community Gaming Benefit Fund- Chinese dance resources 2002 GVEHO 2006 Events Qld Regional Development Program 2008 Q150 program - Lit Sung Goong Temple DVD project 2008 Q150 - CNY festival 2009 Skilling Queenslanders for Work - Dept. of Employment,
Economic Development and Innovation 2010 Community Organisation Sustainability Grant (CRC) 2010 MAQ- Chinese version of DVD project
A few tips Plan ahead - obtain quotes and support letters well
in advance Build partnerships with creative parties Read guidelines to ensure you meet all the criteria
of the funding bodies Don’t be afraid to ask questions and discuss your
application with the grant officers Presentation -write a cover letter and include table
of contents Acquittal reports - important if you want to apply
again
Final thoughts
If you don’t ask …. you don’t get !
Be careful what you ask for ….ifsuccessful, be prepared for morework!!!
CADCAI HERITAGE