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