The Inner North Community Foundation is a community-based foundation that funds community projects in Melbourne’s inner northern region (the communities of Darebin, Moreland and Yarra)।
The Pathways to Employment Grants Program supports projects that enhance the job prospects of men and women who live in Darebin, Moreland or Yarra and are having difficulty finding employment. For more information on the Inner North Community Foundation, visit our website www.innernorthfoundation.org.au GRANTS PROGRAM PURPOSE To support projects that improve people’s chances of finding a job. Funded projects must benefit people who live in or around Melbourne’s inner northern region (Darebin, Moreland or Yarra). ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING Applicants must be organisations that:
Work in or are based in Melbourne’s inner northern region (i.e. within the municipalities of Darebin, Moreland or Yarra),
Organisations must also be endorsed as a Charitable Institution by the Australian Tax Office (if this is your first application to us, please attach your notice of charitable endorsement). Organisations are not required to have DGR status.
N.B. Previous grant recipients are required to ensure they have submitted their final evaluation report and financial acquittal before any new applications will be assessed. TARGET AUDIENCE & PURPOSE Grants are available to support projects that assist people in Darebin, Moreland and Yarra to overcome barriers that are stopping them from getting a job. These barriers must be clearly explained in the grant application and your application must show how your project will help to overcome these. Projects are generally aimed at people between 14-25 years old, however projects that assist people older than this have been funded in the past and will be considered. In assessing grant applications, the Board considers a range of factors, for example how the project will improve people’s ability to find a job, whether government funding is already available to support this kind of project and whether the organisation applying for the grant is appropriately equipped to deliver the project.
In our 2009 grant round we received many more applications than we could fund. We expect this year to be similar and therefore ask all organisations to discuss their project idea with the Development Officer (Trudy Hairs – 8689 1967) before completing an application form. This will ensure that you do not waste time with an application that may be ineligible or outside of our focus. WHAT WILL NOT BE FUNDED In general, the Inner North Community Foundation will not fund the following:
Projects that do not meet our funding purpose (i.e. are not linked to employment and employability)
Projects that are based outside of Melbourne’s inner northern region (i.e. Darebin, Moreland, Yarra)
Individuals, ‘for profit’ organisations, sports clubs, government bodies, political parties or their candidates
Capital works (e.g. buildings, cars), direct service provision and conferences
Personal expenses (e.g. living, educational, travel etc)
Retrospective funding, i.e. for projects that have already started or have been completed
BUDGET Organisations can apply for projects of any amount up to $15,000 either for a stand alone project or as part of a larger co-funded project. Grants distributed last year ranged between $10,000 - $15,000. CLOSING DATE Applications must be received no later than Monday 24 May 2010.
HOW TO APPLY
Follow these four easy steps to apply:
1. Call the Development Officer to discuss your project (Mon, Tues, Wed on 8689 1967)
2. Download and complete an application form at www.innernorthfoundation.org.au/grants
3. Email your completed application to thairs@innernorthfoundation.org.au no later than Monday 24 May 2010
4. Post 1 signed hard copy of the application plus your organisation’s Annual Report and proof that you are endorsed as an Income Tax Concession Charitable Institution. The posted copy can be received after the due date, as long as we have received your email application by Monday 24 May.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application by email within one week. If you do not receive an email confirmation, please contact us immediately. Note: incomplete applications cannot be assessed. 3
CONTACT – note our details have changed
Telephone: Trudy Hairs Development Officer (Mon – Wed) 8689 1967
Postal Address: Trudy Hairs Inner North Community Foundation PO Box 2109 Preston Victoria 3072
Yarra Settlement Forum Blog
The Yarra Settlement Forum (YSF) was established in or around 1999 as a sub-committee of the The Yarra Ethnic Communities' Council (YECC). With the folding of the YECC in 2003 the YSF has continued as a network providing a forum for settlement providers in the CoY. Since 2001, through the Refugee and Asylum Seeker project, which was funded by CoY, the YSF has been under the shared leadership of North Yarra Community Health (NYCH) and CoY.
Purpose of the blog:
The Yarra Settlement Forum blog is intended to be the means by which members of the Yarra Settlement Forum communicate electronically, in addition to email. Anything that is related to the YSF or which members would like to inform others about, is material that is relevant to the blog.
However, it some main purposes including:
Building relationships between YSF members through enabling more frequent communication.
Notifying and keeping members informed of what is happening in the community, practically when it comes to settlement related issues.
Being a means to reflect and react about the effectiveness of the Yarra Settlement Forum, and allowing members to report back to the Forum about changes they would like to see to the YSF to make it more effective.
Minimum commitment expected:
Posting on the blog does not require a significant time commitment. However, as the blog is intended to be a collection of consistent and useful information, it is important that members see their participation in the blog as a part of their commitments to the Yarra Settlement Forum. It is expected that if members have any information that they would like to share with other members of the YSF, they do so via the blog.
It is also expected that members make every effort to make sure they are able to use the blog including liaising with their employer about the need to access the blog site, and undoing training on how to blog.
Code of Conduct:
To maintain trust and ensure the blog is used in an appropriate manner, it is important to:
Respect individuals, community members and/or service providers.
Never identify individuals, community members or services in a defamatory manner.
Make it clear in opinion pieces that the views expressed are yours alone and do not necessarily represent the views of your employer or the rest of the YSF.
Keep private issues and topics private, since discussing private issues can jeopardize personal and work relationships.
Disclose conflicts of interest.
Acknowledge and correct mistakes promptly.
Reply to emails and comments when appropriate, and do so promptly.
Consequences if policy is breached:
If you have any questions about what is appropriate to include in your blog it is important that you ask the administrator – Melinie Ridge, co-facilitator of the Yarra Settlement Forum as any breach of the policy will result in your blog being deleted an/or your membership to the blog being revoked.
How to post to the Yarra Settlement Forum Blog
Step 1:
Open internet browser and go to: www.yarrasettlementforum.blogspot.com
Step 2:
Right click on the sign in link (top right hand corner) and click open in a new window.
Step 3:
Sign in using your newly created Google account (unfortunately this is necessary).
Step 4:
Once you've logged into Blogger you'll see your Dashboard, showing your list of blogs. Click the blue “new post” icon to create a new post.
Step 5:
Next, you’ll see the page for creating a new post. Start by giving your post a title (optional), then enter the post itself
Step 6:
When you're done, click the "Preview" link to make sure it's ready to go
Step 7:
Once you're satisfied with your post, click the "Publish" button. This will publish your new post
Purpose of the blog:
The Yarra Settlement Forum blog is intended to be the means by which members of the Yarra Settlement Forum communicate electronically, in addition to email. Anything that is related to the YSF or which members would like to inform others about, is material that is relevant to the blog.
However, it some main purposes including:
Building relationships between YSF members through enabling more frequent communication.
Notifying and keeping members informed of what is happening in the community, practically when it comes to settlement related issues.
Being a means to reflect and react about the effectiveness of the Yarra Settlement Forum, and allowing members to report back to the Forum about changes they would like to see to the YSF to make it more effective.
Minimum commitment expected:
Posting on the blog does not require a significant time commitment. However, as the blog is intended to be a collection of consistent and useful information, it is important that members see their participation in the blog as a part of their commitments to the Yarra Settlement Forum. It is expected that if members have any information that they would like to share with other members of the YSF, they do so via the blog.
It is also expected that members make every effort to make sure they are able to use the blog including liaising with their employer about the need to access the blog site, and undoing training on how to blog.
Code of Conduct:
To maintain trust and ensure the blog is used in an appropriate manner, it is important to:
Respect individuals, community members and/or service providers.
Never identify individuals, community members or services in a defamatory manner.
Make it clear in opinion pieces that the views expressed are yours alone and do not necessarily represent the views of your employer or the rest of the YSF.
Keep private issues and topics private, since discussing private issues can jeopardize personal and work relationships.
Disclose conflicts of interest.
Acknowledge and correct mistakes promptly.
Reply to emails and comments when appropriate, and do so promptly.
Consequences if policy is breached:
If you have any questions about what is appropriate to include in your blog it is important that you ask the administrator – Melinie Ridge, co-facilitator of the Yarra Settlement Forum as any breach of the policy will result in your blog being deleted an/or your membership to the blog being revoked.
How to post to the Yarra Settlement Forum Blog
Step 1:
Open internet browser and go to: www.yarrasettlementforum.blogspot.com
Step 2:
Right click on the sign in link (top right hand corner) and click open in a new window.
Step 3:
Sign in using your newly created Google account (unfortunately this is necessary).
Step 4:
Once you've logged into Blogger you'll see your Dashboard, showing your list of blogs. Click the blue “new post” icon to create a new post.
Step 5:
Next, you’ll see the page for creating a new post. Start by giving your post a title (optional), then enter the post itself
Step 6:
When you're done, click the "Preview" link to make sure it's ready to go
Step 7:
Once you're satisfied with your post, click the "Publish" button. This will publish your new post
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