Who can apply 

This opportunity is open to Australian arts organisations that: 

• are operating with the primary purpose of providing arts and cultural opportunities for Australian artists and audiences
• employ a nominated staff member with responsibility for fundraising 
• support the nominated staff member’s participation in the opportunity
• nominate one participant only
• are based in Australia. 

The nominated participant must: 

• have responsibility for fundraising within the organisation. This may include people in dedicated fundraising roles, as well as those in broader management, executive or governance roles where fundraising forms part of their responsibilities.
• demonstrate fundraising experience and responsibility that aligns with the Intermediate or Advanced level in the Private Investment Capability Framework
• be ready to apply the learnings to the organisation’s fundraising practice and priorities. 

Your organisation can only submit one application to this round.  

Who can’t apply 

Applications will not be accepted from: 

• organisations that do not meet the eligibility requirements above
• applications that do not include the Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the nominated participant
• organisations that submit more than one application to this opportunity 
• organisations who are based outside of Australia
• organisations who have an overdue grant report to Creative Australia
• organisations who owe money to Creative Australia. 

Your application must comply with the following protocols. We may contact you to request further information during the assessment process, or if successful, as a condition of your participation. 

Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts  

All applications involving First Nations artists, communities or subject matter must adhere to these Protocols, and provide evidence of this in their application and support material. More information on the First Nations Protocols is available here.  

Commonwealth Child Safe Framework 

All successful applicants are required to comply with all Australian law relating to employing or engaging people who work or volunteer with children, including working with children checks and mandatory reporting. Successful organisations who provide services directly to children, or whose funded activities involve contact with children, will additionally be required to implement the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.  

Applications will be assessed by Creative Australia staff with diverse and relevant experience against the assessment criteria below. 

An internal moderation process will then be conducted by Creative Australia staff to ensure diversity and alignment to the aims of the program.  

Creative Australia will make the final decisions. 

Assessment criteria 

Your application will be assessed based on how well it addresses the assessment criteria below. 

Under each criterion are bullet points we may consider when assessing your application. You do not need to respond to every bullet point listed. 

Quality 

Assessors will consider the nominated participant’s current fundraising practice and individual development needs, the organisation’s current fundraising needs, and the organisation’s rationale for supporting their participation in the opportunity. 

Assessors may consider: 

• the nominated participant’s current level of fundraising experience and responsibility
• how well the nominated participant demonstrates an Intermediate or Advanced level of fundraising capability and understanding
• the organisation’s understanding of its current fundraising needs
• the nominated participant’s ability to reflect on past fundraising activity and identify areas for development. 

Viability 

Assessors will consider how realistic and appropriate the proposed use of the training is within the organisation’s fundraising context. 

Assessors may consider: 

• whether the training is appropriate to the nominated participant’s role and the organisation’s priorities
• how clearly the organisation describes what the nominated participant hopes to learn
• how the organisation expects the nominated participant to apply the learning over the next 1-2 years. 

Impact 

Assessors will consider the likely outcomes of this training for the nominated participant and the organisation. 

Assessors may consider: 

• the potential for improved fundraising practice
• whether the training will support more consistent and strategic fundraising approaches
• the potential benefit to the organisation’s fundraising capability and private sector fundraising goals. 

If your organisation faces barriers to covering the full cost of attendance for the nominated participant, you can request travel support.  

Up to $2,000 is available to help cover costs associated with the nominated participant attending the conference, including: 

• return economy domestic flights
• ground transport
• accommodation. 

We cannot support requests for wages, per diems or stipends.  

Participants are responsible for booking their own flights, accommodation and ground transport. 

If you require travel support, you must include a breakdown of your nominated participant’s travel needs and approximate costs in your application. 

We will assess your request based on the impact the funding will have on reducing barriers to participating in the opportunity.  

Funding for travel support is limited and may not be available to all successful applicants. 

If your organisation requests travel support, we will notify you about the outcome of your request at the same time as we advise you if your application has been successful. 

We strongly encourage organisations to consider other sources of financial support for the nominated participant’s involvement in the opportunity participation in the opportunity. Where possible you may consider seeking support from your employer. You can find a list of other funding sources here.   

We can provide up to $2,000 as a contribution towards access costs to support the nominated participant’s involvement in the training opportunity. 

You can request access support in the same application as the training opportunity. If required, your organisation may request both travel support and access support. 

In your application we will ask you to tell us how much funding you require and what you will spend the funding on.   

If your organisation requests access support, we will notify you about the outcome of your request at the same time as we advise you the outcome of your application.   

Please contact us if you would like to discuss your access needs via capabilityprograms@creative.gov.au. 

If you need help to speak or  listen, use the  National Relay Service.  

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of this page to go to Fluxx, our application management system.   

Set up an account to use Fluxx. It can take up to 2 business days for a new account to be approved. You can log in if you have an account already.   

Select ‘Apply for a grant’ from the left panel menu. From the list of opportunities select ‘FIA Training Opportunities’.  

The application form will require you to provide organisational details, details of the nominated participant, respond to the application questions and submit the participant’s CV. 

Application questions 

• Tell us about the nominated participant’s current role in fundraising. Describe the fundraising skills, knowledge or practices they are seeking to develop further, and how this opportunity will help strengthen the fundraising practice for both the participant and the organisation. (300-word limit)
   
• What opportunities or challenges does your organisation currently have in Gifts in Wills fundraising, and why is this the right opportunity for your organisation right now? Describe how this opportunity will help you to respond to those opportunities and challenges. (250-word limit) 
   
• What is your organisation’s long-term fundraising vision for private sector support growth over the next 5 to 10 years, and how will this opportunity contribute to that vision? (300-word limit) 

Please contact the Private Investment Capability team at capabilityprograms@creative.gov.au if you need support to submit an application in another format – for example, video or audio format. 

You must submit a Curriculum Vitae (CV) for the nominated participant with your application as a file (Word or PDF document) or as a URL (weblink). We will review the nominated participant's CV to check eligibility and understand their fundraising experience and capability development needs. We strongly recommend that the CV information provided is relevant and targeted to this opportunity 

Applications that do not include the nominated participant's CV will be considered incomplete and will not be assessed.

Our preferred method of receiving support material is via URLs (weblinks) that link to your preferred files. Creative Australia will not view any URLs that require log in or to sign up to a platform. Please do not provide links to applications or documents that require users to log in or pay for access.  

If you are linking to sites or files that are private or password protected, please provide the password in the password field on the application form.  

If you think you will have difficulty submitting your CV online, please contact the Capability Development team via capabilityprograms@creative.gov.au 

Learn more about support material via the Creative Australia website. 

Please contact the Capability Development team via  capabilityprograms@creative.gov.au  if:   

• you would like these guidelines in another format
• you want to submit your application in a different format including video, audio, Auslan or other form. You can also read more about accessible application formats on our Accessibility page
• you want to submit your application in a language other than English. You can also read more on our website: Languages Other Than English. 

We will not assess the quality of your chosen format, just what you tell us. 

Once the activity is complete, the successful organisation will be required to submit an acquittal report on the training opportunity, including feedback from the nominated participant on the value and relevance of the training.