2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                   RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                         filled in 12 hours. Date to be held –
                                         27th May
                                       Grow Your Arts program partnering
                                         with QMusic to organise 2 Industry
                                         Connect workshops at The J
                                       Arts Breakfast with Sunshine Coast
                                         Creative Alliance – Peppers Resort
                                       Facilitated first quarterly Northern
                                         Sunshine Coast Network Meeting for
                                         2018 (15 individual social service
                                         organisations attended)
                                       Distributed second annual Sunshine
                                         Coast Volunteering Survey on behalf
                                         of     Sunshine Coast Volunteer
                                         Stakeholder Reference Group
Council Community Grants Program,      All unsuccessful and successful              Processing grant payments and               Assess & present recommendations
including RADF                           notifications (with agreements and             funding agreements from Round 8               for Round 9 Community Project and
                                         claim instructions) sent to grant              98% complete.                                 RADF grant
                                         applicants for the final round of            There are no overdue acquittals.            Prepare to request acquittals,
                                         2017/18 Community Project Grants             Closing Round 9 of Community and              assess and make next year
                                       3rd Grow Your Arts - Find Your Arts            RADF grants (closing 12th April)              payments to the 81 recipients of
                                         Funding info session in Feb with             Applicant support for RADF and                multi-year grants (Alliance, Festive,
                                         presenters from Australian Council,            Community Project Grants programs             Signature Events, Halls and Sports
                                         Arts Qld, council and local artist – 55      Ongoing assistance to Economic                Field Maintenance)
                                         attendees                                      Development users as and Regional           Plan and present for Grants Nibbles
                                       Support grant applications for                 Gallery users.                                and Network Night
                                         community grants and RADF                    Water Rebates for Unitywater-direct-
                                         applications through phone calls and           billed NFPs paid for FY 2017/18
                                         meetings                                     Contributing to new South East
                                       RADF application to Arts Qld for               Regional Funders Hub
                                         2018-19 program submitted                    Organise follow up how to write a
                                                                                        grant application workshop in April in
                                                                                        partnership with CQU
                                                                                      Community       Development      team
                                                                                        assisting sporting, cultural and
                                                                                        community groups with their external
                                                                                        grants
                                                                                      Ongoing contribution to Australian
                                                                                        Institute of Grant Management
                                                                                        Forum


                                                                                                                                                         Page 62 of 107