According to the Oxford Dictionary, contingency means a provision for a possible event or circumstance. So what does that mean in a grant writing context? When planning your project and crafting your grant application, consider contingencies in your project timeline, grant budget, and as part of your overall risk management.

Maternity leave updates. Grant writing projects at the end of 2022 and start of 2023 came in thick and fast, and I thank those organisations and businesses who chose to work with me. My clients during this period secured $907,899.76 in grant funding to support numerous projects - congratulations to you all!

Last month I hit the road and visited four communities across the South Burnett and Gympie regions delivering a half-day Grant Writing for the Arts workshop - what a blast! Thank you to the 54 participants who joined me in Goomeri (1 February), Kingaroy (3 February), Gympie (14 February) and Murgon (15 February), it was a pleasure to meet you all and hear your project ideas.

Each year, I use January as an opportunity to reflect on the year that was and set priorities for the year to come. To kick off 2023, I’d love to share some of my business highlights, client success stories and upcoming opportunities to work together.