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Raising funds for a major capital project

How to make your facility upgrade a council priority

How to make your facility upgrade a council priority

Once your project becomes a Council priority then Council will begin to take control of the development process. Council may undertake a number of formal activities that may include: Feasibility study Facility Master Plan Architectural drawings Council will also start...

Sharing your vision

Sharing your vision

Once you have your documented business case, the next step involves formally approaching major players. This includes Council, State, and Federal politicians and sharing your club's vision. This is where most of the funding for the redevelopment will come from. It...

Create a business case or feasibility study

Create a business case or feasibility study

Once you are aware of the challenges that lie ahead, and you have set your fundraising goal, it's time to work out a feasibility study and business case to work on. Create a business plan Create a business plan that contains: Vision Support from your sport Gap...

Clearly define your fundraising goal

Clearly define your fundraising goal

The first step is to clearly define what the club is trying to achieve. This will really help when you start to define your fundraising goal. In the case of the hockey club, it currently plays on a very poor grass surface that: is not conducive to developing good...

The challenge of raising funds for facility improvement

The challenge of raising funds for facility improvement

So often we hear stories of committees who aspire to significantly improve their club's facilities, only to find years later that very little or nothing has happened. This can leave everybody extremely frustrated, with the club upset that their project is not a...

Clearly define your fundraising goal

Clearly define your fundraising goal

The first step is to clearly define what the club is trying to achieve. In the case of the hockey club, it currently plays on a very poor grass surface that: is not conducive to developing good quality hockey players does not always provide a safe playing surface for...

Create a business case or feasibility study

Create a business case or feasibility study

Create a business plan that contains: Vision Support from your sport Gap analysis Clear definition of what needs to be redeveloped Identify and prove future demand for the facilities Review of other similar facilities (“competitors”) Potential management structures...