Hutt City Council recognises the important contribution made by community organisations to the overall well-being of its city and its residents. To help organisations in benefiting the wider community, Hutt City Council makes funds available through a number of funding schemes:
| Environmental Sustainability Grant | open | until 22 Oct 2010 |
| Community Events Fund | open | until 26 November 2010 |
| Heritage Fund | open | until 1 April 2011 |
| Community Development Fund | open | until the third Friday in April 2011 |
| Major Events Fund | open | all year |
| Scholarships | open | |
| Small Grants Fund | open | all year |
| Community Engagement Fund | closed | |
| Creative Communities NZ Funding Scheme | open | until 18 March 2011 |
Here is the current Funding Calendar (PDF 114kb).
Community Development have developed a booklet to assist you and your organisation with seeking and securing funding. The booklet provides advice on how to complete applications, tips on fundraising and places funding can be sourced. Click here to view or print this booklet.
Below are the resources and presentations from the 2010 Fit 4 Funding Forum.
Mark Cassidy - Senior Relationship Manger, Public Trust.
Presentation on Administration & Business - Accountability, Funding plans, Policy/Compliance.
Presentation: (150kb ppt)
www.publictrust.co.nz
www.tgmacarthytrust.org
Sue Dunlop - Lottery Heritage and Facilities.
Sue talked about Lottery Funding for Community & Marae facilities and Environmental and Heritage projects.
Presentation: (605kb ppt)
Don Judkins - Grants General Manager, Lion Foundation
Spoke on the recent merge and what that means to community groups. Also where gaming machine trust money comes from.
Presentation: (1mb ppt)
Carol Cunningham - Education Advisor, Charities Commission
Spoke about Financial Obligations, explaning the benefits and responsibilities of organisations registered on the Charities Commission.
Presentation: (884kb ppt)
Kerri Tilby - Director, Exult
Spoke about Sustainable Funding and the importance of marketing your organisation in the community. Throughout this presentation she covered a range of topics including Securing Donations, Sponsorship, Grants and how to run great Fundraising Events. There are plenty of articles, templates and examples in the members area of her web site www.exult.co.nz. To access this information, you simply need to sign up as a member, and then you can download whatever you need for free. There is no charge for membership, you just need to enter your contact details.
Adrienne Percy - Community Net & Crown Funding.
Jason Ratima - Inland Revenue Jason's role is to provide an Inland Revenue presence in the community through promotion, education and facilitation of services and products. He identifies the barriers Marae, Iwi, Hapu and Whanau have to obtain their entitlements and helps them manage their tax obligations. Presentation: (174kb).
Alan Cathro - Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand is the National Arts Development Agency.Alan answered all questions on the process of Creative NZ and Funding. Presentation: (383kb pdf)
The Community Resource Kit was developed by Family and Community Services (Ministry of Social Development) and Local Government and Community Branch of DIA (Department of Internal Affairs). The kit is a practical “hands-on” resource to help organisations to get started and to develop good practice in the voluntary sector environment. Community Resource Kit.
Funding Accountability Forms: