SmartyGrants

Best practice network for grantmakers and Australia's most-used grants admin system.

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

As the philanthropic sector waits for the federal government's response to the @zprodcom report on #philanthropy, report co-author @KSeibertAu reflects on why reform matters.
Read more: https://t.co/xDWTnAWSk0

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

Scathing reviews and audits of past Australian grants programs have led to sweeping changes to Commonwealth grants rules, which have now come into force. We explain some of the details in the latest edition of Grants Management Intelligence.
https://t.co/wFPgottMkE

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

Ever wondered how many billion of dollars in grants are distributed each year in Australia? We have, and that's why our data scientists have crunched the numbers to track down this elusive figure. Read more: https://t.co/QikIV4aYDn

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

.@helenhainesindi wants the federal grants watchdog to investigate grants worth $1.35 billion linked to the Labor Party’s 2022 election promises. https://t.co/kT7kdNdxek #AusPol #Grants

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

Our UK lead @KathyRichardson in this blog for @NPCthinks says the key to good grantmaking is using money more effectively. Here's why (and how): https://t.co/uVfcDmB9xW

[Kathy Richardson @kathyrichardson]

Public school principals are plugging gaps in funding by spending a large chunk of their time applying for grants "to pay for basic projects and services, such as functioning toilets, roofing, windows and retaining walls."
https://t.co/TSPSSQrv9t
#grantnerds
via @ConversationEDU

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

The latest edition of Grants Management Intelligence is out, giving #grantmakers and #funders everywhere the edge when it comes to best practice. For starters, be sure to read the #CommunityCompass research into public attitudes to the community sector.

https://t.co/FSL1dtSvOK

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

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[NPC @NPCthinks]

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[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

@NPCthinks Pleased to be a sponsor of this excellent event. Great to know this one is also accessible online with key sessions available on replay. #NPCIgnites

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

Government renews push for better #evaluation in the Australian public sector, with the minister in charge @ALeighMP calling for more randomised control trials, and announcing new grants and the formation of a new professional network. #grantnerds
https://t.co/D4HWeR9Ucu

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

If you want to know how Australian grant funds are being spent (and misspent in some cases) there are lessons for all #grantnerds in the latest Grants Management Intelligence. It's free.
https://t.co/Seg4EMi6Ve

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

We think it's time for a big technological and cultural shift in the way $26 billion in #grants are distributed to the community sector each year. Here's why: https://t.co/vJUbrAm7Gh #grantnerds #funding #auspol
https://t.co/vJUbrAm7Gh

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

The federal government is seeking submissions to reform its grant funding methods, affecting more than $26 billion-a-year. You have have until November 7 to comment. Go #grantnerds!
https://t.co/H7yRbMC2GA

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

#GrantNerds rejoice! The latest Grants Management Intelligence is out, with great insights into funding with no strings attached, what's missing from #MeasuringWhatMatters and youth-focused grants that really work. It's free to subscribe: https://t.co/sKX1JJeqOM

[Kathy Richardson @kathyrichardson]

Please read and share Jen's article on how great and useful* this new national wellbeing framework will be!

*If we just take one more weeny step to actually make the metrics meaningiful to those working at the front lines.

@ALeighMP @JEChalmers

https://t.co/BdahQ6L0Dk

[Kathy Richardson @kathyrichardson]

Maybe we don't need more money for social problems. Maybe we just need to get better at working out what works. The @SmartyGrants Outcomes Engine is designed to edge us along that path. So is the Evaluator General initiative. #grantsnerd https://t.co/HAtCg1XSt1 via @ALeighMP

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

Another adverse finding by the @ANAO_Australia finds administration of federal grants health program 'fell short of ethical requirements' https://t.co/U7sDoTLCiL Full report: https://t.co/6c0VszbeQE

[SmartyGrants @SmartyGrants]

Very interesting findings, and as you point out in the article: "it's complicated".

[A/Prof Lisa A. Williams @lisawilliams.bsky.social @williamslisaphd]

Women receive fewer research grants than men.

Our @WomenInSTEMAu analysis, led by @dr_isa_kingsley, points to one source of this disparity: fewer women researchers mean fewer women applicants, in turn leading to fewer women receiving grants.

https://t.co/uAViHIDQtT

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[Andrew Leigh @ALeighMP]

This year, the Australian Government will release a standalone "Measuring What Matters" statement. If you've got views on what should be in it, please join my online consultations. Click the link for info & to register: https://t.co/Z0ZonCY9z3 #auspol #canberra #wellbeing