Patricia Costigan

Writing Tender and Grant Applications is not simply a matter of putting a few paragraphs together and hoping for the best.  Competition is fierce for a limited amount of funding, especially in these challenging economic times. 

I have many years' experience in writing Grants for Not For Profit (NFP) Organizations, Community Groups and Small Businesses. That experience, coupled with my knowledge of government "speak" and processes, means that I have a good understanding of how to present and promote your business or organisation, ensuring that criteria responses and information:-

• provide an appropriate level of information and detail - relevant to the weighting of the criteria;
• are presented in a structured, yet plain-english manner;
• all ancillary components are attached; and
• the document is compiled and lodged in accordance with the Tender/Grant instructions - which is often overlooked.

All of the above give you a greater ability for success with your Application.

I can also assist you to identify State and Federal Government Grants which may be available to your business or NFP  and work with you to write content which gives you the best opportunity of success.

Whether it's a I can assist you with:-

• Writing or updating Resumes and Selection Criteria;
• Designing and writing Brochures and Newsletters;
• Editing and proofreading documents;
• Reviewing documents for spelling, grammar and phrasing; and
• Professional document presentation - converting your documents into formal professionally presented material for submission to Boards, Government Bodies.

I can assist you with:

• Capturing, documenting and reviewing your administrative processes;
• Analysing your business processes and making recommendations to deliver performance improvements;
• Writing Procedure Manuals and training staff;
• Providing Business Process Automation forms and workflows;
• Actively engaging, negotiating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders regarding functionality of your CRM and development and design configurations for modules/add-on components for specific requirements.

I can undertake searches within Australian government and quasi-governmental bodies as well as private entities to obtain information on:-

• properties (ownership, encumbrances, copies of transfer documents, property history, etc) 
• corporate information (business name searches, company operational/reporting information); and 
• Courts (bankruptcy searches, Court orders, etc)

If you need a website to  help promote your business and services, then I can assist you by creating low-cost websites - primarily for small businesses and Not For Profit organizations - overall design, marketing and content writing. You can update content yourself or I can provide that service for a small fee..