Grant writing webinars

Grant writing instructional videos and presentations have been prepared for applicants to use to help improve your skills and understanding of grants, and increase your chances of securing a grant for your projects and programs.

Head to our general Grant Resources page to see a range of resources available to help make your application the best it can be.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocol

If working with First Nations creatives, intellectual property and/or cultural themes, we recommend reading the following resources:

• Australia Council for the Arts
  This protocol guide encourages self-determination and helps build a strong and diverse Indigenous arts sector. It provides a pathway for collaborations and creation of new Indigenous work.
• Webinar from the Australia Council 
  Using First Nations Protocols for Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
• Aboriginal Heritage Office 
  Supported by a number of Sydney councils, including Northern Beaches Council.
• NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group 
  A non for profit Aboriginal organisation that provides advice on all matters relevant to education and training with the mandate that this advice represents the Aboriginal community viewpoint.
• Create NSW 
  Aboriginal Arts and Culture Protocols from the NSW State Government.
• Arts Law
  A helpful fact sheet on Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property
• Terri Janke and Company
  Rights to Culture: Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), Copyright and Protocols
• NAVA 
  A collection of resources for visual artists. 
• Australian Indigenous Design Charter 
  For designers working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content and themes, or interested in First Nations practices. 
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 

Cultural Diversity

• Creative Equity Toolkit
  Resources for cultural diversity in the creative sector.
   

Accessibility

• Accessible Arts NSW
  The peak arts and disability organisation in New South Wales. They advance the rights of, and opportunities for, people with disability or who are d/Deaf to develop and sustain professional careers in the arts and have equitable access to arts and culture across NSW.
   

Sustainability

• Council’s policy on Single Use Plastics
  We ask that projects adhere to our Single Use Plastics Policy. 
• Theatre Green Book
  Practical tips and comprehensive sustainability plans. 
• Sustainable Theatres Australia
  A collective of theatremakers and administrators who are passionately dedicated to the mission of creating a more sustainable Australian theatre industry.
• Julie’s Bicycle
  A pioneering not-for-profit, mobilising the arts and culture to take action on the climate and ecological crisis.
• NIDA Green
  Resources and best-practice examples from the National Institute of Dramatic Art

Northern Beaches Council

Reading our documents may help you frame your project in accordance with the Objectives referred to in the Guidelines.

• Arts & Creativity Strategy: Connected Through Creativity 2029 
• Cultural Policy 
• Public Art Policy