Few community groups have an endless supply of money. There are a variety of ways in which you can increase the money coming into your organisation including fees for service, membership drives and selling merchandise. However these areas may only make limited amounts of money which may not cover the costs of commencing new programs or purchasing new equipment. For organisations wishing to obtain large amounts of funding, there are a variety of philanthropic and government grants available.

Submissions are the key to making a successful application for a philanthropic or government grant. A quality submission will contain information about the organisation, the reasons for the application such as what program the organisation wishes to run or what equipment it needs to buy, the reasons why the particular grant authority is the right authority to fund this application, how the equipment or project will be used within the community and the benefits it will provide to the community as a result and details of the organisation's past ability to run projects, administer grants and successfully deliver completed documents on time.