Strategic Grant & Tender Writing for Community Health Organisation, Charities & Social Enterprises
Is Your Organisation Ready for Strategic Growth?
Who We Help
We specialise in supporting established charities, social enterprises or community health organisations that have outgrown ad-hoc grant writing. Our clients typically have strong operational performance, capable fundraising teams, and Board expectations for growth—but lack the internal strategic capacity to navigate highly competitive philanthropic, Primary Health Network (PHN), State, and Federal funding.
You Are…
Applying for several philanthropic grant opportunities via Trusts & Foundations
Applying for multi-year human services delivery agreements.
Tendering for PHN, State, or Federal commissioning.
Pursuing major catalytic philanthropic grants.
Operating in aged care, education and employment, mental health, housing and homelessness, justice or disability sectors.
We partner with scaling charities and social service providers to navigate complex commissioning and secure high-stakes funding via grants and tenders
Over $55 million secured across aged care, education, employment, housing & homelessness,
mental health, and social services.
Meet Barbara
I'm Barb. I don't just write grants; I provide the strategic oversight, commercial clarity, and disciplined execution required when a funding opportunity is too important to get wrong. Whether you need end-to-end tender delivery or strategic mentoring for your internal team, I bring a $55m+ track record to your corner.
Impact highlights of grant and tender wins
$7m
Towards scaling suicide prevention initiatives and improving mental health literacy
$6m
Towards Medicare Mental Health community based mental health services
Towards disability inclusion and social participation initiatives
$3m
Towards domestic and family violence prevention programs
$5m
$12m
Towards supporting vulnerable + socially isolated older Australians
$4m
Towards supporting housing and homeless support programs for vulnerable Australians
$3m
Towards pathways to employment for vulnerable populations including refugees
$1.5m
Towards social prescribing programs across frailty and chronic diseases prevention and management
Let me help you get to where you want to go. To ensure Grantful is the right fit for you let me know which of these options best describes your organisation and need.
Let’s ensure we are a good fit
Testimonials - What Others Love About Us
“Grantful have been a trusted strategic partner, guiding and shaping our responses to complex tenders across aged care, housing and homelessness, mental health, and social prescribing.
Barb brings exceptional insight into service models, governance, and system design, alongside a deep understanding of what funders and commissioners are actually looking for. Her ability to translate our strategy into clear, credible, and competitive submissions has been critical to our success. This is not just about strong writing, but about strategic judgement, positioning, and knowing how to present Footprints as a safe, capable organisation ready to deliver at scale.
We have achieved a strong and sustained success rate across multiple strategic tenders, and Barb’s contribution has been central to that outcome. I highly recommend Barb and Grantful to any organisation seeking a strategic partner in high-stakes funding decisions.”
— Jade Cronan-Thompson, (Former) Director of Service Delivery, Footprints
“Securing funding for innovative programs is crucial to our mission. Thanks to Barb's expertise and strategic approach, we were able to successfully secure grants that will have a lasting impact for the people we support and on the communities we serve.
Barb took the time to truly understand our organisation's vision and needs, translating them into compelling, well-researched proposals that resonated with funders.”
— William (Bill) Campos, CEO, Independent Community Living Australia (ICLA)
“Barb provided many years of excellent work in our partnerships and fundraising team at Raise Foundation, and we were very lucky that she shared her fabulous skills with us. If you're looking for someone to contribute to your organisation with grant writing, fundraising and relationship management, I highly recommend Barb. She has wonderful interpersonal skills, and an infectious sense of humour, and delivers great quality work. I highly valued working with Barbara and enjoyed working together to reach our fundraising goals.
— Vicki Condon, Founder CEO, Raise Foundation
“RizeUp, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting families affected by family and domestic violence, found a true ally in Barbara at Grantful.
Barbara's expertise extended beyond just words on paper; she delved deep into understanding the unique challenges faced by families dealing with domestic violence, crafting grant proposals that resonated with the heart of RizeUp's mission.
RizeUp wholeheartedly recommends Barbara's services because she didn't just write grants; she became an advocate for their cause.”
— Carolyn McCall, Board Member, RizeUp
“Barbara is a consummate professional who was a critical part Rare Cancers Australia winning our first and then our second government grants. The exercise was a significant strategic piece for RCA, and Barbara delivered insights we might not have otherwise had.”
— Christine Cockburn, CEO, Rare Cancer Australia
“Working with Barb and the Grantful team was a turning point for The Man Cave. Barb played a critical role in shaping our strategic approach to grants, helping us clarify how our programs, outcomes, and organisational strengths should be positioned in a competitive funding environment.
Barb brought sharp insight into how funders assess credibility, risk, and impact, and guided us to present our work in a way that strengthened confidence in our organisation. Her contribution went well beyond writing, providing strategic judgement, structure, and clarity at moments that mattered. The funding we secured was a genuine game changer for our organisation and supported our next phase of growth.”
— James Lolicato, Former COO, The Man Cave
“Working with the Grantful team was an invaluable experience for the Sydney Community Foundation for a project with our Sydney Women's Fund.
Their approach made it easy for us to articulate and align our project vision and activities with our strategic goals. The team's dedication to every stage of the tender process—ideation, drafting, editing, and submission—was instrumental in our grant success, resulting in significant funding for a pivotal project.
We highly recommend Grantful for any organisation seeking to simplify and achieve success in complex grant or tender processes.”
— Loredana Fyffe, CEO,
Sydney Community Foundation
The work you do is important, and it deserves to be well-resourced.
We all know that funding can be a major challenge when it comes to making your programs and services sustainable. The key social, environmental and health issues that you tackle, warrant support so that you can keep doing what you do, and doing it well.
Let me help you get to where you want to go. To ensure Grantful is the right fit for you let me know which of these options best describes your organisation and need.
Let’s ensure we are a good fit
