Congratulations on your grant and welcome to the Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF) grants community!

When a group receives a grant from HBCF, it joins hundreds of other remarkable groups that are making a difference in the Hobsons Bay community.

Please utilise the resources below to acknowledge and promote your grant and keep us up-to-date on your work.

Keeping in Touch

Remember to share the stories of your project or program with us along the way. There are several ways to keep in touch with us and let us know what you’re doing, and for you to find out what is happening at the HBCF.

Facebook & Instagram

We regularly post news and updates on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Make sure you follow our social media pages to receive our posts which include reminders about upcoming grant opportunities, special events and other news from the Fund and our grant recipients. We also encourage grant recipients to tag us when they post Facebook and Instagram updates on their project/activity to showcase the difference they are making to the lives of people in Hobsons Bay.

HBCF eNewsletter

All HBCF grant recipients are automatically subscribed to our regular eNewsletter. The newsletter provides important news, grant updates and special interest stories. Please contact us if you have a story about your grant and the wonderful work you do in the Hobsons Bay community for us to share in the eNewsletter.

Acknowledging & promoting your grant

The Hobsons Bay Community Fund is always seeking to increase the awareness of the Fund and the important work being done in the community by local groups and services. Grant recipients are welcome to acknowledge the Fund to ensure more organisations in our community are aware of the support we are able to provide.

If you would like to use a description of the HBCF when promoting your grant, we suggest using the following paragraph:

"The Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF) is a perpetual philanthropic fund established to benefit and strengthen the community of Hobsons Bay for now and future generations".

Use of our logo

If you would like a copy of our logo for acknowledgment purposes, please contact us at contact@hbcommunityfund.org.au. We will supply you with a .jpg version of our logo for your use.

Use of images

If your grant is successful, we will contact you to provide photos of the project/activity for promotional purposes. We may use these photos on our website, social media channels and/or eNewsletter.

Please note that photographs featuring faces require permission from all individuals or their guardians. Please contact us at contact@hbcommunityfund.org.au for further information.

Quotes and comments

We are happy to support your publicity with a quote or comment regarding your grant. Please contact us at contact@hbcommunityfund.org.au if you would like to include a quote from the Chair or a member of the HBCF Committee.

Requesting a HBCF speaker

If you are holding a major event or activity and would like to invite a representative from the HBCF to attend, please contact us at contact@hbcommunityfund.org.au to enquire if a member of the HBCF Committee is available to attend.

Reporting

All grant recipients of the Hobsons Bay Community Fund are required to submit a report which confirms that the funds granted were used for the intended purpose.

As set out in the grant guidelines, all grant recipients are required to provide a progress/final report on your project outcomes within the specified grant period. A template for this report will be provided to you by a member of the HBCF Grants Sub-Committee. A visit may also be arranged to view the project/program in action.

Grant recipient reports may be used for feature stories in our annual report, eNewsletter, website and/or social media channels.