Capacity Building Grants

he Capacity Building grant is an opportunity for community organisations to run a train-the-trainer program to support and develop new digital mentors.

Digital mentors help people to feel confident and safe online. They support communities to learn digital skills. They are at the heart of community-led digital inclusion programs.

The Capacity Building program is a train-the-trainer initiative to support and develop digital mentors in local communities across Australia. Capacity Builders work with Good Things Foundation to inspire skilled, passionate and friendly digital mentors to help more older people be connected.

The Capacity Building grant and training program is created by Good Things Foundation Australia and available to community organisations in Australia through the Be Connected program.

Organisations successful in being accepted into the Capacity Builder program will receive $52,500 grant funding and a specialist pack of training resources ready to deliver.

Capacity Builders will nominate at least one person as their trainer who will attend a skillshare with Good Things Foundation on how to deliver this training package in their community.

The Capacity Builders use the training package to train digital mentors in their community, then provide 2 hours of follow up coaching support. Capacity Builders have 12 months to complete this work.

The digital mentors that have been trained by Capacity Builders go on to provide digital skills support to older Australians in their community through the Be Connected program.

Provides funding to train and support digital mentors in your community to help more people get online.

In order to apply for this funding, you must:
- Be a registered Network Partner within the Be Connected Network (it's free to join)
- Provide an ABN number.
- Have public liability insurance.
- Have acquitted previous grant/s awarded by Good Things Foundation.