Auckland Softball Association

WHAT IS THE ASFCT?

The Auckland Softball Foundation Charitable Trust was formed in 2009 to cater for proceeds of the sale of Norana Ball Park. The Trust's role is to manage its assets for the immense benefit of Softball, particularly in the Auckland region. The Trust is a registered Charity (CC41469) governed by a board of Trustees, whom you can learn more about through the Current Trustees page.

The Trustees come from diverse backgrounds but share a desire to make a positive contribution to Softball by providing careful and stable management of the Trust's valuable assets for the long-term benefit of the game and its participants.

The Trust currently has over $3 million of assets under management with a strategic vision to continue to grow that asset base, while making grants to worthy recipients whenever possible. Grants can be made to a wide variety of projects, and any request that falls within the Trust's objectives will be considered. The Applying for Funding tab will take you to all the information you need to consider when thinking about applying for a grant.

The Trustees are committed to making sure the proceeds of the Trust go to causes and projects that will deliver a long-term sustainability benefit to the Auckland Softball community.

INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUCCESSFUL GRANT REQUEST

Listed below are a few comments and suggestions from the Trustees that may assist you to develop grant applications for the Trust:

The number and quality of grant requests and the funds available change every year and as you would expect usually there simply are not enough funds available to support all requests - so having an application that provides some flexibility so the Trustees may be able to support part of your request is sensible - in other words: break the request into 2 or more components if possible.
The Trustees are keen to see funds channelled to the growth of the game - particularly youth. Participation, skills development including leadership, team skills and improving health and fitness are important. Development projects will have priority over Grant requests for equipment and uniforms.
The important and necessities are preferred over the "nice to have" projects.
Please clearly communicate what the funds are required for and why they are important.
The Trustees prefer projects that show that people or organisations applying are also putting some effort in. Example: A project where the Club Members are providing labour with a request for financial assistance for resources/materials/equipment or repairing existing assets rather than buying new and throwing out the existing materials.