Assessment criteria

"The foundation judges every application against a set of assessment before deciding whether to award a grant. As part of this assessment, you may receive request for additional information. You should not assume that your chances of receiving a grant have improved becaue you have been asked for additional information by Foundation staff. If your organization is eligle, your application will be judged against the criteria listed below.

Your Organization
These criteria help us to assess the structure and management of your organization. We need to be sure that:

• Your organization has clear management roles and responsibilities
• Your organization can effectively manage the amount of funds requested
• Your organization has clear methods of planning and organizing its activities
• Your organisation's activities are open to all, and committed to equal opportunies
• Your organization is diverse and gender sensitive
• Your organization can clearly show that it has experience in its area of work
• Your organiation has linkages with other institutions with similar aims

Your Project
These criteria help us to assess your proposed activities. We need to be sure that:

• Your project/activities has been properly planned and staffed
• Your project addresses aclearly identified need
• You have a sound plan to monitor the progress and impact of the project
• The combination of activities you plan to do will lead to the changes you expect to achieve (results)

YOUR PROJECT OUTCOMES SHOULD BE SMARTS: Specific - Are your outcomes focused? Measurable - Can the changes you expect to be assessed in relation to what the situation is now? Achivable - Is the change possible within the time available? Relevant - Are the outcomes clearly related to the thematic area you are appliying for? Are they appropiate for your proposed participants? Time bound - Can you specify when will you be able to see the outcomes? Sustainable - Will the outcomes continue to be seen even after the project is over?

Your Finances

These criteria help us to assess how you manage your funds. We need to be sure that: *Your organization is financialy wel-managed and in need of funding *Your organization's bank account requires more than 1 signatory *You have a plan to sustain the outcomes and activities of the project once he Foundation funding ends

YOUR PROJECT BUDGET SHOULD BE: Detailed: Each activity must include details of all costs. The same activities that are listed in the application form should be detailed in your budget description of the activity (how and where it will be done, when it will be done, how many people will be involved), and provide a detailed costing of this. Realistic: The items budget are sufficient and realistically costed. Accurate: The items budgeted reflect actual costs, and are added correctly. Appropriate: The budget is of an amount that is appropiate to your organization's size and experiance. Your value for Money: The budget is cost - efficient and effective. Applications demonstrating high outcome for low cost will be given preference. Low cost: In all circumstances, modest budgeting is encouraged.Whether possible, applicants should seek options for onsite training, shared transposition, cost sharing, and similar low cost alternatives. < Financial System: Organizations are expected to have financial and administrative systems that assure good control and record-keeping of expenditure.