Children & Young People's Services External Funding Team
Application Framework – Summary for two sides of A4
TITLE (Name of your project)
Summary
- Value of the project in financial terms
- Outline of funding partners (if any) or other groups involved
- Simple answer – how does it fit donor’s aims?
- What is the ‘feel good’ factor? Or how will the award make a difference?
Introduction
- Who are you?
- The proposal recognises [need…] and we have a [track record…]
- Finish with a positive statement that suggests: “What you are about to read will make you respect our organisation and believe we will get results”
Problem Statement
- Outline the problem you are going to tackle with a people focus:
- Disabled people are important and need access to buildings not the lifts that could take them beyond the ground floor – that is the solution
For the fundraiser Good Problems are:
- People problems
- A measurable problem (numbers involved)
- Have bad effects if not solved (unmet potential)
- A problem with a solution (this is what we can do about it)
- Has appeal (achievable and different)
- Is urgent (children growing up)
Strategy
- Objectives (steps to be taken)
- Methods (how you will do it)
- Programme or timetable (when you will do it)
Evaluation
- Measures to see how the programme meets the problem and will assess the difference to proposals made
Budget
- Be real and demonstrate matched benefits
- Keep budget simple – cost of: staff, beneficiaries, operation, capital items
Future Funding or Exit Strategy
- We will seek further funding at the end of the project
- The project will close at the end of the project
- The project will be self-sustaining by….
- We shall return any unspent money should he project finish early
