2013 Competitive Grantmaking Evaluation Criteria

2013 Competitive Grantmaking Evaluation Criteria
For use in evaluating funding proposals from the following Community Foundation funds:
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Ada F. Harr Fund
Anne C. & W. Franklin Ressler Fund
Better Lancaster Fund
Florence Starr Taylor Fund for the Visual Arts
Lancaster Environmental Fund
Patrick Kenney, Jr. Memorial Education Fund
Sam & Verda Taylor Fund for the Performing Arts
1 (Unsatisfactory) 2 (Needs Improvement) 3 (Average) 4 (Very good) 5 (Exceptional)
Related Proposal Question: Vision, Need
Category 1: People and Places
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Does the program or solution serve a wide
array of people and/or focus on an
underserved or underrepresented group of
people?
Category 2: Sustainability
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Does the proposal outline a realistic and
effective plan to sustain the programs or
solutions beyond the grant period?
Category 3: Measureable Results
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Does the proposal articulate ways the
organization will measure the effect of the
program or solution on a broad community
level, and are the outcomes meaningful and
feasible?
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5
Related Proposal Question: Vision, Collaborations
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5
Related Proposal Question: Measureable Results
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5
Category 4: Implementation Plan
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Does the proposal address a clearly defined need
through a clearly articulated and effective plan
Related Proposal Question: Implementation Plan, Need
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5
including timeline, budget and strategies?
Category 5: Collaboration
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Does the proposal incorporate meaningful
collaboration or partnerships with other
organizations?
Related Proposal Question: Collaborations
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Does the organization demonstrate that it has
the organizational capacity to successfully
implement its proposed program or solution
with or without course corrections along the
way?
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2
Bonus Questions – To be completed by
Community Foundation Staff
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Leverage Funds – Does the proposal leverage
LCCF dollars to obtain additional funding?
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Creative Solutions – Does the proposal utilize
creative solutions to address real community
problems?
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5
Related Proposal Question: All
Category 6: Strong Organizational Capacity
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