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Scottish Sport ReliefHome & away Programme
Applicant Insight Meeting
April 2012
Aims for the day
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it’s relation to Comic Relief’s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief’s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief’s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief
An increased understanding of:
Agenda
1-1.10pm – Welcome, introductions
1.10-1.30pm – The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it’s relation to Comic Relief’s international grant-making programme
1.30 – 2.15pm - Comic Relief’s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
2.15-2.30pm – Break
2.30-3.30pm - Comic Relief’s approach to defining outcomes
3.30-4.00pm - Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
4.00-4.15pm - Break
4.15-5.00pm - What makes a successful application to Comic Relief
Aims for the day
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it’s relation to Comic Relief’s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief’s grant-making principles, policies and priorities
Comic Relief’s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief
An increased understanding of:
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme
£2.5 million provided by the Scottish Ministers and matched by a contribution of £2.5 million from Comic Relief's own funds
50% of the total funds available will be allocated to projects in Scotland
50% of the total funds available will be allocated to projects in Commonwealth countries that have a low or medium score on the United Nations 'Human Development Index
The ‘Away element’ will fund projects supporting poor and disadvantaged people in connection with Comic Relief’s existing International grants programmes
• People affected by HIV and AIDS
• Trade
• Street and working children and young people
• Women and girls
• People affected by conflict
• International Sport for Change
• People living in urban slums
Who and what we will fund:
Scottish based organisations
A range of organisations – any size of organisation can apply as long as the project fits your objects, experience and capacity. Always consider the implications of scale-up on yourself as well as the local partner
We support a range of different sized projects – up to £1m for up to 5 years
Programme Average Grant
HIV £555,269
Trade £446,891
Street and Working £416,514
Women and Girls £481,034
Conflict £500,152
Sport for Change £269,845
Urban Slums £418,798
Aims for the day
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it’s relation to Comic Relief’s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief’s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief’s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief
An increased understanding of:
Comic Relief’s Grant-Making Goal
We believe this requires investing in work that addresses people’s immediate needs as well as tackling the root causes of poverty
and injustice.
Our primary goal is to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people
To do this effectively, and help guide our decision making, we’ve developed a set of grant making principles.
Our Grant-Making Principles
•Organisation show understanding of context and root causes of issues – may include culture, political and economic environment and role of others
Understanding the context
•People who benefit from projects – as well as those who could influence – are consulted at the outset and their views incorporated into project design. Including marginalised groups
Consulting with Key Players
•How organisations are drawing on “good practice” and knowledge of “what works to inform their work. [We also welcome people experimenting with new ideas and approaches]
Building on Good Practice
•People who benefit from projects actively participating in those project – from membership of advisory groups and trustee boards to feeding back on value of services
Involving local people
•How project will contribute to building more effective and accountable local organisations
Investing in local organisations
•How organisations work with others – may be through sharing information and learning, joint influencing work and approaches to make work sustainable in the long term
Working with others
•How organisations have developed practical ways of capturing information and creating a culture committed to reflection, analysis and learning
Implementing learning strategies
•Organisations which use the evidence they have built up to inform their future plans and influence the decisions of others, particularly policy makers and others in the field
Applying learning
Policies
Comic Relief does not fund
Institutional care - where it is a preferred way of working such as orphanages
Conferences & workshops – unless as part of a longer-term programme of work
Capital costs – unless an essential part and a proportionately small cost of the work to be delivered; applicants must be able to demonstrate whether they have thought about how costs will be met in the future.
Basic services – where they are the primary responsibility of government with the support of major bilateral or multilateral funders
Organisations that Evangelise or Proselytise
Campaigning that takes a partisan political stance
Funding the provision of ARVs
Staff, consultants and volunteers who are not from the country where the work is taking place
Programme Strategies
Programme Strategy
Goal Target Groups
Learning Questions Theory of Change
Programme Outcomes Countries
Coffee break – 15 mins
Aims for the day
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it’s relation to Comic Relief’s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief’s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief’s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief
An increased understanding of:
What do we mean by outcomes?
Project – intended or unintended effects or changes to people’s lives that happen as a result of the project or organisation’s activities
Organisation – changes in the capacity of funded organisations as a result of project activities
The what question: outcomes and impact
WHAT difference have
we made?
What difference have we made?
IndividualsCommunitiesSociety and
policyOrganisations
What change
?
For how many?
For whom?
Defining project outcomes
Focus on changes to people’s lives
Go beyond project activities to changes
Expressed as a result
SMART – outcome or its associated indicators for measuring changes
Be simple – not more than one change, but can include intermediate and final change
Not provoke a ‘so what’ question!
Defining project outcomes
Specific – one change and for whom
Measurable – types of measures and how
Attainable – can achieve, contribution
Relevant – relate to needs of diff groups
Time-bound – by when achieved
Group exercise
Define better outcomes
Aims for the day
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it’s relation to Comic Relief’s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief’s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief’s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief
An increased understanding of:
The how question: methodologies and relationships
HOW did we make a
difference?
Learning from your work
In addition to funding ongoing project M&E Comic Relief will also consider funding
other learning and defined research activities.
Learning from your work
A. Is your theory of change effective?
B. What are the most effective
methodologies?
C. What about the relative effectiveness of different types of
Southern organisations?
D. Is the way you support Southern partners effective?
E. Is your role in networking and
advocacy helping or hindering change?
F. What relationships in
the aid chain help or hinder change?
Resourcing MEL
The Learning Process
CollectingCommunicating
Applying
Analysing
Storing
WHAT difference have we made?
HOW did we make a difference?
LearningMonitoring and Evaluation
Resourcing MEL:The Learning Process
CollectingCommunicating
Applying
Analysing
Storing
WHAT difference have we made?
HOW did we make a difference?
M&EL Requirements in the project timeframe
Reflection Time
Reflection Time
Final Evaluation
Baseline/ initial data
ProjectMonitoring
Needsassessment
Coffee break – 15 mins
Aims for the day
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it’s relation to Comic Relief’s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief’s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief’s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief
An increased understanding of:
Everything you need to know…
International Grants Strategy 2009-12
Grant Making Policies
Programme strategies
These can all be found on our website http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant
The Application Process
Deadline for applications – midday 9th May or 21st May (by request)
Short listing – 3 team members read
Approval/rejection – within one month, reapplication by invitation
Full application submission – in 3 weeks
Assessment – Consultant, 8 week window
Programme Advisory Groups – Team, Assessors and Advisors
International Grants Committee – Team, Directors, Trustees and Advisors
Trustees – Decide on all grants, approval/rejection – end November
Set Up – Conditions, start up form, payment earliest 1 month, in advance annually
Stage One
Stage Two
Application forms
The forms we use are now available on our websitehttp://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/apply-for-an-
international-grant
Process is programme specific – for target groups, outcomes and some questions
New budget template has embedded macro’s so you have to type onto that file, not copy the formatting onto another file…
We read the narrative and the budget in parallel
Application Form (Stage 1)
Part A About you
Part B About your partners
Part C About your application
Part D Background & consultation
Part E Target groups
Part F The change you aim to make
Part G What you want to do
The Budget
New budget template has embedded macro’s so you have to type onto that file, not copy the formatting onto another file…
4 sections to balance
Income
Expenditure splits by type(automatic) & organisation (not)
Expenditure
Need to say what type of income/spend
We look for detailed costs of activities
A column for notes – please use!
We read the narrative and budget in parallel
The Budget - FAQs
UK admin and management costs – no set percentage; should be appropriate to the level of support provided; and clearly justified
Co-funding – CR funding should be at least 25% of the budget; we want to see the whole project budget; if not secured then a plan for managing a smaller project is required
Organisational development costs of the UK partner – is permitted where a clear need has been identified and it will support grant management or the work of the local partner; should not be the main focus of the grant
Organisational development costs of the local partner – where it has been identified through a needs assessment and will support and improve the delivery of project outcomes
How to succeed!
Basics – Complete the forms, answer the questions, avoid jargon
Policies – Do check these
Programmes – target groups essential, contribution to outcomes increases fit, programme specific questions are important
Capacity and track record – must fit your objects, consider impact of scale up
Principles – balance immediate needs vs. root causes, demonstrate specific planning work undertaken, how local organisations will be developed, involve local people
Budget – justify costs, balance against role of partners
How to succeed contd…
Applications need to demonstrate how they are addressing both the grant making principles and the relevant programme principles
Programmes – must be based on needs assessment and proper consultation, analysis and understanding of context, fit to target groups or outcomes, theory of change evident
Outcomes sufficiently SMART and do not provoke too many “so what” questions
Application should demonstrate long-term change; not focused on short-term interventions
Budgets – must be “owned” by local organisations, with support for local partner capacity building, allocation for robust MEL, should support the narrative
Contact Information
Annemarie [email protected]
020 7820 2752
• Jacqui Lowe (International Sport for Change, People Affected by HIV/AIDS, Health, CGI Health)[email protected] 020 7820 2758
• Dave Conneely(Trade, People Living in Urban Slums, Climate Change, CGI Enterprise and Employment)[email protected] 020 7820 2755
• Golsana Begum (People Affected by Conflict, Street and Working Children and Young People, Education, CGI Education)[email protected] 020 7820 2754
• Chris Wignall (Women and Girls, CGI, CGI Organisational Development)[email protected] 020 7820 2757
Eligible countries for Comic Relief programmes (application deadline 9th May 2012)
ProgrammeAll Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa only
BrazilComlombiaPeruGuatemalaHonduras
Other Latin American countries
Indian sub continent
South East Asia
Other developing countries
People affected by HIV and AIDS √ X X X X X X
Trade √ X X X X X √
Street and working children and young people X √ √ √ √ √ √
Women and girls √ X X X X X X
People affected by conflict √ X X X X X X
International Sport for Change √ X √ X √ X X
People living in Urban Slums X √ X X X X X
CGI: Education X √ X X X X X
CGI: Health X √ X X X X X
CGI: Trade and Enterprise X √ X X X X X
CGI: Organisational development √ X X X X X X
Eligible countries for Comic Relief programmes supported by SSRHAP (application deadline 21st May 2012)
Programme
African Commonwealth countries (see last column)
Indian sub continent
Eligible African Commonwealth countries (ie those scoring 'low' or 'medium' on the UN Index of Human Development
People affected by HIV and AIDS √ X
Botswana, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia
Trade √ X
Street and working children and young people √ √
Women and girls √ X
People affected by conflict √ X
International Sport for Change √ √
People living in Urban Slums √ X