Application Worksheet

APPLICATION WORKSHEET

Thank you for taking the time to share your project with us. We look forward to reviewing your application. We have provided this worksheet to help you draft your answers for the application.

1)Project Summary* 75 words

Please give us a brief overview of your project. This is your chance to introduce your work and let us know what it is all about. Please be as clear as possible about what you are doing and why.

To see some samples of project summaries, visit our grantee award page here:

2) Compassion* 100 words

At the heart of our mission is a desire for a more compassionate and just world. To help us understand how your work aligns with our mission, please tell us: who you are, what motivates you to do this work and why it is important to you.

If you are not the primary leader or founder of the project, please have the founder/primary leader of the project answer this question.

3)Why is your project needed?* 175 words

What issue does your work address, why is your project needed, and how do you know this need exists?

4)What does your project involve?* 250 words

To answer this question, please tell us:

- what you will do

- where, when, and how you will do it

- what you have done so far

- how this plan addresses the issue you identified above, and why it will work

5) Who else is directly working with you on this project?* 175 words

- How many volunteers work with you on this project?

- Do you currently have partnerships with any other organizations or groups also working on this issue?

-Have you researched other local groups working on this issue?

6)Who will be served by this project?* 175 words

- Who will be directly served by this project?
- What is your relationship to the community in which this work will be carried out?
- Why have you chosen to work with this group of people?

7)What goals do you have for your project?* 175 words

Please tell us what you hope to achieve with your project in:

a) the next year

b) the next two years

8)How will you know if your project is successful?* 175 words

What are the ways in which you will monitor and track the outcomes of your project, and how will you evaluate and measure success?

9)Sustainability of your project* 175 words

How will you continue to fund your project once this seed grant, if awarded, has been used up? Please tell us your plan to sustain your work in the longer term.