Victorian Multicultural Commission

Multifaith and Interfaith Grants

Accountability Report

Please return no more than 60 days after the completion of your event, to:

The Grants Team, Victorian Multicultural Commission, GPO Box 4698Melbourne 3001

General Information

VMC File No:
(if known – see bottom of funding agreement)
Name of Organisation:
Title of Project:
Project Description:
(Max 100 words)
Project Start Date:
Project End Date:
Grant Awarded:
($ amount)
Amount spent:
(Any unspent funds must be returned with this Report)
This accountability report is to ensure that your project adheres to the following guidelines and objectives:

promoting understanding of different faiths
bringing different faith and community groups together

To meet the objectives, it is expected that the project will encourage:

participation from a diverse range of local faith communities;
engagement with a broad range of members within faith communities, with a particular focus on young people and women;
involvement of local community members outside faith groups; and
engagement with existing interfaith networks in your local area.

It is expected that the project will ensure that:

the VMC is aware of the key project activities and is able to promote and attend where possible; and
links between the project and the legacies of the Parliament of World’s Religions 2009are considered.

Please Note

Organisations receiving funding to implement multiple activities are required to submit one Accountability Reportfor each separate activity carried out.

Expenditure Details

Please provide a statement of income and expenditure for the grant received, signed by your financial officer together with this Accountability Report.

Promotional Material

We value learning how funding has made a difference within communities so please feel free to attach any additional information you would like to share including photos, promotional material, attendee comments etc.

DECLARATION

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that funds have been used for the purposes for which they are awarded and hereby acquit the grant.

Signed: ______SIGN HERE

President/Treasurer

Name: ______PRINT NAME HERE

Position:______

Date: ______

□ Statement of income and expenditure attached.

Contact

Please contact the Multifaith/Interfaith Grants Team if you have any queries regarding the Accountability Report on (03) 9651 2931.

Grant Evaluation Report Questionnaire

Instructions for completion

Please tick the applicable boxes and provide any further information as required.

You may make additions to the list. You may extend the box if you require more space for typing.

Project Focus
1. / People involved / Approximately how many people were involved in your project? (including attendees to event, staff, volunteers etc.)
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If you completed similar projects in previous years, has the number of participants increased since then?
□Yes □No
Please list a breakdown of all groups involved in your project, (e.g. community, faith, local government etc.)
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Were you interested in implementing multifaith and interfaith activities before learning about the VMC Community Grants Program?
□Yes □No
Please describe why this project was needed (e.g. in response to perceived community needs)
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Please outline who (individual, group) was key to the implementation of the project
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2. / Location / Was your project located in arural or regional area?
□Yes □No
In which Local Government Area/s was the project based?
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Did your project involve visitingareas outside your Local Government Area?
□Yes □No
If applicable which Local Government Area/s did the project visit?
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3. / Project Objectives / Did your project adhere to the activity requirements outlined in Clause 2.1 of your Funding Agreement?
□Yes □No
Please describe how your project adhered to these requirements
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CapacityBuilding
1. / Resources / Were resources developed as part of your project?
□Yes □No
Please describe the types of resources developed (e.g. teaching materials, reports, brochures, guidelines, art work etc.)
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Were additional staff/volunteers recruited to assist with this project?
□Yes □No
How many paid and unpaid staff are currently engaged in your organisation?
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How many paid and unpaid staff were engaged in your organisation before your project?
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Have staff members received skills development/training for the purpose of your project?
□Yes □No
Please estimate on average, the number of hours worked per volunteer.
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2. / Partnerships / Did you partner with any other organisation for your project?
□Yes □No
Which organisations did you partner with?
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Please describe the results of this partnership (e.g. staff, venue, improved networks etc.)
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Community Engagement
1. / Communication / Did your project use a targeted communications or promotionalstrategy?
□Yes □No
If yes, did this strategy aim to reach groups outside of your faith community?
□Yes □No
If yes, please specify whowas targeted as part of your communications/promotional strategy (e.g. other faith groups, community groups)
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Please specify types of media used (e.g. print, radio, television, internet)
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Please list the dollar amount allocated to promote your project (media spend)
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Please list any media exposure that the project received, including source, date etc.
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2. / Community awareness / Did your project raise awareness (of faith diversity)amongst groups outside your organisation or faith community?
□Yes □No
If yes, please specify which groups were involved/targeted (e.g. students, other faith communities)
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Are you aware of any Multifaith or Interfaith projects other than your own that received funding from the VMC’s Community Grants Program?
□Yes □No
3. / Diversity / Did your project aim to involvespecific groups such as women, youth, new migrantorIndigenous communities?
□Yes □No
If yes, please specify which groups were involved
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Did your project support engagement with existing interfaith networks or local government in your community?
□Yes □No
If yes, please specify
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Sustainability/Impact
1. / Funding / Did you apply for additional funding from other sources to support this project?
□Yes □No
Did you receive additional funding?
□Yes □No
Please outline details of support received (e.g. organisation)
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Please specify amount received
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2. / Future direction / Do you intend to run the project again in the future?
□Yes □No
Moving forward from this project, please outlineany plans you have for the immediate future
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Were mechanisms developed to gather feedback about your project?
□Yes □No
If yes, please specify (e.g. surveys, focus groups, feedback sessions)
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3. / VMC Grants Program Feedback / Do you feel there are any ways in which the grants program and application process could be improved?
□Yes □No
How?
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Other evaluation information

Is there anything else you would like to share? Do you have any examples of how your project was successful in achieving its goals? Do you have any stories to tell?

Every project experiences challenges. Please describe some of the issues or barriers faced with the implementation of your project. What lessons have you learnt through the delivery of this project?