SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS

Belgrade, October 2011 By Lidia Varbanova

PROJECTS KEY DIMENSIONS

TIME RESOURCES AND COSTS PEOPLE PERFORMANCE AD PROCESS RESULTS QUALITY RISK FACTORS

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECTS

Involve people Unique Exist for a limited period of time Have defined outcomes and targets Use variety of resources Concerned with changes

What is a project?

Sequence of activities, which are well defined, connected, conducted over a limited period of time, targeted, generating unique, but well-defined results. A Problem-solving technique. A way to improve our organizations performance and reorganize our work. An efficient way to complete an important and actual set of tasks.

PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS

DIMENSION ORANIZATION PROJECT

Time ad duration Objectives Structure Outcomes

Long-term, continual Continuing survival Hierarchical, static Replicas, or hybrid

Short-term, define and limited Completion and termination Matrix, flexible, team orientated Unique and one-off

PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

PRELIMINARY PHASECONCEPTUALISATION: the idea, planning, fundraising, preparation, selection, partnership DEVELOPMENT PHASEIMPLEMENTATION: maturity-realization, visibility, monitoring, contingency EVALUATION PHASECLOSURE: old ageresults, feedback, reports, continuation

Foundation: definition

A permanent non-profit organisation, who accumulates fund from various sources, increase them and aims at distributing them among other cultural, social, religious, charitable, educational organisations on a fair and preliminary set up principle and criteria. Some foundations are also operationalorganising their own programs and events.

Types of foundations

Grant-giving Operational

Multi-purpose Specialised Large Small Community Family/private Corporate

International National Regional Municipal

Factors for development of foundations in a society

Legislative framework:

For setting up a foundation For facilitating donors processes

History and traditions in philanthropy and institutional giving Directions of national cultural policy General living standard

Selecting a foundation

Areas of grantgiving policy: thematic scope Types of grants: individual, organisational Size of grants Regional scope

Projects already supported in the past: types, titles, size of grants, location, etc. Limitations Application procedure Timing

FOUNDATIONS CRITERIA

Fit to the foundations aims Benefits for the society-solving a social problem Uniqueness and innovation Multidisciplinary, cross-border approach Actuality of the project-relevance to todays world Sustainability and long term development High quality and professionalism Reliability of the organisation Visibility and credibility Reasonable budget Not for profit status!

Writing a project proposal

Resume/summary The idea within a context Target groups Action plan: how, when, who Budget Expected results Sustainability Appendices

PROJECT COSTS

Labor costs - direct, indirect Material costs Equipment costs Maintenance/office costs Communication and information costs Marketing costs Insurance, taxes and other charges Contingency