United Way begins accepting funding requests
NORWICH – Beginning Aug. 20, the Chenango County United Way started the Request for Proposal process to determine which programs in the county will receive funding, and how much funding they will receive.
This will be the second year the United Way and their community partners will be working with the RFP process, which asks that agencies submit a proposal that not only explains the program they wish to fund, but also has information about the results the program will achieve.
“We’ve heard from our donors that they’re appreciative of the outcome data the program is able to provide, because they know their donations are being used effectively,” said United Way Executive Director Elizabeth Monaco.
The RFP process asks all agencies asking for funding to submit a proposal. “They can ask for as little as $1,500 or as much as $40,000,” Monaco said. Proposals for programs must fall into one of the four identified focus areas, which include poverty issues of housing and hunger, the aging population, access to healthcare or opportunities for children and youth.
Monaco explained that key aspects of the proposals are their ability to fall into one of the four focus areas and the measured outcomes they show. “They have to demonstrate measured outcomes, and show the difference the program makes in a person’s life,” she said. An example of this, she explained, would be a proposal from a Head Start Program showing not only how many children attend the program, but also the percentage of children who leave able to read their name and able to count to ten.
In an effort to make every proposal as good as it can be, the United Way is holding mandatory technical assistance sessions for first time submissions. Returning agencies have the option to come. After the group session, agencies will be able to meet with Monaco for one-on-one help with specific questions about the proposals.
Proposals will be accepted through 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12. All of the proposals will then be reviewed by a volunteer panel made up of board members and community representatives. The requests are scored based on a scoring rubric available online at the CUW web site, and at the conclusion of the campaign, the United Way determines how much money they have to allocate, and basis their allocations on the scores each request received. “Weak applications won’t receive funding, but those who did well will be funded at least partially,” Monaco said.
On Feb. 1 the Chenango United Way announces the breakdown of programs funded.
Programs that receive funding are required to submit mid-year and end-of-year data, to determine if they are meeting the measured results projected in their proposals. United Way board members will also make site visits to all recipient locations to see the programs in action.
“A lot of agencies are appreciative of the process, because other funders are also requesting the same data. It streamlines the process,” Monaco said.
The 2007 CUW campaign will kick off on Sept. 22 with a “Day of Caring.” For more information about the campaign or the RFP process, visit the CUW web site at www.chenangouw.org.
This will be the second year the United Way and their community partners will be working with the RFP process, which asks that agencies submit a proposal that not only explains the program they wish to fund, but also has information about the results the program will achieve.
“We’ve heard from our donors that they’re appreciative of the outcome data the program is able to provide, because they know their donations are being used effectively,” said United Way Executive Director Elizabeth Monaco.
The RFP process asks all agencies asking for funding to submit a proposal. “They can ask for as little as $1,500 or as much as $40,000,” Monaco said. Proposals for programs must fall into one of the four identified focus areas, which include poverty issues of housing and hunger, the aging population, access to healthcare or opportunities for children and youth.
Monaco explained that key aspects of the proposals are their ability to fall into one of the four focus areas and the measured outcomes they show. “They have to demonstrate measured outcomes, and show the difference the program makes in a person’s life,” she said. An example of this, she explained, would be a proposal from a Head Start Program showing not only how many children attend the program, but also the percentage of children who leave able to read their name and able to count to ten.
In an effort to make every proposal as good as it can be, the United Way is holding mandatory technical assistance sessions for first time submissions. Returning agencies have the option to come. After the group session, agencies will be able to meet with Monaco for one-on-one help with specific questions about the proposals.
Proposals will be accepted through 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12. All of the proposals will then be reviewed by a volunteer panel made up of board members and community representatives. The requests are scored based on a scoring rubric available online at the CUW web site, and at the conclusion of the campaign, the United Way determines how much money they have to allocate, and basis their allocations on the scores each request received. “Weak applications won’t receive funding, but those who did well will be funded at least partially,” Monaco said.
On Feb. 1 the Chenango United Way announces the breakdown of programs funded.
Programs that receive funding are required to submit mid-year and end-of-year data, to determine if they are meeting the measured results projected in their proposals. United Way board members will also make site visits to all recipient locations to see the programs in action.
“A lot of agencies are appreciative of the process, because other funders are also requesting the same data. It streamlines the process,” Monaco said.
The 2007 CUW campaign will kick off on Sept. 22 with a “Day of Caring.” For more information about the campaign or the RFP process, visit the CUW web site at www.chenangouw.org.
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