Hardware Grants Eligibility - Revision history

Elizabethwt at 00:53, 1 September 2011

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Options For Verifying Grants

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Options For Verifying Grants

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Options For Verifying Grants

2011-01-21T00:08:12Z

Potential Ways To Improve The Grant Approval Process

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Options For Verifying Grants

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Options For Verifying Grants

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 ==Options For Verifying Grants==
-Unless we've granted to an organization before, we should always be checking the [[Business registrar]].
+Unless we've granted to an organization before, we should always be checking the [[Business registrars]].
 If there are any red flags, you can use some of the following to determine whether or not an organization is legitimate:

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 ==Options For Verifying Grants==
-Unless we've granted to an organization before, we should always be checking the business registry.
+Unless we've granted to an organization before, we should always be checking the [[Business registrar]].
 If there are any red flags, you can use some of the following to determine whether or not an organization is legitimate:

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 . If the answer to both of the above questions is "no", call another contact from the website if possible.  Can they vouch for the person who contacted Free Geek?
 ==Options For Verifying Grants==
-There are two parts to verifying an grant's eligibility.  The first is to verify the eligibility of the organization.  Options for doing this are:
+Unless we've granted to an organization before, we should always be checking the business registry.
-*Check business registry.
 *Check website.
 *Check contacts from website: like board members, other people in positions of leadership.
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 *Use whois command in commandline to figure out who owns the website.
-==Red Flags==

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 This is a page for brainstorming ideas about improving the grants approval process.
 ==Options For Verifying Grants==
 There are two parts to verifying an grant's eligibility.  The first is to verify the eligibility of the organization.  Options for doing this are:
 *Check business registry.
-*Check website. (What do we look for?)
+*Check website.
 *Check contacts from website: like board members, other people in positions of leadership.
 *Ask for paperwork like brochures, etc.
 *Ask to see organizational plan.
-*Interview them about projects, past, present, and future. (Other questions?)
+*Interview them about projects, past, present, and future.
 *Ask them about what they intend to use the equipment for
 *Check in Guidestar or Charity Navigator
 *Ask them to produce their Certificate showing that they are a 501(c)3 organization (only works if you are a 501(c)3 organization)
 *Use whois command in commandline to figure out who owns the website.
 ==Red Flags==

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 *Vague purpose of organization
-==Potential Ways To Improve The Grant Approval Process==
 [[Category:Hardware Grants]]
 [[Category:Hardware Grants]]

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	*Check in Guidestar or Charity Navigator		*Check in Guidestar or Charity Navigator
	*Ask them to produce their Certificate showing that they are a 501(c)3 organization (only works if you are a 501(c)3 organization)		*Ask them to produce their Certificate showing that they are a 501(c)3 organization (only works if you are a 501(c)3 organization)
		+	*Use whois command in commandline to figure out who owns the website.