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This is a page for brainstorming ideas about improving the grants approval process.
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==Verifying the contact's association with an organization==
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1. Do they have an organizational e-mail?
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2. Is their name on the website?
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3. 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?
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==Red Flags==
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These signs should make us look more closely at a grant.  They do *not* mean that a grant is in ineligible.
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*Anything that seems a little "off", including:
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**Non-organizational e-mail
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**No extra contacts provided
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**Not in the business registry or not listed as "Public Benefit"
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**Shipping materials overseas
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**Vague purpose for equipment
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**Vague purpose of organization
  
 
==Options For Verifying Grants==
 
==Options For Verifying Grants==
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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:
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Unless we've granted to an organization before, we should always be checking the [[Business registrars]].
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*Check business registry.
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*Check website. (What do we look for?)
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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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*Check website.
 
*Check contacts from website: like board members, other people in positions of leadership.
 
*Check contacts from website: like board members, other people in positions of leadership.
 
*Ask for paperwork like brochures, etc.
 
*Ask for paperwork like brochures, etc.
 
*Ask to see organizational plan.
 
*Ask to see organizational plan.
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*Interview them about projects, past, present, and future. (Other questions?)
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*Interview them about projects, past, present, and future.
 
*Ask them about what they intend to use the equipment for
 
*Ask them about what they intend to use the equipment for
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*Check in Guidestar or Charity Navigator
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*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)
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*Use whois command in commandline to figure out who owns the website.
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The second is to verify the contact's association with the eligible organization.
 
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*Do they have an organizational e-mail?
 
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*Is their name on the website?
 
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*Call another contact from the website if possible.  Can they vouch for the person who contacted Free Geek?
 
  
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==Red Flags==
 
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These signs should make us look more closely at a grant.  They do *not* mean that a grant is in ineligible.
 
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*Non-organizational e-mail
 
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*No extra contacts provided
 
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*Not in the business registry or not listed as "Public Benefit"
 
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*Shipping materials overseas
 
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*Vague purpose for equipment
 
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*Vague purpose of organization
 
  
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==Potential Ways To Improve The Grant Approval Process==
 
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*Make verifying the association of the contact with the organization mandatory
 
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*Have a clear process for organizations that are not in the business registry
 
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*Add questions about organizational projects, impacts, and those served to grant application. (Concern: this could make the grant process unnecessarily complicated).
 
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*Make it clear that we need to know specifically what they are going to use the computers for. (Concern: this could make it difficult for non-technical grant writers to write grants).
 
 
[[Category:Hardware Grants]]
 
[[Category:Hardware Grants]]
  
 
[[Category:Hardware Grants]]
 
[[Category:Hardware Grants]]

Latest revision as of 16:53, 31 August 2011

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Verifying the contact's association with an organization

1. Do they have an organizational e-mail?

2. Is their name on the website?

3. 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?

Red Flags

These signs should make us look more closely at a grant. They do *not* mean that a grant is in ineligible.

  • Anything that seems a little "off", including:
    • Non-organizational e-mail
    • No extra contacts provided
    • Not in the business registry or not listed as "Public Benefit"
    • Shipping materials overseas
    • Vague purpose for equipment
    • Vague purpose of organization

Options For Verifying Grants

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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
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