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International Grants Fund (implementing and adapting): stage 2 proposal
Please note that:
 the responses to some of the questions in this form have character limits; these limits are noted
below the relevant questions in the online form.
 there is guidance on how to answer questions in the online form.
 questions in bold must be answered.
1. Organisation details
1.1
Reference information
Application reference no
Generated from GEM, Comic Relief’s online application and grant
management system.
Organisation name
(from stage 1 proposal)
Proposal title
(from stage 1 proposal)
Scheme
International Grants Fund (Implementing and adapting)
1.2
Organisation finances
The date your organisation's
current financial year will end
Provide figures for your organisation's two most recent full financial years (£):
Year
Income
Expenditure
1
Total reserves Free reserves
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1.3
Accounts verification
Details of the person who verified your most recent accounts
First name
Last name
Accountancy firm
Address 1
Address 2
Address 3
Address 4
Town / City
Postcode
Telephone number
Email address
Relevant professional body and
qualification
Membership is current
Yes
No
Did the same person verify your
previous year's accounts?
Yes
No
(if relevant) Details of the person
who verified your previous
accounts
First name
Last name
Accountancy firm
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Address 1
Address 2
Address 3
Address 4
Town / City
Postcode
Telephone number
Email address
Relevant professional body and
qualification
Membership is current
1.4
Trustee details
First name
1.5
Yes
No
Last name
Date of birth
Postcode
Trustee skills and oversight
Outline the range of skills and experiences the committee members/trustees bring to the
organisation. How do these reflect the issues around which you are working?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
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1.6
Social impact
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals).
What structures and policies does your organisation have in place to ensure that its work has a positive
social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
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2. Partner details
2.1
Partner 1
Number of partners
(from stage 1 proposal)
Organisation name
(from stage 1 proposal)
Are you still planning
to work with this
partner?
Yes
No
Date this organisation
was established
(from stage 1 proposal)
Legal status
(from stage 1 proposal)
Place of registration
(from stage 1 proposal)
Registration body
Registration number
Date that current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year (most recent
first)
First Name of contact
person
Income
Expenditure
Last Name
Job title
Email address
5
Total reserves
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proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a
positive social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
2.2
Partner 2 (if required)
Organisation name
(from stage 1 proposal)
Are you still planning
to work with this
partner?
Yes
No
Date this organisation
was established
(from stage 1 proposal)
Legal status
(from stage 1 proposal)
Place of registration
(from stage 1 proposal)
Registration body
Registration number
Date that current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year (most recent
first)
First Name of contact
person
Income
Expenditure
Last Name
Job title
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Total reserves
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Email address
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a
positive social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
2.3
Partner 3 (if required)
Organisation name
(from stage 1 proposal)
Are you still planning
to work with this
partner?
Yes
No
Date this organisation
was established
(from stage 1 proposal)
Legal status
(from stage 1 proposal)
Place of registration
(from stage 1 proposal)
Registration body
Registration number
Date that current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year (most recent
first)
Income
Expenditure
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Total reserves
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First Name of contact
person
Last Name
Job title
Email address
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a
positive social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
2.4
Partner 4 (if required)
Organisation name
(from stage 1 proposal)
Are you still planning
to work with this
partner?
Yes
No
Date this organisation
was established
(from stage 1 proposal)
Legal status
(from stage 1 proposal)
Place of registration
(from stage 1 proposal)
Registration body
Registration number
Date that current
financial year will end
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Year (most recent
first)
Income
First Name of contact
person
Expenditure
Total reserves
Last Name
Job title
Email address
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a
positive social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
2.5
Partner 5 (if required)
Organisation name
(from stage 1 proposal)
Are you still planning
to work with this
partner?
Yes
No
Date this organisation
was established
(from stage 1 proposal)
Legal status
(from stage 1 proposal)
Place of registration
(from stage 1 proposal)
Registration body
Registration number
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Date that current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year (most recent
first)
Income
First Name of contact
person
Expenditure
Total reserves
Last Name
Job title
Email address
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a
positive social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
2.6
New partners
Do you want to add any new
partners to your proposal?
No, none
Yes, one
Yes, two
Yes, three
Yes, four
Yes, five
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2.7
Due diligence on partners
What action has your organisation taken to ensure that each partner is a legitimate entity, is
financially healthy and has appropriate structures in place to manage this funding?
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3. New partner details
There will only be questions to answer in this section if you told us in the previous section that you have
new partners to add.
3.1
New partner 1 (if required)
Organisation name
Date this organisation
was established
Legal status
Unregistered community based organisation
Locally registered non-government organisation
Internationally registered non-governmental organisation
Locally incorporated company
Internationally incorporated company
Locally registered co-operative
Locally registered union
Government organisation
Other
Place of registration
Registration body
Registration number
The date this
organisation's current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year
Income
Has this organisation
received funding from
Comic Relief before?
Yes
No
Expenditure
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Total reserves
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If yes, through which organisations(s) have they received Comic Relief funding?
What is the purpose of this organisation and what are its main activities?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a positive
social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
Paid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Unpaid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Is this organisation led Young people (under 25)
by any of the following Young women (under 25)
Local women
groups of people?
People living with HIV
People affected by HIV
Slum dwellers
People living with disabilities
People from the local community
Enterprise owners
Smallholder producers
None of the above
First name of contact
person
Last name
Job title
Email address
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3.2
New partner 2 (if required)
Organisation name
Date this organisation
was established
Legal status
Unregistered community based organisation
Locally registered non-government organisation
Internationally registered non-governmental organisation
Locally incorporated company
Internationally incorporated company
Locally registered co-operative
Locally registered union
Government organisation
Other
Place of registration
Registration body
Registration number
The date this
organisation's current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year
Income
Has this organisation
received funding from
Comic Relief before?
Yes
No
Expenditure
Total reserves
If yes, through which organisations(s) have they received Comic Relief funding?
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What is the purpose of this organisation and what are its main activities?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a positive
social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
Paid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Unpaid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Is this organisation led Young people (under 25)
by any of the following Young women (under 25)
Local women
groups of people?
People living with HIV
People affected by HIV
Slum dwellers
People living with disabilities
People from the local community
Enterprise owners
Smallholder producers
None of the above
First name of contact
person
Last name
Job title
Email address
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3.3
New partner 3 (if required)
Organisation name
Date this organisation
was established
Legal status
Unregistered community based organisation
Locally registered non-government organisation
Internationally registered non-governmental organisation
Locally incorporated company
Internationally incorporated company
Locally registered co-operative
Locally registered union
Government organisation
Other
Place of registration
Registration body
Registration number
The date this
organisation's current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year
Income
Has this organisation
received funding from
Comic Relief before?
Yes
No
Expenditure
Total reserves
If yes, through which organisations(s) have they received Comic Relief funding?
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What is the purpose of this organisation and what are its main activities?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a positive
social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
Paid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Unpaid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Is this organisation led Young people (under 25)
by any of the following Young women (under 25)
Local women
groups of people?
People living with HIV
People affected by HIV
Slum dwellers
People living with disabilities
People from the local community
Enterprise owners
Smallholder producers
None of the above
First name of contact
person
Last name
Job title
Email address
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3.4
New partner 4 (if required)
Organisation name
Date this organisation
was established
Legal status
Unregistered community based organisation
Locally registered non-government organisation
Internationally registered non-governmental organisation
Locally incorporated company
Internationally incorporated company
Locally registered co-operative
Locally registered union
Government organisation
Other
Place of registration
Registration body
Registration number
The date this
organisation's current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year
Income
Has this organisation
received funding from
Comic Relief before?
Yes
No
Expenditure
Total reserves
If yes, through which organisations(s) have they received Comic Relief funding?
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What is the purpose of this organisation and what are its main activities?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a positive
social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
Paid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Unpaid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Is this organisation led Young people (under 25)
by any of the following Young women (under 25)
Local women
groups of people?
People living with HIV
People affected by HIV
Slum dwellers
People living with disabilities
People from the local community
Enterprise owners
Smallholder producers
None of the above
First name of contact
person
Last name
Job title
Email address
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3.5
New partner 5 (if required)
Organisation name
Date this organisation
was established
Legal status
Unregistered community based organisation
Locally registered non-government organisation
Internationally registered non-governmental organisation
Locally incorporated company
Internationally incorporated company
Locally registered co-operative
Locally registered union
Government organisation
Other
Place of registration
Registration body
Registration number
The date this
organisation's current
financial year will end
Please provide figures for this organisation's two most recent full financial years:
Year
Income
Has this organisation
received funding from
Comic Relief before?
Yes
No
Expenditure
Total reserves
If yes, through which organisations(s) have they received Comic Relief funding?
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What is the purpose of this organisation and what are its main activities?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (social investment
proposals): What structures and policies does this organisation have in place to ensure it has a positive
social impact?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
Paid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Unpaid staff (Full time
equivalent)
Is this organisation led Young people (under 25)
by any of the following Young women (under 25)
Local women
groups of people?
People living with HIV
People affected by HIV
Slum dwellers
People living with disabilities
People from the local community
Enterprise owners
Smallholder producers
None of the above
First name of contact
person
Last name
Job title
Email address
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4. Proposal details
4.1
Where the work will take place
Has the location of the work
changed since you submitted
your stage 1 proposal?
Yes
No
(if Yes) Countries and regions
District(s)
(character count including spaces:
150)
4.2
Issue to be addressed
What issue do you want to address and why is it important? You may edit the answer given in
your stage 1 proposal.
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
What evidence and consultation has informed the development of this proposal? You may edit
the answer given in your stage 1 proposal.
(character count including spaces: 2,100)
What are the factors that influence change in the lives of the proposal's target group(s)?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
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What needs to change in order to achieve the proposal outcomes?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
4.3
People benefiting
Types of people benefiting
Who is included in this figure?
Total number of people
People benefiting directly
Frontline workers
Other people benefiting
4.4
Outcomes
Describe up to five intended proposal outcomes. You may edit the answers given in your stage
1 proposal. For each outcome provide up to three quantitative indicators and up to two
qualitative indicators. Tell us about the data collection method you will use for each indicator
and provide figures where required.
Outcome 1
Quantitative Data
Indicators
collection
method
Baseline
% Target
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Male
Female
Total
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Qualitative
indicators
Data collection method
Outcome 2
Quantitative
indicators
Data
collection
method
Qualitative
indicators
Data
collection
method
Baseline
Target (%)
24
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Female
Total
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Outcome 3
Quantitative
indicators
Data
collection
method
Baseline
Quantitative
indicators
Data collection method
Target (%)
Outcome 4
25
Male
Female
Total
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Quantitative
indicators
Data
collection
method
Baseline
Qualitative
indicators
Data collection method
Target (%)
Male
Female
Total
Target (%)
Male
Female
Total
Outcome 5
Quantitative
indicators
Data
collection
method
Baseline
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Qualitative
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Data collection method
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4.5
Approach
What activities will be carried out and how will they lead to the proposal outcomes? You may
edit the answers given in your stage 1 proposal.
(character count including spaces: 2,100)
Will you use sport to help deliver your
outcomes?
Yes
No
(if using sport)
Athletics
Please tell us which of the following sports you will Basketball
use
Boxing
Cricket
Dance
Football
Martial Arts
Multi-sports
Outward bound / Extreme sports
Rugby
Water-based sports
Other
(if using sport) How will sport be used to help deliver the changes that you are seeking to bring about?
(character count including spaces: 1,400)
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Why did you decide on the approach described in your proposal and what other options did
you consider?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
What the most significant risks in taking this approach and how will you mitigate these?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
4.6
Roles and responsibilities
What is each partner's relevant experience in this type of work? You may edit the answer given
in your stage 1 proposal.
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
How will the organisational capacity of your partner(s) be strengthened as a result of this work?
You may edit the answer given in your stage 1 proposal.
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
How will your organisation contribute to the success of this work? You may edit the answer
given in your stage 1 proposal.
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
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What will be the roles of your partner(s) in delivering these activities and how will these roles
change over time?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
Who else will be involved and what will they do?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
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5. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
5.1
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
What are the questions that you and your partners want monitoring, evaluation and learning
activities to answer?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
How will monitoring, evaluation and learning activities answer these questions?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
How will you and your partners ensure that information and learning generated is valid and
reliable?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
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How do you and your partners plan to use and share information and learning generated in a
timely way?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
How will this proposal invest in the ability of your partners to undertake effective monitoring,
evaluation and learning?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
5.2
Tracking business development
We ask this question if your project will deliver both a financial and social return (a social investment
proposal).
How will you and your partner(s) track the progress of the enterprise(s) being supported towards
becoming viable businesses? You may edit the answer given in your stage 1 proposal.
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
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6. Finances
6.1
Request from Comic Relief
Please review the details you provided about your project income in your stage 1 proposal and
confirm these, including any revisions, in the questions that follow.
Revised income and request details
How long would you like a grant from
Comic Relief to last?
Year 1
6 months
12 months
18 months
24 months
30 months
36 months
42 months
48 months
54 months
60 months
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
How much are you applying for
from Comic Relief?
6.2
Value for money
How have you ensured that the costs in your budget are the most appropriate uses of
resources to deliver the proposal outcomes?
(character count including spaces: 1,050)
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7. Documents
We ask you to upload copies of your:
 Project budget
 Constitution/ Memorandum and Articles of Association
 Example memorandum of understanding with partner organisations
 Equal opportunities and/or diversity policy
 Safeguarding policy
 Applicant organisation development plan (if you are small – income less than £1million or diasporaled)
 Business case (if you are making a social investment proposal)
 Most recent year's annual accounts
 Previous year's annual accounts.
For your partners we also request their:
 Most recent year's annual accounts
 Previous year's annual accounts
 Organisation development plan
 Compliance and financial assessment
 Letter of agreement.
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8. Contact details
8.1
Your contact details
First name
Last name
Landline
Mobile
Email
8.2
Alternative contact details
Who should we contact for more Same person as above
details about your proposal?
A different person
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9. Declaration
9.1
Declaration
I confirm that the organisations
named on this application have
given me authority to submit
this application on their behalf
I confirm that I have read and
accepted the Terms &
Conditions of making a grant
application to Comic Relief
First name
Last name
Position
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