Your organization should have a clearly defined purpose or mission, provide a good product or service that fulfills a community need, and have a credible reputation.

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Funders want to know your organization is:

• Fiscally secure

• Well-managed

• Provides important community services

• Capable of managing the grant based on credible evidence

• Experienced providing services

• Successful relative to the proposal

• Able to provide data to show your success

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Is your project concept aligned with their mission and vision?

Does your project meet an objective of your organization and fulfill the purposes of your organization?

Does the proposed project meet the present or future needs of your customers?

Do you have a plan or a concept and the time to develop a plan?

Do you have a champion who can lead this project?