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3.0 Decision-making criteria
Some key points for the decision making group to consider in establishing the merits of each funding proposal are outlined below. Proposals may be sco...
4.0 The decision making meeting
At the award making meeting, all members of the decision making group should be asked to declare any conflicts of interest in any of the funding propo...
5.0 Using conditions of award and feedback
Requesting an applicant to fulfil certain conditions is common in grant-making. However, it is important for the decision making group to be clear abo...
5.1 Feedback
In some cases, it may be appropriate, and helpful, for the applicant to be given some specific feedback, as opposed to placing a condition on the awar...
7.0 Making grant payments
Once a grant has been formally accepted and any pre-payment conditions have been fulfilled, payment can be made. It may be that smaller grants (say up...
6.0 Communicating award decisions
All applicants should be notified of the decision made on their funding proposal as soon as feasible, and ideally all applicants in the round should b...
Advisory Panel
An Advisory Panel is a group of people given the mandate to advise or recommend decisions on funding proposals and often on fund strategy too. Panel m...
What is an asset lock
An asset lock is text inserted within the organisation’s constitution or governing document which prevents the organisation’s assets from being us...
Specialist Third Party Support Organisation
In some instances, the community may not want to take on the work and risks involved in holding the community benefits package and carrying out relate...
Unincorporated (Voluntary) Association
An unincorporated (voluntary) association is an organisation set up through an agreement between a group of people who come together for some common n...
Community Council
Community Councils were established as a result of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and local authorities in Scotland provide model constitut...
Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO)
This legal structure combines the limited liability of a company with charitable status. While there are some unique features to it, in many ways, the...