FUNDING POLICIES
FUNDING CRITERIA
Projects we fund should strive to:
FORMAT FOR FUNDING REQUESTS
REPORTING
HOW THE FUND OPERATES
WE DO NOT FUND
- Children and Youth shall be the central beneficiaries of the fund.
- The NMCF will strive in all its activities to be inclusive and to have balanced participation with regard to race and gender.
- In all its activities the NMCF will strive to empower children and youth who live in seriously disadvantaged circumstances.
- All funding requests will be assessed in terms of our programme criteria and procedures. This assessment is likely to include an interview with the applicant and a visit to the project concerned.
- We prefer to deal directly with the proposed recipients of our funds and not through funding agencies.
- We seek to build long-term relationships with partners and will do our best to ensure-open and honest communication between the partners and ourselves.
- We would consider funding projects jointly with others.
FUNDING CRITERIA
Projects we fund should strive to:
- Have sound action plans and efficient administration to ensure sustainability.
- Have strong youth participation.
- Have the support of the community in which it operates.
- Show a desire for learning and self-reliance.
- Empower the youth with whom it works.
- Have established financial management systems or show that such are being developed.
- Have a legal charter or constitution
- Have a governing structure such as board of trustees, a management board, or committee representative of the community.
- Create a plan for future sustainability.
FORMAT FOR FUNDING REQUESTS
- All requests must be submitted in the required format.
- Additional documentation including annual reports, brochures, etc. may be attached.
- The application should, if possible, be in English and typed.
- All questions should be answered. If they are not applicable state why.
REPORTING
- All recipients of funds from the NMCF will be expected to submit written reports detailing progress twice a year or as requested.
- Audited financial statements shall be submitted once a year for the duration of the funding agreement.
- Management reports, newsletters and annual reports shall be made available to the Fund.
HOW THE FUND OPERATES
- Receipt of all applications for funding will be acknowledged promptly.
- Assessment of the request may include an interview or a visit to the project.
- Once the assessment has been completed, a proposal will be put forward on your behalf to trustees.
- Trustees' meetings are held three times a year.
- Decisions made by the trustees are final.
- You will be informed by post/email about the trustees' decision.
- Applicants should allow up to four months after the date of the submission of the funding request for a decision.
WE DO NOT FUND
- Motor vehicles, school buses
- Conferences, seminars, once-off events and accommodation
- Student exchange programmes
- Tertiary bursaries and School fees
- Sponsorships and promotions
- Profit making initiatives
- Projects outside South Africa
- Children in dire straits (e.g.: medical expenses for individuals with serious medical conditions)
- Building of class rooms and school facilities