The National Conference for Catechetical Leadership

The National Conference for Catechetical Leadership

Project Viability Form

Submitted by: ______

Date: ______

Project Name: ______

Projects developed by committees, the Board and / or National Office for implementation should be assessed according to these guidelines.

I. Relationship to the mission and strategic plan of NCCL.

·  Which goal in the strategic plan does this project further?

·  What current initiatives are related to this project?

·  What new or unaddressed issues does this project address?

·  On a scale of 1-10 how important is this project to our mission?

II. Financial integrity

·  How will this project be funded?

·  What income will it generate?

·  What expenses can be anticipated?

Non-Staff Travel, Meals, etc. ______

Printing / Copying ______

USPS Postage / Shipping Exp. ______

Miscellaneous (Please describe) ______

Total Expense requested ______

III. Staff Impact

·  What part of this project will involve staff oversight?

·  How much of staff time needs to be devoted to this project to make it viable?

·  On a scale of 1-10 is this project worth the staff time it will require?

IV. Service to membership / catechetical community

·  Who is the primary target audience for this project?

·  Why does NCCL need to be the lead agent for this project?

·  Are there others already doing it?

·  Are there others who are more logical lead agents for this project?

·  Who are the other stakeholders in this project?

·  How will this project be promoted and delivered to the membership?

·  On a scale of 1-10 how valuable will this project be to members?

V. How does this project advance the catechetical agenda in the United States?

·  Is the budget realistic?

·  On a scale of 1-10 what is the impact of this project on our budget?

Project Budget Worksheet

(Please prepare one for each project / activity and transfer all totals to Budget Request Sheet. Return the worksheets with your budget request form.)

Project: ______

Helpful hints for estimating costs

Most committees conduct all their business by electronic mail or with conference calls. These questions will help you estimate the costs for committee projects.

1.  How many people are on the committee / project subcommittee?

2.  How many conference calls do you anticipate needing for committee/subcommittee business? (Use of an online, free conference call service is preferred.)

3.  Do you anticipate the need for any face to face meetings? How many? Overnight? What kind of transportation / food / hospitality costs?

4.  Are there any anticipated postage, shipping or printing costs or supplies?

Projects / Activities planned for the coming year

Describe activity______

______

Detail costs

Communication______

Non staff travel and meals______

Printing and copying ______

Postage, shipping, UPS ______

Miscellaneous (including materials, supplies) ______

Estimated staff involvement (e.g. participation in phone calls, attendance at meeting(s) ______

(You do not need to estimate staff costs, but please outline expectations here so budgets can be accurately developed)

Please return this completed form to the NCCL Office Fax: 202.884.9756, e-mail

Revised 11/14