Grant Reporting Guidelines – 2017

Grant Period: May 18, 2017 to May 17, 2018

Final Report Due: June 29, 2018

Final reports for 2016 grants from The Community Fund for Women & Girls must be submitted by email to Kara Straun at by 5pm on June 29, 2018. Additionally, in order to apply for a 2018 grant from the Fund, you must submit an interim report or your final report by the 2018 application deadline. Reports must include your actual program budget using the form on the last page of this document.

As you enter your responses, please remember that there are no right or wrong answers. The Fund views these reports not only as a valuable learning tool for assessing its overall impact, but as a reflection tool for grantees who strive to promote the social and economic advancement of Greater New Haven’s women and girls.

Do not alter the layout or formatting of this document in any way. The outlined boxes will expand to fit your text.

Grant Number:
Organization Name:
Program Name:
Grant Amount:
Contact Person for This Report:
Phone Number/Email Address:

Which report are you submitting? (mark with an ‘X’)

Interim Report with Actual Program Budget
·  You may submit an interim report if you plan to apply for a 2018 grant but your program will not be finished by the 2018 application deadline. Once your program has concluded, please submit a final report by June 29, 2018.
·  In addition to the ‘Interim Report Questions’, answer the ‘Interim Report and Final Report Questions’ to the best of your ability. The Fund is interested in how your program is progressing.
Final Report with Actual Program Budget

Organizations with an operating budget of $600,000 or more are required to create or update their giveGreater.org® profiles by January 5, 2018. Please contact Stephanie Chung at or 203-777-7077 if you have questions about your giveGreater.org® profile. If applicable, have you created or updated your giveGreater.org® profile and submitted it for Foundation review?

Yes / No


Interim Report Questions

1.  When do you plan to submit your final report?

2.  Briefly explain why your final report is not yet available.

Interim Report and Final Report Questions

1.  Briefly summarize your program and your original request to the Fund.

2.  Please list the specific outcomes your program sought to achieve and how many women and/or girls you projected would be impacted.

3.  How many women and/or girls were served by your program? If applicable, how many women and/or girls were impacted indirectly?

4.  Describe the actual activities that occurred. Use both quantitative and qualitative data to describe the number of individuals served, trainings, meetings or workshops held, length of program, etc.

Final Report Questions

5.  Using the categories of impact below, use both quantitative and qualitative data to describe the actual outcomes your program achieved and how those women and/or girls impacted directly by your program are better off as a result.

Increases in Skills & Knowledge
Changes in Attitudes & Behaviors
Changes in Circumstances

6.  How do you collect data that helps provide information to answer the above questions, i.e. surveys, pre & post-tests, focus groups, a combination of those listed? Be specific and provide samples of evaluation forms, random samplings, interview questions, etc.

7.  If your program had a broader reach, please share how your outcomes advanced systemic changes which promote equity and the social and economic well-being of women and/or girls. Please include any gains made as far as program replication or expansion and impact on policy and practice.

8.  Describe any elements of your program’s design which were gender specific and helpful in serving your population?

9.  Please describe any challenges that your program encountered during the grant period or is currently facing? What lessons did you learn regarding program design or implementation?

10.  Did the grant leverage other support (in various forms, not just financial) for your program or organization? Please explain.

11.  Is there a story you would like to share that illustrates the impact of receiving this grant?

* Please attach copies of communications that mention/acknowledge the support of The Fund for Women and Girls

If you have any questions or a need for clarity on answering the reporting questions please call or email Kara Straun at (203) 777-7079 or .

Program Expense Report – 2017

Grant Period: May 18, 2017 to May 17, 2018

Final Report Due: June 29, 2018

Itemized Program Expenses / Dollars From the Fund / Dollars From Other Sources / Total
Equipment
Supplies
Labor and Contracted Services
Transportation
Insurance
Printing, Copying and Postage
Other
Total

Additional Details

e.g., sources of other dollars or in-kind donations, discrepancies between the budget submitted with your application and this budget, etc.

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