Crescent Covenant CIC

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Funding Readiness Checklist

A structured self-assessment for charities, CICs, community organisations and social enterprises. Work through it with your board before committing time to a grant application.

What is inside

Seven sections, 32 checkpoints.

  1. 01

    Governance and legal standing

    5 checkpoints

  2. 02

    Financial readiness

    6 checkpoints

  3. 03

    Delivery capacity

    4 checkpoints

  4. 04

    Evidence of need

    4 checkpoints

  5. 05

    Outcomes and measurement

    4 checkpoints

  6. 06

    Application readiness

    5 checkpoints

  7. 07

    Post-award readiness

    4 checkpoints

Each checkpoint reflects the evidence UK funders commonly ask for. The checklist is a self-assessment tool: it is not scored by us, and completing it creates no obligation of any kind.

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Crescent Covenant CIC is not a grant-making body. We do not award grants or guarantee funding outcomes; funding decisions rest solely with the relevant funder.

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