PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
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1. Benefits of European Projects

• Benefits for service users
• New services
• Contacts across boarders
• Development of standards
• Benefits on political level
• Lobby tool for innovation
• Benchmarking
• European concepts for implementation

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1. Benefits of European Projects

• Benefits for your organisation
• Recognition of knowhow
• Tool for innovation
• H.R.M. tool for motivation
• Positioning of your organisation
• Capacity building in project management
• Snowball effect

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1. Benefits of European Projects

• Benefits for you
• Increase of personal competencies
• Networking opportunities
• Meeting friends

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2. Overview of Budgetlines
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2. Overview of Budgetlines
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3. Triangle of Succes
EU - Objectives
Lead Organisation Relevance Acceptance
Budget Resources
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4. Project Involvement

• Ownership
• Does the project fit the organisation?
• A project leaves traces

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5. From Idea to Project

• Clear Objectives
• Realistic
• Concrete
• Verifiable
• Timed
• Target Group / Beneficiaries
• Plan of Activities (from start to finish)
• Budget (who pays what and when)
• Model of Management
• Partnership (and task dispatching)

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6. Checklist

• Is it possible to define an issue in sharp,
  precise terms?
• Can I explain the issue/the project to an
  outsider?
• Do we have a creative and innovative idea with
  regard to the project issue?
• Is the project in line with the core goals of the
  NGO?
• Is there a complementary and strong partnership,
  including the division of tasks and co-ownership?
• Is the project supported by the NGO leadership?

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6. Checklist

• Do we have a real and realistic budget time
  wise and money wise?
• Is our bookkkeeping system in line with the
  expectations of the funding authority?
• What about relations and communication with pubic
  administration and authorities?
• Is there a methodology, that can be adapted over
  time?
• Do we have a team that is keen to go for it?

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7. How to Complete an Application Form

• Think before you act
• Be precise and complete
• Use the checklist
• The budget is the translation of the project into
  Euro
• The text of the application is the only criterion
  for approval
• The application form should be a document of high
  quality

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8. Sustainability

• 3 types of sustainability
• financial
• institutional
• policy

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8. Sustainability

• Is the project realistic?
• Is there a transfer of know-how?
• Will local partners own the activities and
  outcomes?
• Will the project increase the technical,
  financial and professional capacity of the local
  organisation?
• Is there an impact on/involvement of the
  beneficiaries?
• Will it lead to co-operation with other projects,
  NGOs, institutions, local authorities?
• Is there a fundraising strategy?
• Are financing sources diverse and assured
  afterwards?

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9. Project Development
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9. Project Development
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9. Project Development
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9. Project Development
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10.Project Cycle

• Funding Body
• Call for proposal
• Advice
• Advice
• Evaluation
• Selection
• Advance payment
• Follow-up/support
• Intermediate payment
• Monitoring
• Verification/evaluation
• Final Payment

• Organisation
• Different ideas
• Information
• Match ideas to guidelines
• Write proposal
• Negotiation
• Contract
• Implementation
• Intermediate report
• Implementation
• Final techn. final report
• Additional information
• Settlement

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11.Project Ideas versusfunding opportunities

• Is the organisation ready for a project?
• Why, who, what, with whom, for whom, how much
• Do I know what the funding opportunity is about?
• Objectives, activities, beneficiaries,
  partnership, budget
• Are my project ideas in line with the programme?
• SMART Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic
  Timed

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11.Project Ideas versusfunding opportunities

• Read guidelines and application form
• Terms of reference, eligibility criteria,
  evaluation criteria
• Think before you act
• Do I have a chance? ( is my entire project
  eligible?)
• Do I have all information and the time to write
  a proposal?
• Can I realise my ideas? ( does my NGO fit for
  the job?)

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11.Project Ideas versusfunding opportunities

• Ask the funding authority for advice
• If necessary, revise (part of) the project ideas
• Make sure all parties can still agree to the
  proposal
• A good preparation pays off
• In case of selection, the proposal is part of
  the contract

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12. Projects

• Infoshare
• Jobwards
• Labor
• EQM-PD
• IBB
• ATLAS
• Mercurius
• Daphne I - II - III
• Hop Skip Jump
• Fair on Jobs
• QUASI

• European Care License
• Conversion
• Contiempo
• Plug-in-Gaps
• Inclusive Diversity
• Cost Comparison
• Happy Farm
• Wise-move
• Quality of Life
• Tolerance or Acceptance
• Families In