Project Proposal Format

PONDO ng PINOY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC.

I. Identifying Information

Project Title:

Project Type: (Microfinance, Micro-enterprise, Education, Health, Housing, etc.)

Type of Beneficiaries: (Farmers, Children, Fisher folks, Urban Poor, Women, etc.)

Project Site:

Parish: Diocese:

Proponent Organization Name:

Type of Organization: (People’s Org, Coop, Social Action Center, Parish Organization, etc.)

Proponent Address:

Tel. No. Fax No. E-mail Address:

Contact Person/s: (Names, Designations, Contact Nos.)

Total Project Cost: Funding Requested: Proponent Counterpart:

II. Project Description

a. What issues or problems of the target beneficiaries does the project wish to address?

b. What is the socio-economic situation of target beneficiaries?

c. What are the specific needs of target beneficiaries and how will PnP funds be used to address these needs?

III. Objectives of the Project

a. What are the objectives/output of the project?

b. What critical activities will be undertaken to achieve the objectives of the Project?

c. How will benefits obtained from the project be sustained/enhanced?

d. Describe the potential of target beneficiaries to attain self-reliance or assume responsibility for community development after project end?

IV. Project Management

a. Who are the key officers and staff, if any, who will be involved in implementing the project? (Please state names and positions.)

b. How will target beneficiaries be involved in managing the project?

c. How will the project be managed? What are the internal monitoring and evaluation procedures?

V. Funding Requirements

Expense Items

Counterpart

PnP Funding

Funding from other Sources

Total

VI. Organizational Profile

Please describe the organization. Include information on the organization’s vision, mission and goals, area of operation, number of members as well as types of projects previously implemented and the organization’s track record in implementing these projects.

NOTE: Please submit all documents enumerated in the attached checklist together with the proposal

CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS

Organization-related Documents

1. Notarized Board Resolution or Pastoral Council Resolution, if the proponent-implementor is the Parish or the Diocese, indicating the following:

a. Intent of the organization to secure financial assistance from the Foundation.

b. Commitment to safeguard and properly use the Foundation’s financial assistance and to make available at all times their books of accounts and other documents pertinent to the supported project

c. Assignment of project assets in case of default in payment in the case of loans.

d. Willingness to participate in trainings and formations that may be required by the Central Office and to undertake all other necessary activities to improve projects implementation

e. Names of at least two authorized representatives who will sign all documents pertaining to the project

2. Copy of SEC registration. Copy of PCNC/CDA/DSWD registration/accreditation for proposals involving financial assistance of P500,000 and above

3. Copy of proponent’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws

4. Audited Financial Statements of Proponent for the last two years

5. Curriculum Vitae of the officers and management staff of the organization.

NOTE: Requirement #s 2-4 are not applicable to proposals originating from the Parish or the Diocese.

Project-related documents

1. Location map showing project sites/areas

2. Detailed financial schedules of proposed budget, projected income statements, cash flow (including notes and assumptions). If project will be implemented across Parishes or Dioceses, the proposed budget should be broken down according to project sites.

Project-specific documents

1. Business Plan (if project is an enterprise)

2. Guidelines for Revolving Credit Funds (if applicable)

3. Documents showing proof of approved funding (if the project will use counterpart funds from other donors)

4. Plan, drawings, specifications for infrastructure, machinery and equipment, etc. (if applicable)

5. Training Design (if applicable)

Cardinal Rosales Visits the US

His Eminence Cardinal Rosales flew to the US to visit the Filipino communities there and to promote Pondo ng Pinoy last September, 2006. His trip took him to Alabama, New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Los Angeles. During his trip, he also appointed Bishop Oscar A. Solis, D.D. Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as the Pondo ng Pinoy Coordinator for the US.

Proposal Planning Workshop for the Dioceses of Parañaque and Novaliches

The Dioceses of Paranaque and Kalookan both held Proposal Planning Workshops in November, 2006. The half-day workshop in Parañaque was attended by 55 participants coming from the 14 parishes. During this workshop the priorities listed in their Lineamenta: poverty and unemployment, housing and education were the focus of their proposal writing efforts. The workshop in Kalookan was attended by 10 parish priests accompanied by their lay partners. They will be working closely with their SSDM office to identify their priority projects. Both Dioceses will be working to finalize and prioritize their proposals for submission. The workshops were facilitated by Regie Guillen, Program Coordinator of the PnP Central Office.

PnP Coordinators Meeting for Evaluation and Planning

The PnP Central Office held a PnP Coordinator’s Meeting last October 18, 2006 in the RGS Compound, Quezon City. Prior to the meeting a survey instrument evaluating PnP’s education, collection and distribution programs in its partner dioceses’ was conducted. During the meeting, several recommendations were made to improve PnP’s operations and to spread its spirituality of action more effectively. Some suggestions made included: production of modules for the formation of PnP beneficiaries, Central Office assistance in local promotions, and proposal identification and monitoring training for partner dioceses.

A report on the meeting was presented to the PnP Board of Trustees, headed by His Eminence Cardinal Rosales. The Board approved the release of funds for proposals to fund evangelization efforts in the partner dioceses. The PnP Central Office will be presenting the guidelines for approving evangelization projects in the next Board of Trustees meeting in January 2007.