1. Scottish Sport Relief
Home & away Programme
Applicant Insight Meeting
April 2012

2. Aims for the day
An increased understanding of:
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it‟s
relation to Comic Relief‟s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief‟s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief‟s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief

3. Agenda
1-1.10pm – Welcome, introductions
1.10-1.30pm – The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it‟s
relation to Comic Relief‟s international grant-making programme
1.30 – 2.15pm - Comic Relief‟s grant-making principles, policies and
programmes
2.15-2.30pm – Break
2.30-3.30pm - Comic Relief‟s approach to defining outcomes
3.30-4.00pm - Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
4.00-4.15pm - Break
4.15-5.00pm - What makes a successful application to Comic Relief

4. Aims for the day
An increased understanding of:
 The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it‟s
relation to Comic Relief‟s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief‟s grant-making principles, policies and priorities
Comic Relief‟s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief

5. The Scottish Sport Relief Home &
Away Programme
£2.5 million provided by the Scottish Ministers and matched by a contribution of £2.5
million from Comic Relief's own funds
50% of the total funds available will be allocated to projects in Scotland
50% of the total funds available will be allocated to projects in Commonwealth
countries that have a low or medium score on the United Nations 'Human
Development Index
The ‘Away element’ will fund projects supporting poor and disadvantaged people in
connection with Comic Relief‟s existing International grants programmes
• People affected by HIV and AIDS
• Trade
• Street and working children and young people
• Women and girls
• People affected by conflict
• International Sport for Change
• People living in urban slums

6. Who and what we will fund:
Scottish based organisations
A range of organisations – any size of organisation can apply as long as the
project fits your objects, experience and capacity. Always consider the implications
of scale-up on yourself as well as the local partner
We support a range of different sized projects – up to £1m for up to 5 years
Programme Average Grant
HIV £555,269
Trade £446,891
Street and Working £416,514
Women and Girls £481,034
Conflict £500,152
Sport for Change £269,845
Urban Slums £418,798

7. Aims for the day
An increased understanding of:
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it‟s
relation to Comic Relief‟s international grant-making programme
 Comic Relief‟s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief‟s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief

8. Comic Relief’s Grant-Making Goal
Our primary goal is to bring
about positive and lasting
change in the lives of poor
and disadvantaged people
We believe this requires investing in work that addresses people‟s
immediate needs as well as tackling the root causes of poverty
and injustice.
To do this effectively, and help
guide our decision making,
we‟ve developed a set of
grant making principles.

9. Our Grant-Making Principles
Understanding the • Organisation show understanding of context and root causes of issues – may include culture,
context political and economic environment and role of others
Consulting with • People who benefit from projects – as well as those who could influence – are consulted at
Key Players the outset and their views incorporated into project design. Including marginalised groups
Building on Good • How organisations are drawing on “good practice” and knowledge of “what works to inform
Practice their work. [We also welcome people experimenting with new ideas and approaches]
Involving local • People who benefit from projects actively participating in those project – from membership of
people advisory groups and trustee boards to feeding back on value of services
Investing in local
• How project will contribute to building more effective and accountable local organisations
organisations
Working with • How organisations work with others – may be through sharing information and learning, joint
others influencing work and approaches to make work sustainable in the long term
Implementing • How organisations have developed practical ways of capturing information and creating a
learning strategies culture committed to reflection, analysis and learning
• Organisations which use the evidence they have built up to inform their future plans and
Applying learning
influence the decisions of others, particularly policy makers and others in the field

10. Policies
Comic Relief does not fund
Institutional care - where it is a preferred way of working such as
orphanages
Conferences & workshops – unless as part of a longer-term programme
of work
Capital costs – unless an essential part and a proportionately small cost
of the work to be delivered; applicants must be able to demonstrate
whether they have thought about how costs will be met in the future.
Basic services – where they are the primary responsibility of government
with the support of major bilateral or multilateral funders
Organisations that Evangelise or Proselytise
Campaigning that takes a partisan political stance
Funding the provision of ARVs
Staff, consultants and volunteers who are not from the country where the
work is taking place

11. Programme Strategies
Goal
Programme
Theory
Strategy of
Change
Target Programme
Countries
Groups Outcomes
Learning Questions

12. Coffee break – 15 mins

13. Aims for the day
An increased understanding of:
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it‟s
relation to Comic Relief‟s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief‟s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
 Comic Relief‟s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief

14. What do we mean by outcomes?
Project – intended or unintended effects or changes to
people’s lives that happen as a result of the project or
organisation’s activities
Organisation – changes in the capacity of funded
organisations as a result of project activities

15. The what question: outcomes and
impact
WHAT
difference have
we made?

16. What difference have we made?
What
change?
Individuals
Communities
Society and
policy
Organisations

17. Defining project outcomes
Focus on changes to people‟s lives
Go beyond project activities to changes
Expressed as a result
SMART – outcome or its associated indicators for
measuring changes
Be simple – not more than one change, but can include
intermediate and final change
Not provoke a „so what‟ question!

18. Defining project outcomes
Specific – one change and for whom
Measurable – types of measures and how
Attainable – can achieve, contribution
Relevant – relate to needs of diff groups
Time-bound – by when achieved

19. Group exercise
Define better outcomes

20. Aims for the day
An increased understanding of:
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it‟s
relation to Comic Relief‟s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief‟s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief‟s approach to defining outcomes
 Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
What makes a successful application to Comic Relief

21. The how question: methodologies and
relationships
HOW
did we make a
difference?

22. Learning from your work
In addition to funding ongoing project M&E
Comic Relief will also consider funding
other learning and defined research
activities.

23. Learning from your work
A. Is your theory of F. What relationships in
change effective? the aid chain help or
hinder change?
B. What are the most
effective methodologies? D. Is the way you
support Southern
partners effective?
C. What about the E. Is your role in
relative effectiveness of networking and
different types of advocacy helping or
Southern organisations? hindering change?

24. Resourcing MEL

25. The Learning Process
Monitoring
Learning and
Evaluation
Communicating Collecting
WHAT difference
have we made?
HOW did we make a
Applying Storing
difference?
Analysing

26. Resourcing MEL:
The Learning Process
Communicating Collecting
WHAT difference
have we made?
HOW did we make a
Applying Storing
difference?
Analysing

27. M&EL Requirements in the project
timeframe
Monitoring
Needs Baseline
assessment / initial
Project Final
data Evaluation
Reflection Reflection
Time Time

28. Coffee break – 15 mins

29. Aims for the day
An increased understanding of:
The Scottish Sport Relief Home & Away Programme and it‟s
relation to Comic Relief‟s international grant-making programme
Comic Relief‟s grant-making principles, policies and programmes
Comic Relief‟s approach to defining outcomes
Our approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning
 What makes a successful application to Comic Relief

30. Everything you need to know…
International Grants Strategy 2009-12
Grant Making Policies
Programme strategies
These can all be found on our website
http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant

31. The Application Process
Deadline for applications – midday 9th May or 21st May (by request)
Short listing – 3 team members read Stage One
Approval/rejection – within one month, reapplication by invitation
Full application submission – in 3 weeks
Assessment – Consultant, 8 week window Stage Two
Programme Advisory Groups – Team, Assessors and Advisors
International Grants Committee – Team, Directors, Trustees and
Advisors
Trustees – Decide on all grants, approval/rejection – end November
Set Up – Conditions, start up form, payment earliest 1 month, in
advance annually

32. Application forms
The forms we use are now available on our website
http://www.comicrelief.com/apply-for-a-grant/apply-for-an-
international-grant
Process is programme specific – for target groups,
outcomes and some questions
New budget template has embedded macro‟s so you have
to type onto that file, not copy the formatting onto another
file…
We read the narrative and the budget in parallel

33. Application Form (Stage 1)
Part A About you
Part B About your partners
Part C About your application
Part D Background & consultation
Part E Target groups
Part F The change you aim to make
Part G What you want to do

34. The Budget
New budget template has embedded macro‟s so you have to type onto
that file, not copy the formatting onto another file…
4 sections to balance
Income
Expenditure splits by type(automatic) & organisation (not)
Expenditure
Need to say what type of income/spend
We look for detailed costs of activities
A column for notes – please use!
We read the narrative and budget in parallel

35. The Budget - FAQs
UK admin and management costs – no set percentage; should be
appropriate to the level of support provided; and clearly justified
Co-funding – CR funding should be at least 25% of the budget; we want
to see the whole project budget; if not secured then a plan for managing
a smaller project is required
Organisational development costs of the UK partner – is permitted where
a clear need has been identified and it will support grant management or
the work of the local partner; should not be the main focus of the grant
Organisational development costs of the local partner – where it has
been identified through a needs assessment and will support and
improve the delivery of project outcomes

36. How to succeed!
Basics – Complete the forms, answer the questions, avoid jargon
Policies – Do check these
Programmes – target groups essential, contribution to outcomes
increases fit, programme specific questions are important
Capacity and track record – must fit your objects, consider impact of
scale up
Principles – balance immediate needs vs. root causes, demonstrate
specific planning work undertaken, how local organisations will be
developed, involve local people
Budget – justify costs, balance against role of partners

37. How to succeed contd…
Applications need to demonstrate how they are addressing both the grant
making principles and the relevant programme principles
Programmes – must be based on needs assessment and proper
consultation, analysis and understanding of context, fit to target groups or
outcomes, theory of change evident
Outcomes sufficiently SMART and do not provoke too many “so what”
questions
Application should demonstrate long-term change; not focused on short-
term interventions
Budgets – must be “owned” by local organisations, with support for local
partner capacity building, allocation for robust MEL, should support the
narrative

38. Contact Information
Annemarie Elsom
a.elsom@comicrelief.com
020 7820 2752
•Jacqui Lowe
(International Sport for Change, People Affected by HIV/AIDS, Health, CGI Health)
j.lowe@comicrelief.com 020 7820 2758
•Dave Conneely
(Trade, People Living in Urban Slums, Climate Change, CGI Enterprise and Employment)
d.conneely@comicrelief.com 020 7820 2755
•Golsana Begum
(People Affected by Conflict, Street and Working Children and Young People, Education, CGI
Education)
g.begum@comicrelief.com 020 7820 2754
•Chris Wignall
(Women and Girls, CGI, CGI Organisational Development)
c.wignall@comicrelief.com 020 7820 2757

39. Eligible countries for Comic Relief programmes
(application deadline 9th May 2012)
Brazil
Sub- Comlombia
Saharan Peru Other Latin Other
All Africa Guatemala American Indian sub South developing
Programme Africa only Honduras countries continent East Asia countries
People affected by
HIV and AIDS √ X X X X X X
Trade √ X X X X X √
Street and working
children and young
people X √ √ √ √ √ √
Women and girls √ X X X X X X
People affected by
conflict √ X X X X X X
International Sport
for Change √ X √ X √ X X
People living in
Urban Slums X √ X X X X X
CGI: Education X √ X X X X X
CGI: Health X √ X X X X X
CGI: Trade and
Enterprise X √ X X X X X
CGI: Organisational
development √ X X X X X X

40. Eligible countries for Comic Relief programmes
supported by SSRHAP (application deadline 21st May
2012)
African
Commonwealth Eligible African Commonwealth countries (ie
countries (see Indian sub those scoring 'low' or 'medium' on the UN
Programme last column) continent Index of Human Development
People affected
by HIV and AIDS √ X
Trade √ X
Botswana, Cameroon, The
Street and
Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,
working children
and young Lesotho, Malawi,
√ √
people
Mozambique, Namibia,
Women and girls √ X Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra
People affected
by conflict √ X Leone, South Africa,
International
Swaziland, Uganda, United
Sport for Change √ √ Republic of Tanzania, Zambia
People living in
Urban Slums √ X