Grant administration resource development 6

WORKSHEET 1.1: Proposal Idea Questionnaire

1. What new projects is your organization planning for the next two to three years?

Project A:

Acquiring new and modern surgical equipment which can be used in performing more delicate surgical operations. This will make surgical operations in the facility more faster and less risky and it will increase the hope for the patients who need surgery.

Project B:

Open Cafés in all our centers which will provide balanced diet to both the patients and relatives who have accompanied them to the facilities. This will also open a new channel of increasing the facilities income. The income from this project can be used to cover expenses for the less fortunate in the local community.

Project C:

Purchasing electronic devices and software which will help in storage of the patient’s information as well as monitoring the operation in different centers from just one point. This will make tracing of the patient’s information easier and reduce over reliance of paper work in the facilities.

2. Which of these projects are most compatible with your organization’s current mission and purpose, and in what way?

Project

Compatibility

A

Acquire new and modern surgical equipment

Acquiring this equipment will be of beneficial to both the facility staff and patients and the surgical operations will be carried faster and with certainty. This will mean that more surgical operations can be carried with a day and thus saving more lives and relieving ore patients from the health complications and thus promoting wellness in the community.

B

Café

Opening café in each and every center will enable those who have accompanied the patients to the facilities to have a balanced diet with the patient. In the café the facility will be facilitation tutorial on how to have balanced diet for the patient and family as a whole.

C

Purchase electronic devices and software

Purchasing electronic devices will ease patient information storage challenge which the facility has been facing in the past and thus in the case there is need for the patients information it will be just a click of button. This will increase service delivery to the customers.

3. What is unique about your organization’s project?

Project

Uniqueness

A

Acquire new and modern surgical equipment

The facility will be the first one to use new and modern surgical equipment extensively and thus offer unique services which are not available in other facilities in the country. This will make more patients have trust and faith in our facility.

B

Café

Café will be the first of its kinds in that the food provided through the café will be entirely complimentary for families in need. The facility will be committing into providing the best and balanced diet to both patients and their relatives.

C

Purchase electronic devices and software

Purchasing electronic equipment is necessary to help provide a safer environment for keeping the patients information and other day to day operation in the facility. It will also help in cutting the cost of management since with the technology management can be carried out by a single person.

4. Who else is doing this project? Is there duplication of effort? Is there potential for collaboration?

Project

Duplicate Project (with whom)

Possible Collaboration (with whom)

A

Acquire new and modern surgical equipment

Currently there are no health facilities using the modern and new equipment in most of the countries we are in operation.

Possible collaboration with some of the companies which are manufacturing these equipment in India.

B

Café

Currently there is only one facility which has started operating café in the healthcare sector and it has been of great help.

Possible collaboration with neighboring grocery stores and restaurants to provide essential donations to help supplement the Café food services.

C

Purchase electronic devices and software

Currently there are no healthcare facility which is using technology to store the patients information.

Possible collaboration with a neighboring durable medical supply store for suitable equipment donations.

WORKSHEET 1.1: Proposal Idea Questionnaire (Continued)

5. What community need does each of your organization’s projects address?

Project

Need Addressed

A

Acquire new and modern surgical

With modern surgical equipment, there will be high chances of successful surgery and thus reduce the rate of deaths which occur during sergical process.

B

Café

Providing a light breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner will help the parent who may not be able to provide a nutritional meal before or after receiving treatment.

C

Purchase electronic devices and software

Providing up-to-date electronic devices in the form of new computers and iPads will help provide the opportunity for for the facilities to track the progress of the patients with a lot of ease.

6. What members of your community—including civic leaders, political figures, the media, and your organization’s clients or constituents, and other nonprofits—support each project?

Project

Supporters

A

Acquire new and modern surgical

Civic leaders, political and local community will be the greatest supporters of the project as this will serve the patients in a better way. Since it will be for the benefit of everyone in the society the project will be supported by all the members in the community.

B

Café

This project will be mojarly be supported by the local community and relatives who will be accompaning their patients to the facility since it will be offering balnced diet and tutoring the local community on how to provide the same in their homes.

C

Purchase electronic devices and software

The media will be instrumental in educating the community about the purchasing of the electronic devices and software. This wil be of great benefit to the patients since they can be receving their medical information through email.

7. Does your organization currently have the expertise to undertake each project? If new staff is necessary, can the organization manage growth in infrastructure (HR, technology, supervisory oversight, etc.) effectively? (Check each category that applies to each project.)

Project

Expertise Human Resources Technology Other(specifify)

A

Acquire new and modern surgical

X X

B

Café

X Click here to enter text.

C

Purchase electronic devices and software

X X

8. Is there internal (board and staff) support for the project? External support (community leaders, clients, neighbors, etc.)? (Check the category that applies to each project.)

Project

Internal Support (specify)

External Support (specify)

A

Acquire new and modern surgical

Various categories of surgury experts

B

Café

The Restauranteur serving on the board is a chef.

C

Purchase electronic devices and software

A elecronic and software/ computer science engineer who is very knowlegable in modern technology