Case for support worksheet
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Case for support worksheet: [ORGANIZATION NAME]

Completed by: [NAMES]

Date: [DATE]

Part 1: The need

1. In one sentence, what problem do you exist to solve, and for whom?

[ANSWER]

2. Where? Name the place as precisely as you can (neighborhood, town, county).

[ANSWER]

3. What evidence shows the need is real? List up to three facts, each with its source (see the source log).

[FACT 1]

[FACT 2]

[FACT 3]

4. What happens to people if nobody acts?

[ANSWER]

Part 2: Your approach

5. What do you do, in plain words a neighbor would understand?

[ANSWER]

6. Why this way? What makes your approach right for these people and this place?

[ANSWER]

7. Who else works on this problem nearby, and how are you different or complementary?

[ANSWER]

Part 3: Results so far

8. What have you done so far? (Outputs: people served, sessions held, meals delivered.)

[ANSWER]

9. What has changed for people because of it? (Outcomes, and how you know.)

[ANSWER]

10. One true story, shared with permission, that shows the change:

[STORY: WHO, WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT CHANGED]

11. What hasn't worked, and what did you learn?

[ANSWER]

Part 4: What a gift does

12. What does it cost to deliver your work for one person, or for one week or month? Show how you worked it out.

[ANSWER AND CALCULATION]

13. Three or four gift levels and what each one makes possible. Each must be true.

| Gift | What it does |
|---|---|
| $[AMOUNT] | [WHAT IT PAYS FOR] |
| $[AMOUNT] | [WHAT IT PAYS FOR] |
| $[AMOUNT] | [WHAT IT PAYS FOR] |

14. If you're raising for something specific (a van, a new program), what is it, what does it cost, and what's already raised?

[ANSWER]

Part 5: Why now

15. Why does this need support now, rather than next year?

[ANSWER: A DEADLINE, A MATCH, A GROWING WAITLIST, A NEW OPPORTUNITY, ALL TRUE]

Part 6: Who you are

16. When and why did you start? One or two sentences.

[ANSWER]

17. Who runs the work, and who's on the board?

[ANSWER]

18. How do you look after donors' money? (For example: board oversight, annual financial review or audit, Form 990 filed, how you keep spending honest.)

[ANSWER]

Source log

| Fact or number | Where it came from (title and web address) | Date checked | Who checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| [FACT] | [SOURCE] | [DATE] | [NAME] |
| [FACT] | [SOURCE] | [DATE] | [NAME] |
| [FACT] | [SOURCE] | [DATE] | [NAME] |

One-page draft

Use your answers to write a first draft of no more than one page.

Headline: [ONE SENTENCE: THE CHANGE YOU MAKE, FOR WHOM]

The need: [TWO OR THREE SENTENCES, WITH ONE SOURCED FACT]

What we do: [TWO SENTENCES]

What's changed: [ONE RESULT AND ONE SHORT STORY]

What your gift does: [YOUR GIFT LEVELS]

Why now: [ONE SENTENCE]

Who we are: [ONE OR TWO SENTENCES]

How to give: [WEBSITE, ADDRESS, CONTACT]