# DRK application ## Pre-application questions 0. Are you applying in response to the 2022 Drivers of Health Call for Applications? (*Note: Your response to this question will not affect your ability to apply. If you are unsure, please answer no.) Yes **No** 1. Greater Good: Our foundation focuses on supporting mission-driven people who are making the world a better place by addressing a major problem. Is your organization’s primary purpose focused on the greater good for people, the environment, and/or a vulnerable population? **Yes** No 2. Systems Change: Does your organization prioritize doing work that consciously, systemically, and sustainably serves or attempts to solve a local or global community need? **Yes** No 3. Organizational Stage: Is your organization less than 10 years old? **Yes** No 4. Scalability: Is your organization focused on significantly advancing and scaling its impact to a minimum threshold of 10,000 or more human lives within the next few years, with an ultimate ambition to scale impact further over time? **Yes** No > [HR] Can we prove that we have outcomes (question 5)? These are proved effects on the beneficiaries. 5. Post-pilot: Is your organization already operating and creating [outcomes](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/getting_results_outputs_outcomes_impact)? **Yes** No 6. Organizational Structure: Is your organization one of the following or in the process of being registered as one of the following structures? Independent nonprofit, including US 501(c)(3) and its non-US equivalent. Impact first, mission-driven for-profit entity, including C corporation, B corporation, or a hybrid organization. Fiscally sponsored organization with a plan to spin out in the next year. **Yes** No 7. Geographic Impact: Is your impact focused in one of the following regions of the world? Africa (Sub-Saharan) Europe India Latin America Middle East/North Africa (including Israel and Palestine) United States **Yes** No ::: success Thank you for taking the time to respond to our pre-application questions. **Good news!** Your responses indicate that your organization meets the minimum criteria to be considered for DRK support, including high level alignment with our mission to support social impact organizations focused on addressing the world’s biggest and most pressing problems. We encourage you to submit an application (click "Submit Response" to be redirected to the application form). ::: ## Requirements Create understanding of what we want to achieve, using: - [ ] Pitchdeck - [ ] 2-pager - [ ] Introduction video - [ ] Optional: financial model *Questions to answer:* **Problem and solution** - [x] [Manifesto] What are the mission and objectives of your organization - [ ] What is the social problem your organization provides? - ... - [ ] What is the solution your organization provides? - ... - [ ] Who is your target customer, user or befeficiary? - ... **Impact** - [ ] How does your organization improve on existing efforts? - ... - [ ] How is your approach unique and systemic? - ... - [ ] What are your organization already doing and what are the tangible results to date? - Difficult question... - [ ] How do you plan to measure organizational outcomes and success in the future? - North Star / KPI (platform usage) - How to measure real outcomes? Reporting/Publishing on success stories? **Scale** - [ ] What is your vision for the organization's scale over time? If you achieve this scale, how would the world look different? - Organization or Platform? - [ ] How will you scale the organization over time? - Organization or Platform? - [x] [financial model / pricing] What are the main sources of income that your organization will use to sustain your work over time? - [x] [financial model] What are your main organizational costs today and how will those evolve as you grow? **Leader** - [x] [CV Neil + Rene] Please attach a standard resume/CV for the entrepreneur(s), not simply a text bio ## Suggested approach - Make one big file where we answer all above questions, supported by Alkemio video, Two-pager, Manifesto, Financial Model, Pitch Deck, Organizational Structure (which is a strong one here), ... - To do: - Update pitch deck - Refine two-pager - Update financial models with actuals - Finalise organizational structure document + add executive summary to it - Answer all the above questions # Timeline - [ ] Submit application | 6 weeks - [ ] First interview: Exploratory | 1-2 months - [ ] DD + Follow-on interviews | 1-2 months - [ ] Final Dilligence: Planning + Scheduling | 1-2 months - [ ] Grant awarded | 3-6 months HR: Mailtje sturen aan team met to do's en PVA. Epic + Issues aanmaken hiervoor.