Guides

Short, practical answers to the questions people get stuck on most when preparing a project. Every guide ends with the tool you use to do the job.

• Where should a school preparing its first KA210 start?

  Five things to do before opening the form: check eligibility, start from a need, complete the organisation registration, agree on the partner and justify the lump sum with your activities.

  6 min read · 4 linked tools

• How do you write an evidence-based needs analysis?

  Saying “our pupils are struggling” is not enough to convince an evaluator. A five-step structure that links the problem, its evidence, who it affects and what the project will change.

  7 min read · 3 linked tools

• What is the difference between activities, outputs and impact?

  The four concepts most often confused in applications: activity, output, result and impact. We show the difference with one example chain and explain how to write an indicator for each.

  5 min read · 3 linked tools

• Which questions should you ask when choosing a project partner?

  A good partner matters as much as a good idea. Ten questions for the first conversation, the warning signs to watch for and how to put the agreed roles in writing.

  6 min read · 3 linked tools

• What should you do in the first month of an approved project?

  Once the excitement of approval settles, the first four weeks decide how smoothly the rest of the project runs. A first-month to-do list, from the grant agreement to the evidence folder.

  6 min read · 4 linked tools