Pre-Application Questionnaire

Please complete each of the questions and click Submit to see your personalized application audit.

Do you have a compelling and powerful idea that will change your community, country, or the world?	Yes No
When you discuss your idea with experts in your field, do they consider it to be innovative and groundbreaking	Yes No
Have you researched who else is working on your issue and can you articulate the difference between your proposed solution and theirs?	Yes No
Will your idea reduce inequities, open up opportunities, and allow people to reach their true potential?	Yes No
Does your idea address a specific, deep-rooted problem?	Yes No
Will your proposed solution significantly impact the lives of many people?	Yes No
Does your solution to the problem confront the problem at its very roots?	Yes No
Do you have a concrete, realistic plan to bring your idea to life?	Yes No
Does your plan include ways to identify or measure your impact?	Yes No
Does your plan demonstrate how your organization will become sustainable?	Yes No
Will your organization primarily provide support services to other social change organizations?	Yes No
Do you have a deep understanding of the community you will serve and a strong connection to its members?	Yes No
Will you lead your organization yourself?	Yes No
Is your idea part of another organization?	Yes No
If you've already established an organization to execute your idea, have you been running it full-time for more than two years?	Yes No
Would Echoing Green's funding qualify it as your largest funder?	Yes No
Are you prepared to quit your current job or forego being a full-time student in order to pursue your idea?	Yes No
Are you prepared to spend at least the next two years seeing your idea through to sustainability?	Yes No
Are you a non-US citizen who plans to complete part or all of your work in the US?	Yes No
Does your organization fall into any of the following categories? Expansion project for an existing organization that is past its start-up phase Research project Lobbying project Faith-based project (promoting a specific denomination) Applicant has previously received Echoing Green funding	Yes No
Are you 18 years or older?	Yes No
Do you have sufficient English fluency to participate in interviews and Echoing Green events?	Yes No

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