The Narrow the Gap 2016 project aims to improve equal access to opportunities and quality of life in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding provinces. It will provide funding to non-profits through three grant rounds over 9 months. The project seeks to improve project management capacity for grantees and create community ownership. It has already secured over 70% of its total budget of 1.72 billion VND but is seeking additional funds of 547 million VND from corporate and individual donors. Donors will receive brand exposure and opportunities to engage with the project in return for their support.

1. NARROW THE GAP
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TOGETHER, We Can Build a Strong Community
March 2016

2. PROJECT TITLE:
Narrow the Gap 2016
PROJECT LOCATION:
Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding provinces
OBJECTIVES:
• Improve equal access to opportunities and raise the quality of life for all people in
HCMC and surrounding areas.
• Improve project management capacity, including financial management to non-
profits (of which 70% employees are women) that implement the funded programs.
• Sustain the project’s results and impacts in the community by creating an
environment where community members perform their project’s ownership: actively
involve, take actions, and monitor the project implementation process.
Project Summary

3. PROJECT DURATION:
9 months March – November 2016; plus 12 months following up and reporting
BENEFICIARIES:
Thousands of people, no discrimination of sex, from vulnerable groups and the
communities in HCMC and surrounding areas.
PROJECT BUDGET:
Total budget: VND 1,719,000,000
Funding already committed: VND 1,172,000,000
Fundraising target: VND 547,600,000
Project Summary (Cont.)

4. PROBLEM STATEMENT
• Vietnam’s economic growth has interacted with existing patterns of inequity,
social exclusion and geographic disparities and has widened the gap between
those who can and cannot obtain quality education, a stable income and access
to quality basic services.
• Meanwhile, businesses, academia, government, non-profit organizations tend to
operate in silos, leading to support programs that are poorly coordinated, under-
resourced, and lack innovation, all of which limits success and effectiveness.
APPROACH
• An enabling environment for cross sector collaboration is needed to support
innovation and investment in initiatives that can solve complex problems.
• Community philanthropy can play an essential role in building trust and
demonstrating transparency and good governance in local efforts to address
community needs and priorities (GFCF, 2013).
• In this context, since introduced in 2009, LIN’s Narrow the Gap Community Fund
has been becoming essential means to gather contribution from cross sectors to
address local social issues.
Project Details – Why Needed?

5. Collect
Contributions
Call for
proposals
3x / year
Proposal
Review
Community
Vote
Grants
Allocated
M&E
Reports
R2: Theme
chosen by the
community
2011Migrants
2012Women
2013Children
2014Education
Environment 2015
Project Details – How It Works?
2016Community Development

6. Round 2
Launch
Campaign
MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV
Site Visits
Updates
& Reports
FEB
Announce
6 Finalists
Evaluation of Proposals
by Volunteer Committee
Project Details – Expected Timeline*
Semi-Finals
Grants
Transferred
M&E
Online
Vote
Call for
Proposals
*The timeline is intended to give a general idea of the process; however, exact dates may change.
Community
Event
DEC
ROUND 1
Call for
Proposals
Announce
Grantees
Grants
Transferred
M&E
Evaluation of Proposals
by Volunteer Committee
ROUND 3
Call for
Proposals
Grants
Transferred
Announce
Grantees
Evaluation of Proposals
by Volunteer Committee
M&E
Capacity building
workshop and trainings

7. STEP 1: Fundraising
LIN pools resources from institutional and individual donors year round.
STEP 2: Call for Proposals
LIN disseminates a call for proposals, inviting local not-for-profit to submit project proposals
on a quarterly basis.
STEP 3: Capacity Building for Grant Applicants
Workshops and skilled volunteers provide technical assistance and training to grant
applicants to assist them with grant writing, communications, monitoring and evaluation,
budgeting and reporting.
STEP 4: Proposal Evaluation
Proposals are reviewed and shortlisted by a committee of volunteers, including donors and
subject area experts. For Grant Rounds 1 & 3, committee members will decide which
projects receive full or partial funding.
STEP 5: Community Vote for Round 2
During Round 2, LIN shares information about the shortlisted projects and calls on the
community to help select three projects to receive funding.
• Online Vote - HCMC residents are invited to vote online.
• Panel Vote – A panel of subject matter experts evaluate the projects.
• Event Vote – The top 3 projects (based on the online & panel votes) join a fun Community Event,
where donors get to meet the NPOs proposing each of the projects and then vote to determine how
the grant funds will be distributed among them.
Project Details – How It Works? (Cont.)

8. In addition to all the steps detailed on the previous slide, LIN plays an active role
to support Narrow the Gap applicants, grantees and partners:
 Grant applicants and grantee profiles on VietnamCauses and BlueBees
websites in order to attract and raise awareness about their work to potential
supporters.
 Plan, facilitate, evaluate and report on all Narrow the Gap Grant Rounds and
Events while engaging relevant stakeholders.
 Engage large numbers and broad cross section of the local community in the
grantee selection and capacity building process.
 Facilitate site visits to grantees, collect and disseminate interim and final
reports from grantees to individual and corporate partners.
 Communicate with and update partners on the campaign process,
implementation of the funded projects and opportunities to engage.
Project Details – How It Works? (Cont.)

9. Projects in Previous Years

10. Narrow the Gap Impacts – Case Study
Sample project in 2014 “Your understanding lightens our life”
Beneficiaries:
• 500 sighted students
• 200 young people with visual impairment
Outputs:
• Handbook for sighted people who work with or live with the visually impaired
• Braille books and audio books for the visually impaired
• 9 training sessions for young people to learn about and experience the life of the
visually impaired
• Contests of creating communication materials about visual impairment
Outcomes:
• Narrowing the gap between sighted people and visually impaired people.
• Perception and behavior of sighted people changed and they are positively helping
the visually impaired people.
• Raise the esteem of visually impaired people by demonstrating their competence.

11. Project Finance
No Activities
Amount
(thousand VND)
1
4-5 workshops and training for 30+ NPOs on grant writing, communications,
Monitoring and Evaluation, budgeting and project finance management,
reporting, match applicants and grantees with skilled volunteers
118,000
2 Projects proposals evaluation meetings and CrowdPitch event 37,500
3
Online promotion campaign to promote Narrow the Gap and contribution from
donors, and raise awareness about community development
29,000
4 Funding support to grantees 959,000
5 Narrow the Gap Community Event 235,000
6
20 visits to at least 10 projects carried out by LIN staff and donors/ volunteers
(including: transportation, refreshment, project documents printing, etc.)
76,500
7 Program monitoring, evaluation and reporting carried out by LIN 40,300
8
Contribution to LIN's organizational recovery cost
(Infrastructure and utilities at LIN Center supporting this program, including: office
facilities, equipment, electricity, water, internet, office, etc.)
224,300
Total 1,719,600
Over VND
1.172b
already
committed
(Irish Aid,
Bread for the
World, GIBC)!

12. Project Finance (Cont.)
The total cost to operate Narrow the Gap in 2016 is VND 1,719,600,000.
LIN already raised VND 1,172,000,000 from its donors (Irish Aid, Bread for the
World, GIBC, and other donors). We are therefore calling for contribution of VND
547,600,000 from corporate and individual donors.
Narrow the Gap is a superb opportunity for the funder(s) to engage with the
community as your contribution will be matched significantly with other respected
companies and active individuals who care about our community!
With your contribution, LIN will allocate up to 19 grants to nonprofits:
• Round 1: 5 to 8 grants (<VND 50m each), for total value ~VND 250 million
• Round 2: 3 grants, valued at over VND 450,000,000
• 1st Prize Grant: VND 200,000,000
• 2nd Prize Grant: VND 150,000,000
• 3rd Prize Grant: VND 100,000,000
• Round 3: 5 to 8 grants (<VND 50m each), for total value ~VND 250 million

13. • R.O.I: Whether you contribute VND 200m or VND 20m, your support will directly
and indirectly benefits 1,000+ people.
• Expertise: The selection process is managed by an experienced team of
grantmakers and independent unpaid thematic area experts.
• Effective management of funds: LIN monitors and reports on all pooled donations.
• Convenient infrastructure: LIN assumes all administrative tasks, streamlining your
grantmaking efforts.
• Brand visibility: The project with your sponsorship is promoted to over 10,000
contacts via email and social media; it is featured in local media and community
newsletters; at least 350 residents attend the Community Event.
• Choices: The funder(s) is offered multiple opportunities for contributing and
engaging staff, clients and partners into the project.
• Good governance: LIN is governed by a voluntary, unpaid Board of Directors and
Advisors and submits to an annual, external audit by Ernst & Young.
• Peer networks: Connect with donors who share a similar vision for our community
and like working with others.
Why Become Funding Partner for Narrow the Gap?

14. Becoming Funding Partner – Your Benefits
Brand exposure on Narrow the Gap campaign’s
printed and online publications
• Logo & link on LIN Website & Narrow the Gap
Website in one year
Dominant Large Medium
• Logo on other promotional materials (project’s
posters, handbooks, etc.)
Dominant Large Medium
• Logo and brand mentioned in LIN’s newsletter Dominant Large Medium
• Brand mentioned in all media announcements
*
• Article about donor on LIN’s and Narrow the
Gap’s fanpage
* *
• Hashtag of donor’s brand (Ex: #[brand]) on
Facebook for actions taken campaign’s
participants
* * *
DIAMOND
VND 200m
GOLD
VND 130m
SILVER
VND 60m

15. Becoming Funding Partner – Your Benefits
DIAMOND
VND 200m
GOLD
VND 130m
SILVER
VND 60m
Staff involvement/ volunteer opportunities
• Join the proposal evaluation committee to select
grant finalists
* * *
• Take actions to support the campaign and share
the actions on Facebook
* * *
• Tickets to Community Event 30 20 10
• Invite to site visit (20 times) * * *
Brand exposure and sponsorship
acknowledgement at Community Event in
September
• Logo on event backdrop and banners Dominant Large Medium
• Booth space to present donor’s products or
publications
* *
• Donor’s door gift option * *

16. Becoming Funding Partner – Your Benefits
DIAMOND
VND 200m
GOLD
VND 130m
SILVER
VND 60m
BRONZE
VND 20m
Narrow the Gap Sponsor Trophy
*
Framed Certificate of Appreciation * *
Invite to LIN’s Annual Appreciation Event * * * *
Complimentary “LIN Oi, Where Are We
Going” teambuilding combined community
service event for up to 30 staff members
(~VND 33m)
*
Complimentary consultation service to
donor’s HR manager on volunteer
opportunities/ activities for company’s staff
members (~VND 5.5m)
*
Narrow the Gap souvenir gifts
* * * *

17. LIN will monitor the progress of each individual project implemented by
grantees through periodic site visits. The funding partner(s) will be
updated on the projects’ progress via:
• LIN’s website and fanpage
• Periodic updates via email with photos
• 6-month report
• Completion report of each project
Project Report

18. Becoming the Funding Partner – Benefits in Past Years

19. Becoming the Funding Partner – Benefits in Past Years

20. Becoming the Funding Partner – Benefits in Past Years

21. Becoming the Funding Partner – Benefits in Past Years

22. LIN Center for Community Development
Contact person: Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc
Cell: + 84 918 017 100
Email: truc@linvn.org
Address: 180/47 Nguyen Huu Canh, Ward 22, Binh Thanh District, HCMC
Website: www.linvn.org
Further information about Narrow the Gap Community Fund:
http://linvn.org/services/narrow-the-gap-community-fund
http://www.linnarrowthegap.org/ntg/ website?
Contact Details: