The Quercus Foundation leverages its significant investment and fundraising expertise to improve the lives of children and young people living in extreme poverty. Before we begin fundraising and allocating investments, we work with our partners to develop and agree a strategy, which will thereafter guide decision-making and action throughout the duration of the project.
Overview
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How we work within the field
The Quercus Foundation is built on our professional experience as skilled fundraisers, our hands-on approach to project selection and management, and critically, our ability to collaborate with local partners on programmes that make a tangible difference. With support from grassroots organisations, donors, private companies and individuals, we can develop long-term solutions to challenging problems.
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Our Strategy
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How we invest
Our investment projects are rigorously monitored and measured to ensure that donor funds are used in the most effective way possible. Each project starts with an agreement phase, where we identify areas of focus and then investigate all project opportunities that support our mission and priorities. We then arrange meetings with organisations to discuss their concepts and review their capacity to deliver. Next, we conduct site visits and complete our due diligence to ensure that an applicant’s organisation is in order.
Once we have selected a project, we establish how the programme manager and partner organisation will work together, after which we begin fundraising. The partner organisation is required to submit an update report at agreed intervals on how donor funds are being used as well as the project’s on-going performance.
