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      • Multi Year Funding
        • The Multi Year Funding Portfolio Successful Applications
          • What Is Creative Scotland Expecting From Organisations With Regards To Programme Plans For Year 1
          • Will There Be Any Requirements For Organisations To Report On Audience Engagement
          • Is Creative Scotland Producing A Myf Handbook
          • Will Organisations Need Have An Edi Action Plan In Place
          • Have Successful Organisations Had An Uplift In Funding
          • Will Creative Scotland Offer Any Opportunities For Myf Organisations To Share Best Practice Or Facilitate Mentorships For Organisations New To The Portfolio
          • What Will Be Required Of Myf Organisations In Terms Of Annual Reporting And Statistical Surveys
          • What Will Successful Organisations Be Asked To Provide During The Contracting Stage
          • What Will Relationship Management Be Like Within The New Myf Portfolio
        • Stage Two
          • Funding Amount Request And Budget Including Changes From Stage 1
            • Can I Change The Amount Of Funding Requested Between Stage 1 And 2
            • Can I Make Changes To My Application Between Stage 1 And 2
            • In Our Budget At The End Of Each Myf Year We Are Showing A Small Surplus Which Would Be Carried Over To The Following Year Is This Allowed
            • Can The Financial Information Provided At Stage 2 Differ From Stage 1
            • How Should We Show A Contingency Budget Within The Financial Pro Forma
            • Where Should We Show Reserves In The Financial Pro Forma
            • Which Year Should We Base Our Full Time Equivalent Employees Answer From Should It Be At The Time Of Submission April 2024 Or Be Projected For When Multi Year Funding Will Begin April 2025
            • As An Rfo We Have Already Supplied Equalities Monitoring Data As Part Of The Annual Survey But Not Multi Year Funding Do We Need To Supply This Information Again
            • In Applying To The Multi Year Fund Should I Submit A Separate Budget
            • How Should We Treat Depreciation In The Financial Pro Forma Should We Omit Or Put It Into One Of The Expenditure Lines
            • Can More Advice Be Provided On Appropriate Reserve Levels Specifically For Organisations Who Have Been In Receipt Of Projectrestricted Funds But Would Need To Develop Reserves In 25 28
            • We Are A Uk Wide Organisation But Are Applying To This Fund For Work In Scotland. How Should The Financial Proforma Be Completed In This Case
          • Multi Year Funding Programme Management
            • Are You Publishing A List Of Organisations Who Were Successful At Stage 1
            • Are There Any Plans To Hold Any More Applicant Information Sessions Before The Stage 2 Deadline
            • What Are The Plans For The Next Round Of Applications For This Fund And When Will New Organisations Be Able To Apply For The Multi Year Funding Programme
            • I Have An Existing Relationship With Creative Scotland Artform Officers Can I Direct My Multi Year Funding Questions To Them
            • With The High Number Of Applicants And Level Of Demand For The Fund What Is The Likely Success Rate At Stage 2
            • For Those Not In The Rfo Network But Applying To Stage 2 This Interim Year Will Be Tough For Many Organisations Particularly If They Are Not Able To Access Other Funds. What Support Is Available For Organisations In Difficulty Over The Coming Year B
            • What Plans Are In Place For Transition Funding And What Will The Process Be How Much Funding Will Be Available And Over What Duration
            • Was The Portfolio Balanced At All At Stage 1
            • How Does Creative Scotland Consider The Fact Some Organisations Have Substantial Resources Behind Them When Developing Their Applications But Other Organisations Have Very Limited Resources
            • Why Has Creative Scotland Scheduled The Stage 2 Application Window During The Easter Holidays When Many In The Sector With Caring Responsibilities Will Have Limited Time Work On It
          • Application Details
            • How Many Appendices Can I Include Within The Business Plan
            • How Do I Supply My Business Plan And Appendices Should They Be Uploaded As One File Or Multiple
            • As The Business Plan Should Cover The Multi Year Funded Period Of April 2025 To March 2028 If Other Financial Years Are Important For Our Organisation Should We Include Them As Appendices
            • If We Are An Organisation Which Is Part Of A Larger Body How Should We Address This In The Business Plan Do We Present A Business Plan Based Only On Our Organisation And The Activity We Are Seeking Funding For Or Do You Want To See Information On
            • Are Letters Of Support A Requirement For This Fund
            • Should In Kind Income Expenditure Be Included In The Financial Proforma
            • In Our Financial Proforma Should We Include All Pending Project Income From Other Funds Outside Our Multi Year Fund Programme
            • Can We Make Changes To The Layout Or Structure Of The Financial Proforma
            • Can Creative Scotland Provide Financial Contributions For Non Salaried Individuals In Companies Applying To Stage 2 To Ensure The Playing Field Is As Level As Possible
            • What Is Required From The Business Plan Given That Organisations Will Have Already Shared Certain Aspects Of Their Organisational Vision And Plans In The Stage 1 Application. What Level Of Detail Are You Expecting
            • How Detailed Does The Multi Year Funding Project Budgets Need To Be
            • At Stage 1 It Was Noted That Financial And Other Plans Might Change But In The Stage 2 Guidance It Outlines A Risk That If Changes Are Considered Significant Applications Might Be Deemed Ineligible. Can Clearer Guidance Be Provided On This
            • As An Organisation We Work Internationally And Plan To Include International Activity Within The Multi Year Fund Period However We Were Marked Down For Our Answer To This Criterion At Stage 1. Can We Opt Out At Stage 2
            • If During Stage 1 An Organisation Was Marked Highly For International Work But Lower On Climate Answers Due To Its International Work How Can Companies Balance This In The Stage 2
            • In Relation To The Optional International Criterion Can We Opt Out Of This At Stage 2 Even If We Answered It As Part Of Our Stage 1 Submission
          • Applying For Other Funding Routes Alongside And Outwith Multi Year Funding
            • We Have A Pending Application From Another Creative Scotland Funding Programme Which If Awarded Will Run Into 202526 When Multi Year Funding Begins. How Should We Reference This In The Financial Proforma
          • Assessment Details
            • Will The Score Achieved In Stage 1 Be Carried Over Or Are All Stage 2 Applications Now Judged Afresh On Their Business Plans Alone
            • Where An Applicant Has Scored A 3 During Stage 1 And The Comments Are Positive How Can An Organisation Improve On This For Stage 2
            • Can You Clarify How Answers Were Assessed Marked In Stage 1
            • How Has Creative Scotland Ensured That The Stage 1 Assessment Was Fair When Assessing Building Based And Non Building Based Applications
            • During Stage 1 Were All The Assessors Creative Scotland Staff Or Were External Assessors Used
            • How Did Creative Scotland Ensure That Stage 1 Assessments Were Fair And No Unconscious Bias Took Place When Assessing
            • If Weaknesses Were Flagged As Part Of The Stage 1 Assessment Will The Assessors Be Checking If These Have Been Addressed
            • Will Stage 1 And Stage 2 Applications Be Read Side By Side Understanding This Helps Applicants Understand How To Deal With Comments In Assessments And Questions Of How Much Needs Repeated Or Carried Over From Business Plan
        • Unsuccessful Applicants And Transition Development Support
          • Given The Budget Constraints In Year 1 How Did Creative Scotland Approach The Final Award Settlements Given To Organisations
          • Can Successful Organisations Seek To Negotiate Any Further Uplift On The Award Offer That Has Been Made To Them
          • Is There An Appeals Process
          • What Is The Transition Support Programme And Who Is Eligible
        • Stage One
          • Applying For Other Funding Routes Alongside And Outwith Multi Year Funding
            • Applying For Other Funding Routes Alongside And Outwith Multi Year Funding Organisations Applying Other Funding Programmes Timescales Around Decisions Overlap How Do Organisations Balance Multiple Funding Applications
            • What Other Funds Exist For Organisations If Multi Year Funding Does Not Suit Their Needs
            • Does A Successful Multi Year Fund Application Prevent An Organisation From Applying For Other Specific Creative Scotlandscreen Scotland Funds
            • If An Applicant Is Successful For Multi Year Funding And Cant Apply To Touring Fund What Venue Deals Do We Expect To Have For Tours
            • The Touring Fund Stipulated That Theatrical Touring Must Reach A Minimum Of 12 Venues Across Scotland. Is A Minimum Number Of Venues A Recommendation As Part Of Any Programme Of Multi Year Funded Activity
            • Will Multi Year Funding Replace Both The National Lottery Open Fund For Organisations And Regular Funding For Organisations
          • Requirementsresource Of Organisations
            • What Support Will Creative Scotland Give To Smaller Organisations Who Do Not Have The Same Level Of Resources That Larger More Established Organisations Have
            • Can We Provide Any Advice That Will Allow Applicants To More Effectively Calculate For Yearly Inflation In The Next 3 4 Years For The Purpose Of Their Budget Request
            • What Will The Documentation Requirements Of Stage 1 Be
            • What Will The Documentation Requirements Of Stage 2 Be
            • Are Children And Young People A Protected Characteristic For Creative Scotland
            • Are Smaller Organisations Able To Use This Funding To Expand Can They Propose New Programmes And Projects As Part Of This Funding
            • What Access Support Is Available To Applicants
            • How Can Organisations Ensure Theyre Meeting Climate Requirements
          • Stages Of Application
            • What Is The Timeline For The Fund
            • When Applying To The Multi Year Fund How Much Can An Organisations Application Vary Between Stages 1 And 2
            • Could Organisations Be Offered A Smaller Funding Amount Than What They Applied For
            • How Do I Sign Up For One Of The Information Sessions
            • Will There Be A Recording Of The Information Sessions And How Will This Be Communicated
            • Is It Possible To Submit A Late Registration Of Intention To Apply
            • For The Pre Application Information Sessions Running In September Can More Than One Representative From An Organisation Attend These Information Sessions
            • The Application Asks For Organisations To Upload An Outline Programme Plan What Is Creative Scotland Looking For In This Document And How Much Detail Is Expected
            • Do You Have More Information About What Will Be Needed For The Stage 2 Application Process
            • Whilst Additional Supporting Documents Are Not Requested Can An Applicant Still Provide These As Additional Materials Such As Weblinks To Websites Testimonials Videos Or Business Plans
            • After An Application Is Submitted If An Answer Needs Any Clarification During Assessment Will Creative Scotland Enter A Dialogue With Applicants During The Stage 1 Process
            • Should Applicants Submit Full Edi And Sustainability Plans At Stage 2 Or Alongside The Edi And Sustainability Sections In Stage 1
            • Will Creative Scotland Be Asking Applicants For Their Current Accounts And Financial Position In Order To Assessunderstand Scale Of Ask To Multi Year Fund
            • Is There Any Indication At This Point As To How Many Organisations Creative Scotland Expects To Take Through To Stage 2
            • Will The Questions And Supporting Documents For Stage 2 Be Published Before February 2024
            • Will There Be A Recording Of The Information Sessions And How Will This Be Communicated2
            • Who Will Be Involved Through Each Step Of The Assessment And Decision Making Process
          • Funding Amount Request And Budget
            • What Is The Maximum Funding Available In Creative Scotlands Current Budget To Meet The Demand For Multi Year Funding
            • How Should Budgets Be Presented By Organisations Whose Delivery Of Activity Is Not Just In Scotland But Across The Uk Or Wider Scottish Whole Activity
            • Proportion Of Funding Applicants Should Be Allocating To Different Areas Running Costs Creative Output
            • How Much Of An Organisations Overall Budget Can Multi Year Funding Make Up Is There A Recommendation Or Expectation Of What Percentage Of Overall Expenditure Multi Year Funding Should Be
            • In Stage 1 When Filling Out The Budget Tables Will Applicants Need To Include A Detailed Breakdown For Each Budget Line Of How Costs Have Been Calculated For Example How Staffing Costs Have Been Reached
            • How Will Creative Scotland Assess The Budget Submitted In Stage 1 Compared To The Detailed Budget And Business Plan In Stage 2 Considering These Will Likely Change
            • Can Applicants Submit A Budget Template As A Separate Pdf
            • Should Applicants Include Projected Funding Targets From Other Sources In The Budget
            • Are Applicants Expected To Include Information On Carbon Offsettinginsetting Within Their Budget
          • Application Process Details
            • Does The Art Form An Applicant Chooses Influence The Decision Making Process
            • Should An Application Include Plans For One Year Of Activity Or All Three Years And How Broken Down Should This Be
            • Will Each Part Of The Application Be Assessed By The Same Person Or Should Information Be Repeated In Different Sections In Our Answers
            • How Should An Applicant Consider Sustainability In Their Application
            • Governance And Management Section Application Form How Does Your Organisation Ensure That Your Internal Structures For Financial And Operational Management Support Your Aims
            • Quality And Ambition How Will You Create The Conditions To Generate And Develop Your Activity And Explore Innovative Practice
            • What Is The Overall Word Count In The Application Form
            • Where An Organisation Has Multiple Strands Of Activity Should They Be Highlighting All Of Their Work Or Only That Which They Are Looking To Support With Multi Year Funding
            • Would A Programme That Includes International Artists Performing In Scotland Qualify For The International Work Section
            • What Do Core Costs Entail And Can This Include Any Building Development Or Capital Costs
            • When Completing The Online Form Is It Possible To Move Between Questions Rather Than Going Through The Form In Order
            • Are There Any Stipulations Around What Is Required In Terms Of Governance Of The Organisation I.e. Should There Be A Minimum Number Of Directors On The Board
            • Is There A Limit To The Number Of Different Art Forms You Can Cover Within One Application
            • Does International Include International Reach And Reputation Through Recordings Or Broadcasts For Example
            • When You Ask If An Organisation Is Diversity Led What Are You Looking For
          • Decision Making
            • Will Applications From Organisations Whose Primary Focus Is Not Arts Creativity And Culture Be Assessed The Same As Organisations Who Are Part Of That Sector
            • Will Lead Officers For Current Rfos Be Asked To Provide Comment On Their Applications
        • Outcome And Transition
          • Project Timelines
            • Considering The Change To The Published Timeline When Will Multi Year Funding Decisions Now Be Announced
            • Considering The New Timeline Can You Confirm The Communications That Applicants Can Expect To Receive Between October And The Final Decisions Now Being Made In January 2025
            • Considering The Changed Timeline Is There A Process Whereby Those Organisations Who Receive Funding Presently Can Signal To Creative Scotland If They Now Consider Themselves At Risk
            • Is There Any Emergency Funding Available For Organisations Facing Imminent Closure
            • The New Timeline For Multi Year Funding Decisions Leaves Just An 8 Week Window To The Financial Year End For Those Organisations Operating From April March And Many Organisations May Now Have Difficulty In Signing Off On Their Accounts As Going Concerns. What Advice Or Information Can Creative Scotland Provide On This Issue
            • Does Creative Scotland Plan To Hold Any Open Meetings Or Online Information Sessions With An Update Of Anticipated Steps And Timelines For The Multi Year Funding Process
            • Is There Any Likelihood That Existing Rfo Funding Contracts May Be Extended For A Few Months Rather Than Creating A New Transition Fund For Applicants To Access
          • Successful Applications
            • If An Organisation Is Successful And Offered Multi Year Funding When Decisions Are Announced At The End Of January 2025 When Will The New Multi Year Funding Begin
          • Unsuccessful Applications
            • If An Applicant Is Unsuccessful In Its Multi Year Funding Application What Other Funding Options Are Available
            • What Is Transition Funding
            • What Budget Is Available For Transition Funding
            • Is The Transition Funding Ring Fenced Only For Existing Regularly Funded Organisations Rfos Or Will It Be Open To Other Applicants As Well
            • Will Transition Funding Be Subject To An Application Process
            • When Will More Information On Transition Funding Be Made Available
            • If An Rfo Is Unsuccessful In Its Multi Year Funding Application The New Decision Date Means That There Will Be Two Months Before The Current Rfo Funding Comes To An End In March 2025 Will There Be Any Additional Support Be Provided
          • Applying For Other Funds
            • Are There Any Changes Planned To The Open Fund For Organisations Offo Which An Unsuccessful Multi Year Fund Applicant May Need To Consider
            • Can Organisations That Have A Live Multi Year Funding Application Also Apply To The Open Fund For Organisations Offo
            • If A Multi Year Funding Applicant Also Applies To The Open Fund For Organisations In The Next Few Months In Case Theyre Not Successful With Myf And To Help Them Programme Operate Past April 2025 How Will This Be Handled
            • Would It Be Considered Double Funding If An Organisation In Receipt Of The Transition Funding Had Also Made An Offo Application Which Was Successful
        • Key Information And Context
          • Why Did Creative Scotland Introduce Multi Year Funding
          • Are Access Costs Within Each Organisations Budget Settlement
          • How Will The Funding Be Paid Within Each Year Of The Programme
          • Do We Offer Any Mental Health Support For Applicants
          • Are Multi Year Funded Organisations Eligible To Apply For The Open Fund For Organisations Offo And Other Funds
          • What Is The Overall Budget For Multi Year Funding
          • How Will The Funding Be Paid Across The Three Years
      • Open Fund For Individuals
        • How Can I Plan For Public Activity As Part Of My Application If I Dont Know When Social Distancing Restrictions Will Be Fully Lifted
        • Can I Apply If I Am A Student If My Project Involves Students
        • What Activity In Schools Is Eligible For Funding
        • I Offer Service Design Andor Creative Communications For An Established Market Can I Apply
        • Can Comedians Apply To The Open Fund For Individuals
        • Can A Member Of Staff At Creative Scotland Read Over Or Review An Application To The Open Fund For Individuals Before It Is Submitted%e2%80%af
        • How Can I Access Support In Making My Application To The Open Fund For Individuals
        • Can My Project Include Plans To Work With Specific Communities Or Places I Have Not Worked Before
        • Can My Project Include Plans To Engage With Cultures Or Languages That Are Not My Own E.g. Gaelic Or Scots
        • Can My Project Include Plans To Engage With Other Sectors E.g. Sport Heritage Or Tourism
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        • What Do We Mean By Partnership Working
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