2023 IEN Application Form

IEN Annual Membership and Core Funding Application Form 2023

READ THIS FORM CAREFULLY – THERE ARE IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR 2023

To apply for membership of the IEN, you must return this form, fully completed and with the required documentation, by: 6.00pm 3rd July 2023. This is a hard deadline, if you miss it you will not be considered for membership.

There is only one deadline for 2023 so make sure that you do not miss it.

Remember to save your work as you go along.

We recommend that this form is double-checked, and agreed, by your board of directors prior to being submitted to us.

Section 6 must be completed by those that received Capacity Building funding in 2022
Section 7 should only be completed if you are applying for Capacity Building funding for 2023. Groups which have not received funding under this section in the previous 2 years are eligible to apply.
Keep to the word count guidelines. Additional text which exceeds the word count will not be considered for assessment,
The entire form will be taken into account as part of your Core Funding Application
Section 5.1 is your opportunity to tell the assessors what your group has achieved over the past year. This section will garner a large amount of marks so you should pay particular care to complete it fully.

Please contact the Secretariat at office@ien.ie or by phoning Justin at 087 2222866 with any queries you may have.

All the information you submit in this form will be treated in confidence. Please note that the Department of the Environment Climate and Communications (DECC) may receive a copy of this form.
We may use anonymized and aggregated data from the form in our publicity and in funding applications.

( 1.1 Eligibility Criteria )

( 1.2 Background Info)

( 1.3 Mission and Values)

( 1.5 Human Resources)

( 1.6 Unique Contribution )

( 1.7 Main Activities)

( 1.8 Finances )

( 1.9 The SDGs and you)

( 2.0 Communications )

( 3.0 Governance)

( 4.0 Stakeholders )

( 4.1 Strategy)

( 5.0 Review of 2022 )

( 5.1 Level of Activity)

( 5.2 National Remit)

( 5.3 Achievements in 2022)

( 5.4 Work with )

( 6.0 Capacity Grant Report )

( 7.0 Capacity building application)

Final - 2023 IEN Annual Membership and Core Funding Application Form

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Please Enter Your Organisation's Name:

Please take some time to work on this form, and read the Membership Application Handbook, which was emailed to you. The handbook explains the marking scheme used by our external assessors.

The deadline for completion of the form, including sending the required documents is ddmmyy. If you miss this deadline your organisation will not be considered for membership.

If you have and problems or issues email Justin at justin@ien.ie.

Tick here if your organisation wishes to join the Environmental Pillar

Tick here if your organisation would like to join the Environmental Pillar. The Environmental Pillar is a national social partner, comprising 32 national environmental organisations. It works to promote the protection and enhancement of the environment, together with the creation of a viable economy and a just society, without compromising the viability of the planet on which we live for current and future generations of all species and ecosystems. For more information, please see our website, Facebook, or Twitter.

The percentages awarded for each area are as follows:

Strategy Strategic plan 15% Strategy and risk assessment 5%	20%
Operations	50%
Governance	15%
Financial	15%

NOTE: We need up to date copies of all of the following documents:

Our Memorandum and Articles of association, or Constitution; and our charitable status have not changed since 2021

However if these documents have changed, you must send us copies of the changed documents.

Click the checkbox above if the following documents have not changed since your last application

You must email the documents listed below as part of your 2023 application:

· Your most recent audited/certified accounts or CRA returns
· List of current company Directors/Trustees and their personal contact details (personal email addresses will suffice)
· Your strategic plan
· The tracking page from your Governance Code records
· Optional - copies of, or links to, publications you featured in in 2022

Email documents to Justin@ien.ie before the deadline:

Section 1.1 IEN Membership Eligibility Criteria, and requirements for your application.

Your group must meet all of the IEN Membership Eligibility Criteria to be considered for membership.

The primary objectives and activities of your organisation are environmental (i.e. ecological) protection and / or environmental sustainability.

The organisation is a not for profit organisation.

The organisation has a demonstrable national remit. Qualifying characteristics include: national influence; specialist activity covering the country; convincing geographic spread of active membership; national outreach activity.

The organisation is a registered company, or is a registered friendly society with a registered constitution. The organisation has been incorporated, or registered for a period of at least 12 months prior to an application for membership.

Please mark which type your organisation is:

Company Limited by Shares

Company Limited By Guarantee

Please enter Revenue (CHY) number (if applicable)

Please tick if your organization is not registered with the Revenue Commissioners for tax exemption.

Is the organisation is an independent and legally discrete body, not a subgroup or activity of another organisation, a network of organisations, nor an organisation managing a project with a limited life span

Please enter CRO registration number

Please enter your Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) registration number.

The board of the organisation does not share more than fifty percent of its directors with another organisation.

The organisation can provide audited accounts or a copy of the accounting returns that you made to the CRA, from your previous financial year.

PPSN:

Your organisation's Personal Public Service Number

TCAN:

Your organisation's Tax Clearance Access Number

The organisation is able to demonstrate a substantial level of activity in promoting its aims and objectives over the last year.

The organisation has an up to date Website and Social Media presence.

The organisation will display its membership of and, funding from, the IEN (through the DECC) prominently on its website.

The organisation demonstrates what unique contribution it can bring to the Network.

Confirm that you have read and adhere to the requirements of Circular Letter 13/2014 Link here.

Confirm that your organisation is up to date with the Governance Code and its Compliance Record form.

Confirm that you have read, and that your group will adhere to, the IEN Grievance Protocol, including the IEN Code of Conduct.

Your organisation agrees to accept electronic notice of general meetings.

Regarding your Core Funding application, your organisation accepts that the Assessors decision will be final.

Please outline the unique contribution your organisation brings to our network.

Bear in mind that there may be other IEN members working in the same area as your organisation. Explain what makes your contribution to environmentalism unique. If there are other organisations active in your field, explain what makes your group different. Do you have a different scientific or philosophical approach to the issue.

What are the Main activities that your organisation is involved in?

Please select the activities that your organisation is involved in.

SDC Choices section Pleaee choose which SDGs you are working on

If your organisations uses social media platforms, how often do you make social media posts

Daily, Weekly, Monthly etc

How often does your organisation measure the impact of your website and/or social media platforms

Daily, Weekly, Monthly etc

With regard to your organisation’s stated aims and objectives and using at least 4 examples of your work in the past year demonstrate that your organisation meets our membership criteria with regard to having a substantial level of activity.

• Provide at least 4 examples of your work in the past year demonstrate that your organisation meets our membership criteria with regard to having a substantial level of activity.

• Provide at least 4 examples of your work in the past year that show that your organisation meets our membership criteria with regard to having a demonstrable national remit.

Section 7 Application for Capacity Building funding (optional)

This section of the form is to allow your group to make a bid for a share of the Capacity Building funding; which has been set aside from the overall Core Funding for this purpose. The aim of this funding must be to increase your group’s capacity to fulfill its purpose or mission. This funding (€TBA) will be divided by the Assessors amongst the successful groups. Organisations that have been successful in obtaining capacity-building funding cannot apply for capacity building funding in the two subsequent years.

If your group has a particular need for a Capacity Building grant to help you function more effectively in a certain area this year, or to help you develop a new project, campaign or service. Please give details below.

[New suggested text: The assessors will carry out initial shortlisting according to the following criteria: *Benefit to your organisation *Value for money *Creative thinking/innovation *Viability *Critical timing Further information from applicants may be requested by the assessors to assist their deliberations.]

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

IEN Annual Membership and Core Funding Application Form 2023

READ THIS FORM CAREFULLY – THERE ARE IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR 2023

Final - 2023 IEN Annual Membership and Core Funding Application Form

Section 1.1 IEN Membership Eligibility Criteria, and requirements for your application.

Section 1.2 Background information about your organisation.

Section 1.3 Purpose Mission and Values.

Section 1.4 Governance of your organisation

Section 1.5 Human resources and capacity

Section 1.6 Unique contribution to our network

Section 1.7 Main activities of your organisation

Section 1.8 Finances

Section 1.9 The SDG’s and you

Section 2.0 Measuring the impact of your communications

Please give exact figures on all the communication channels you use:

Section 3.0 Governance

Section 4.0 Strategy and Risk

Section 4.1 Strategic Plan

Provide an update on the implementation of your strategic plan.

What do you consider to be the MAIN internal obstacles/ constraints in carrying out your Organisation’s aims and objectives?

Section 5.0 Review of activities in 2022

Section 5.1 Demonstrate that your organisation has a substantial level of activity

Section 5.2 Demonstrate that you have a national remit

Section 5.3 What are your main achievements in 2022 and what were their impacts.

Section 5.4 In what ways does your organisation work with other IEN members and with other Civil Society organisations.

Section 6 Expenditure of Capacity Building Fund grant 2022

Section 7 Application for Capacity Building funding (optional)

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