So It Begins...

This week we are up to our eyeballs in proposals! We have 23 total to consider from nonprofits all over Missoula, ranging from organizations that help children with speech impediments to education programs that operate in outdoor classrooms.

The chose to focus on youth concerns, and suicide prevention and mental health. We're rating each one on multiple metrics, such as clarity of project
goal, health of the organization, potential of providing a unmet need in our city, and use of funds requested. For each proposal we've got a list of criteria and a grid to rate each item from 0 - 5. It's a lot of information to process!

Its a lot more time-consuming than we originally anticipated; this year there were more than the average number of applicants. Every student rates every proposal and once we're done with that, the fun will begin...

It will be interesting to see if we think in similar ways about this, or if there's a lot of diversity in the class in terms of what excites us and makes us think the money will be put to good use.