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Tier 2 Festival Fund
2017/18
Scoring Matrix
Derry City and Strabane District Council
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Scoring Matrix
The following Scoring Matrix has been developed for the Tier 2 Festival Fund.
Name of Organisation:
Reference Number:
Outcome
Max
Score
Q5. Develop the region as a cultural destination of choice
offering world class events?
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10
Do they work with high calibre artists and practitioners?
Does the event have profile with wider national/ global
recognition, Press value, and national media placements?
Do they have a track record in delivering high quality
programmes and projects?
Is the event of scale, with significant bed nights, significant
attendees?
Does the event continue the UK City of Culture Legacy?
Q6. Increase in sustainable careers within tourism, arts or
culture.
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Score
10
Are they engaged with programmes supporting access to the
sectors such as volunteering, apprenticeships and internships?
Is there evidence of work that creates or secures employment
within the sectors?
Is there any evidence of ongoing career development for artists
and cultural practitioners?
Q7 Develop stronger arts and cultural organisations.
10
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Do they evidence work that increases the resilience and
sustainability of their organisation including financial, managerial
and governance?
Do they contribute to the wider cultural ecosystem within
DCSDC?
Q8. Increase in income and other benefits derived from tourism.
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Do they target visitors to generate additional/ new audiences?
Can they demonstrate how they attract new visitors, encourage
repeat visits and/or increase visitor spend?
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Can they illustrate how they can create/exploit other benefits
relating to tourism?
Q9. Increased in networking and partnership working within
sector locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
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10
Are they engaged in partnership working at these different
strategic levels?
Can they illustrate how these partnerships have benefited their
organisation and the wider tourism, arts and culture sector?
Q 10. Growth and development of new and existing audiences
for arts and culture.
10
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Do they engage in evidence based audience development
activity and are they able to demonstrate the impact of the
implementation of this strategy?
Are they creating a culture of attending events?
Q 11. Increased access to arts and culture through a reduction
of barriers to participation
10
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Do they target hard to reach groups such as the pan disability
community, residents from areas of high deprivation, older men
and rural communities etc?
Can they demonstrate an ongoing commitment to reducing the
barriers to participation?
Q 12. Improved health and wellbeing of our citizens through
engagement with arts and culture.
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Are they engaged in work that promotes or protects good
physical and mental health?
Q13. Promote the use of existing products, assets and
infrastructure
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10
10
Does the event use existing cultural assets or products
Does it help raise the profile of these assets? If so how?
Q 14. Please complete the table below detailing historic impact
and projected targets regarding your programme of activities.
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10
Is the breakdown well-defined and realistic?
Q 15. If relevant, please explain any significant variances
between your targets each year.
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Are variances adequately explained?
Q16. Table detailing economic Impact.
40
Over 3:1 return on investment needed
Q.17 Clear rationale for all figures
Q 18. Promotion of DCSDC
10
10
Detail how DCSDC will be promoted through various methods
Q 19. Please demonstrate how your organisation employs good
practice in terms of governance and financial management.
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10
Do they demonstrate good governance and robust financial,
health & safety, procurement and management systems
Have they outlined reporting management processes and
procedures
Have they identified key personal as well as relevant
expertise and experience
Q 20. Please detail projected core costs 2017/18 including those
items that you will use the funding for.
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5
Are the breakdown of costs well defined and realistic?
Is the amount required from Derry City and Strabane District
Council value for money and eligible?
Assessment Score
Max
Score
180
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Scoring Matrix
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Declaration of Interest by: _____________________________________________________
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Total Eligible Costs to be funded:
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Assessment Officers
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Overall Score:
Date: ___________________________
Total Score Given:
Threshold %
Total Eligible Funding: £
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