Evaluation Criteria

Criteria for evaluation includes:

• Demonstrated quality, effectiveness/impact (including comparison of results and costs to similar programs), and ability to meet social goals in a timely fashion
• Marketability & scalability– evidence of demand in the marketplace, a plan for reaching potential customers/users and the potential for significant scaling
• Expansion readiness – feasibility of the business/operating model for scaling, process and systems in place, transferability (if geographic scaling), and potential for success
• Strength of the management team and governance structure
• Rigor and feasibility of the financial model including sustainability over the long term
• Evidence of systems to track, monitor, and assess the performance milestones articulated in the business plan