Become a Partner

Presently the GO Fund is not seeking new partnerships due to limited funding and therefore cannot respond to all formal inquiries. However, if you work in Africa in the area of women’s empowerment we are still interested in learning more about you in the event that more funding is available in the future. If you wish to be considered for future opportunities, please find the attached questionnaire which is required of all potential partners. Along with this questionnaire please describe the project you wish to partner with us on and it’s total cost. The project should address one of the areas of our L.E.T.’S GO! program model described on this website and it also must clearly demonstrate an ability to be sustained by the community. The project should be no longer than one-year in scope and should cost between $2,000 - $5,000.

Please send all proposals and questionnaires to sarah@thegofund.org

Global Opportunity Fund 299 Park Place Brooklyn, NY 11238 Email: sarah@thegofund.org

Online Registration


Name of your organization:

Location (country/region):

Phone number:

Email:

Do you work in a rural or urban area? Rural Urban

What is your mission statement?


I. Capacity

1. Are you registered with the government as an NGO? If not, please explain. If so, please send us a copy of your registration.


2. How many years have you been in business?

II. Staffing

1. How many paid staff do you have?

2. How many borrowers per staff member do you have?

3. How does the main point of contact with the GO Fund (yourself) sustain him/herself financially? (i.e. Salary, stipends, volunteer, other paid job)


4. How many volunteers do you currently have?

5. If you could hire one more staff person what would they do and what skills would you be looking for?


6. Do you have a vehicle used for your organization’s operations? If so describe.


7. What is the greatest challenge you face when trying to serve your community?
(ie: need computer, staff, vehicles, flexible funding)


8. If you are running programs in multiple regions please name them:


III. Beneficiaries

1. Describe the population you serve:


2. Why is there an urgent need for your services?

IV. Partners

1. Do you have any US based partners? Yes No

2. Please provide three references; name, email and affiliation.


V. Funding

1. List your other sources of funding in the past year. If none, that is okay:


2. Has funding increased or decreased since 2009? Please explain your answer.


3. How do you cover your administrative costs?


VI. Finance and Financial Tracking (For microcredit organizations)


1. How many active borrowers do you currently have?

2. Has the number of borrowers increased or decreased in the past 2 years, why?


3. What is the size of your gross loan portfolio in US$?

4. What is the average interest rate your organization charges? Why did you choose that rate?


5. What percent of your funds goes to administrative costs? What percent goes directly to loans or to program?


6. Do you have recent audited financial statements? If so, from what year?


7. What programs do you have to encourage savings?


8. What percentage of your borrowers are women?

9. Describe your filing system for receipts:


10. What software do you use to track expenses?


11. If we did a site visit to your offices, describe the system you have in place to account for the expenditure of the funds:


VII. Strengths and Weaknesses

1. Every organization has strengths and weaknesses. Please list two strengths and two weaknesses.


VIII. Technology and Communication

1. Do you prefer to be contacted by phone or email? Phone Email

2. How often do you access your email?

3. Describe the availability of internet access for your organization?



4. Do you have a profile on the mix market website? Yes No

5. What are your rates to call the United States per minute?