Introduction -
How to use this decision support tool (DST)
What is this decision support tool (DST) for?
| How to use this decision support tool (DST)
| General Principles
| Applying the general principles
| A ‘level playing-field’
| The design process
This DST takes you through:
- a number of principles, which apply to the design of any
funding model
- a number of issues to be taken into account in applying the
principles
- a four-stage design process (with defined sub-stages).
On the basis of your decisions at one stage, it gives you
options for the next stage. Keep a record of your decisions at each
stage and sub-stage. By working through all the stages, or through
those stages that deal with issues that you are facing, you will be
able to build up the key features needed to shape your relationship
with funded organisation(s) – we refer to this as the ‘funding
model’ – and to achieve your objectives. The DST is not, however,
deterministic, since the range of funding circumstances which it
aims to cover is very wide.
Links and notes throughout the DST will take you to more
detailed information and references to source documents.