• Proposals are sought for large scale, ambitious projects - Big Ideas - from the community for consideration by the Impact Fund Committee (IFC). Big Ideas Proposal is now open for submission

• The final decision for the UNIS Impact Fund annual GOALS is made by the IFC following community feedback. Students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni students are asked for their input.

• The successful Big Ideas are adopted as the fundraising campaign focus for the year and the UNIS Hanoi community works together to fundraise and realise the projects.

• Impact Fund GOALS support the School’s Mission, Vision and Values and align with the Sustainable Development Goals.

• Proposal Guidelines guide community online Applications. The deadline for applications for Big Ideas for 2021-22 is November 19.

• The IFC use a decision making matrix and community data to help in their decision making and project choices are finalised with respect to a realistic fundraising goal for the year and feasibility of project delivery for the School administration. See Project Decision Making guidelines.

• GOALS are designed to be deliverable within the following school year. Annual delivery of Impact builds community momentum for annual fundraising and honors the spirit of community donations for immediate implementation. However, the Committee may approve multi year projects with exceptional Impact.

• If the annual fundraising goal is not reached, the Committee decides which of the GOALS will receive priority. Projects not funded 100% may be carried over to the following year with partial funding reserved.

• The annual goal may be extended if a project is scalable and additional funding may be sought with the agreement of the IFC.

• Delivery of the successfully funded projects is the joint responsibility of the UNIS Hanoi Impact Fund Committee and the Senior Leadership of UNIS Hanoi through its Annual Action Plan.

• Proposals are sought for projects from small groups or individuals which align with the outlined ambitions of the Impact Fund but are smaller scale (less than 2,500 USD). 

• GRANTS are designed to support risk-taking, pilot programmes and advocacy initiatives by small groups or individuals. They may also be used to respond to immediate or urgent opportunities for learning.

• Proposals are evaluated and approved by the Grants Sub Committee, consisting of members from the Impact Fund Committee who are able to commit to the rolling timeline of the Grants programme.

• The Grants Sub Committee meets on a monthly or quarterly cycle (as needed) to:

  • Review and evaluate proposals

  • Invite finalists to present/pitch their projects (if appropriate) and award grants

  • Receive reports from funded projects.

• Rolling Grants are supported through the generous support of the School Community Organisation.

• Proposal Guidelines will guide community online Applications. 

At the heart of the UNIS Impact Fund is the community.

This is a project fund to support learning made possible by community fundraising and all the decisions will be taken by the Impact Fund Committee - made up of students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni!

Who is on the Impact Fund Committee? Would you like to get involved? Maybe the UNIS Impact Fund Committee is for you? Read on for details.

Committee Purpose

The UNIS Hanoi Impact Fund Committee (IFC) will ensure that funds raised in the name of the UNIS Hanoi Impact Fund are disbursed in accordance with their defined purpose, provide oversight of process and ensure integrity for donors.

The IFC will respect the UNIS Hanoi Impact Fund Programme Outline and all discussion and decision making will be within the spirit and context of the outline. 

The UNIS Hanoi IFC is a decision making group at the designation of the Head of School who shall only intervene in the process if the spirit of the UNIS Hanoi Impact Fund is not respected, the guidelines not adhered to or the institutional reputation of the School is at risk.

Who?

We want to ensure all community voices are heard and have a seat at the decision making table. The approved composition of the Committee is:

• Minimum of 6 students 
• 4 parents (2 appointed by the SCO Executive)
• 2 Faculty
• 2 Staff
• 2 Administrators
• 1 Board member
• 1 Alumni

The Impact Fund Committee for 2021-22 is:

• Chair: Emma Silva (Director of Advancement) 
• SCO Executive member: Pita Fitzpatrick and Nicky Jurgens
• Parent members: Megan Lim-Silver and Giao Nguyen
• Student members:
  • ES: TBC
  • MS: Madelline Song and River Dore
  • HS: Andy Choi, Malia Silver, Anisha Ratnam, Jaewon (Jenny) Choi and Andy Choi
• Faculty members: 
  • ES: TBC
  • MS & HS: Geoff Piggott
• VN Staff: Nguyen Hong Quyen and Han Bich Hanh
• Admin member: Josh Smith
• Board member: Michelle Dinh-Jones
• Alumni member: TBC

Work of the Committee

The work of the committee is essentially two fold:

1. To evaluate and select the finalists for the Impact Fund Annual Campaign from community submissions, and present those finalists for community feedback - the Big Idea GOALS! Following feedback, the IFC will select the annual goals for the UNIS Impact Fund'raising campaign.

2. To evaluate and approve Project GRANTS to individuals and small groups that make applications to the UNIS Impact Fund.

The Committee will be expected to support fundraising for the UNIS Impact Fund and are encouraged to be involved, but are not responsible for it. The Committee's primary role is to ensure the funds are used for maximum impact!

For full details see the Terms of Reference for the IFC (Appendix A of the programme outline).

You can contact the Impact Fund Committee: impact@unishanoi.org

An annual community campaign, coordinated by the Advancement Programme combines both event and direct-donation fundraising in support of the Impact Fund’s Annual GOALS. 

• Fundraising events and initiatives are encouraged and supported for all community members. Fundraising is approved by the Director of Advancement and in accordance with the Fundraising School Operating Regulations. All ideas are welcome!

• Direct-donation fundraising encourages members of the community to support the UNIS Hanoi Impact Fund with a cash gift inspired by the project GOALS and their impact.

Thanks to the generous support of the School Community Organisation (SCO), the Project Funding GRANTS are funded through an annual donation from the School Community Organisations annual fundraising activities.

Contact our Director of Advancement, Emma Silva: doa@unishanoi.org