{"id":81,"date":"2025-07-24T15:31:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=81"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:52:05","slug":"reviewing-projects","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/help\/reviewing-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviewing projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once your fund has closed to applications, it\u2019s time to begin the review stage \u2014 where you evaluate the projects that have applied and decide which ones to fund. Whether you&#8217;re reviewing projects independently, with a team, or as part of a judging panel, this article outlines everything you need to know to carry out a fair and effective review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Where to find applications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All submitted projects will be visible in your ActionFunder dashboard once your fund has closed. You\u2019ll be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>View each application in full<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shortlist or reject projects as needed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See basic project and organisation data at a glance<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you need help navigating your dashboard, your Customer Success Manager can guide you through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Shortlisting projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can shortlist strong projects directly in the platform. This is useful if you&#8217;re reviewing a large number of applications and want to narrow them down before a final selection or panel review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your shortlist is only visible to you, and it won\u2019t notify the applicants \u2014 so you can refine your choices without pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Finalising Your Decisions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once all reviews, panels, or voting sessions are complete:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the projects you want to fund in the platform by clicking \u2018offer funding\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reject any unsuccessful applications by clicking \u2018reject\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We\u2019ll notify successful and unsuccessful applicants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ActionFunder team will then begin the due diligence and payments process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Help?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your Customer Success Manager is here to support every step of the way \u2014 from setting up scoring tools to facilitating panels. You can also email us at customersuccess@actionfunder.org if you have any questions about reviewing projects or making funding decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once your fund has closed to applications, it\u2019s time to begin the review stage \u2014 where you evaluate the projects that have applied and decide which ones to fund. Whether you&#8217;re reviewing projects independently, with a team, or as part of a judging panel, this article outlines everything you need&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[28],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-81","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-decision-making-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/81\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/funders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}