Prado Group project screening and intake process will be conducted by our appointed Sub-Committee. Significant independent research on donor/investment expectations has been conducted to ensure that the views of the general public and the faith-based community are reflected in the Standards of Excellence.  As such, Prado Group and its family members become primary recipients of a professional computer-based and seamless processing system. Through the submission of one’s project in this process (and its assessment, packaging and presentation) he may then qualify for “Consideration” for funding.  This process should be initiated through Prado Group’s self-serve Internet website and augmented by the applicant’s completion of various Impact Assessment Forms and intake data sheets. This is done in order to comply with Prado Group’s accountability and transparency standards.  When the applicant supplies the necessary electronic documents to substantiate project criteria information, then project funding can be expedited; this will likewise insure the placement of projects into the appropriate Prado Group project categories, and their proper industry standard classifications. 

The basic standards are as follows:
 

1. Submission of a One-Page "Cover Letter" to introduce the project. Cover Letter Guidelines are found here.
    

2. The voluntary, truthful, and accurate disclosure of organizational business or social/humanitarian objectives and content through a two-page “Executive Summary” (one’s comprehensive business plan).  This template and its assumptions are supplied to all applicants here.
    

3. Submission of a Full 10-year Comprehensive Business Plan Pro-Forma (with assumptions and projections), having quarterly breakdowns for each year, in order to establish proper future project draw schedules. One’s Pro-Forma should include charts and a break-even point. The 10-Year Business Plan Pro-Forma must be created by a certified accountant, with data supplied to him by the business’ CEO and corporate management team (e.g. team is 3 or more principals). A summary of the Pro-Forma should be included on the second page of the two-page Executive Summary.  A Use of Funds Form for the first 24 months of business operations must also be submitted. It should coincide with the Pro-Forma.
    

4. For further clarification, a Pro Forma IS NOT an Excel sheet with a list of expenses and potential profits over time; rather, it is a quarterly breakdown of: expenses, liabilities, assumptions, income streams, taxes, amortizations schedules, salaries, benefits, costs, depreciation of assets, and an established break-even point . Financials and assumptions should be acknowledged by a CPA, according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or a national (U.S.) standard equal such as GAPP.
    

5. Submission of the names and biographies of the project’s management team (Corporate Executive Officers and Board of Directors). Depending on the size of a project and its components, a good management team would have the following:  Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer (or accountant), Chief Operational Officer, HR Director, and a Marketing and Sales Manager. An appropriate understanding of organizational management structure and styles would be very helpful for best business practices and business sustainability. Submission of the names and positions of the corporate Board of Directors will be required.
    

6. Passport from the following must be provided: Project Principals, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operational Officer, and all authorized signatory Principals required per project.
    

7. An explanation of how the applying entity governs its organization (legal corporate structure, organizational structure, and by-laws) and its relationship with all stakeholders within its network.
    

8. There must be an absolute willingness to be transparent and truthful regarding all information submitted representing project matters.
    

9. Included in the business plan (after one’s Break-even Point has been acquired) should be an explanation of how the applicant will create abundance and overflow, through successfully mentoring their leaders, staff and partners; thus, leading to the sharing of its enrichment and blessings with those less fortunate.
    

10. Wherever possible, the applicant must be willing to trade and transact within the Global Prado Group Community for shared market enhancement and project sustainability.
     

11. Information to include in the applicant’s succession plan would be: How managed resources and organized systems have been constructed to last and function in the CEO’s and/or President’s absence.
     

12. Letters of Reference: Personal, professional and pastoral/ministerial letters of reference
    (attorney, CPA, banking, 2 personal @ 10+ years non-family, 2 professional @ 5+ years, and pastor/minister).
     

13. Category for project funding requires a comprehensive Market Study, valuations, or estimates
    (third-party validation required).
     

14. The establishment of a Prado Group Box Account and a secure communication VOIP Account.
    
    If approved, the following submittals shall be due within one month (approximately 30 days):
     

15. Sustainable Organization Plan (recommended software or equal, including assumptions and ratios)
     

16. Completed Prado Group Impact Assessment Process (5 Steps: Quantity and Quality)
     

17. Clean “bill-of-health” for Principals (i.e. provided by a third-party medical doctor)
     

18. Legacy planning for Principals (estate & succession; Family Love Letter). The Key-person’s (Principal) replacement policies.