The relationship between funders and the organizations they seek to support is critical for the health and development of the voluntary and community sector and the services it provides. The current arrangements are often perceived as unsatisfactory take a number of forms. Funding organizations regret that they do not receive applications that are sufficiently interesting. They believe that there are short comings in the process of generating applications, and that frequently the presented applications that are sufficiently interesting. They believe that there are shortcomings in the process of generating applications, and that frequently the presented applications are not a fair reflection of the work of the organisation. Equally, applicants believe that the rules created by funders are not sensible…