Allocating, circulating and tracking contributions
Solidarity actors organise contributions intended for a specific use, often for the benefit of people supported by organisations. This is the first field of application of MAP’s infrastructure.
Three roles must remain distinct in a solidarity scheme: the one who provides the funds, the one who organises and supports, and the one who benefits from the aid. Merging them leads to illegible schemes and approximate accounting.
The three roles
Provides the funds
Contributor, corporate sponsor, foundation or local authority. It wishes to know what its contribution has been allocated to.
Organises and supports
Association or support structure. It knows the situations and decides on entry into the scheme.
Uses the aid
Supported person. They use a balance within a defined scope, without their identity being exposed in the reports.
What the infrastructure brings to this case
| Need | Infrastructure response |
|---|---|
| Allocating a contribution to a use | Issuance of electronic money attached to the programme, with a written framework of use. |
| Circulating aid without cash | Electronic money operations between holders and authorised recipients. |
| Accounting to the funder | Log of the programme’s operations, reported according to the agreed access rights. |
| Protecting people | Reports designed not to expose the identity of end beneficiaries. |
Tracking operations describes an activity: amounts, dates, categories. It does not establish a social effect, which is a matter for an evaluation with its own method, population and period. The two are not to be confused and are not presented together.
Frequently asked questions from solidarity actors
Is the beneficiary identified in the reports?
What happens to an unused balance?
Is particular equipment required?
Does the organisation keep control over entries?
Organising a solidarity scheme
Describe the contributions to be allocated, the organisations concerned and what you must be able to report.