In 1966, the Inter-American Development Bank (Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (IDB)) asked Caroline Ware to suggest possible criteria to evaluate proposed development programs. The IDB was established in 1959 to provide funding to development programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. With the rise in community development programs and the diversity of those programs, the IDB wanted to establish professional and consistent criteria by which to evaluate proposals. Ware's points of analysis include: administrative structure, provisions for adequate staffing and training, technical assistance, and flexibility.