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RFP 2012 - Online Application - Step 1 of 3: Fill-in form

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PLEASE REFER TO "THE RFP: AN EXPLANATION" when answering questions.

1. Organization Name
Address
City State/Region . Zip
Qualified Locations .
Ward (Washington, D.C. only) .
Website URL
 
2. Executive Director:
Director Name
Director Title
Director Email
Director Phone
Director Phone Type .
 
3. Contact Person for Catalogue
if you are selected:
Contact Name
Contact Title
Contact Email
Contact Phone
Contact Phone Type .
 
4. Field of Philanthropy .
Field Comments
(optional)
 
5. Short description of
your organization
(10 word limit)

6. Statement
(Note: Please refer to application instructions for FULL description of what is asked for in each section. The headings here are brief reminders.)
6.1. Who are you: your organization's identity and mission
6.2. A brief history: how and why your organization came into being
6.3. Staffing: note executive staff, development staff, program staff; include full and part time equivalent
6.4. Your board: who they are/the nature of their engagement with your organization/whether and to what degree they are financial contributors; board policy on financial support
6.5. Your purpose/the need you address; three organizations closest to you; how you are different from them
6.6. What you do: programs, services, activities; target population(s), number of people served; please provide a detailed description
6.7. Your impact: explain it, including what you measure, how you measure, and how you define success.
6.8. Short- and long-term goals of your organization; strategies for achieving these goals and progress made toward them
6.9. Challenges/struggles/failures of the last year; accomplishments of the last year(s)
6.10. Evidence of excellence: awards, citations, honors, etc.
6.11. Costs for fundraising, G&A (general and administrative), and program; percent of the total for administration/fundraising; if heavily dependent on government funding, what is your "Plan B"? Are you listed on any watchdog sites (Charity Navigator, BBB, etc)?
6.12. Total amount you raise, and the percent of funds you receive from different sources: government, individuals, foundations, corporations, United Way, CFC, special events, etc.; capacity to raise money from, and to steward, individual donors
6.13. Any special project or activity for which you may be seeking funds (not required)?
6.14. Explanation of what is special about your story that illuminates for donors the values of philanthropy at its best
 
Please list four WISH LIST items that correspond to the amounts named, in the order given. Remember, wish list items should be both concrete and specific ($500: tuition for 2 students to attend 4 weeks of summer training camp). See application instructions for more examples.
7. Wish List
 
8. Key Programs, Services, and Activities
(150 word limit)
 
9. Some Additional Information
 
Proposal Type .
If you have been featured in the print Catalogue before, in which year? (Re-listings only)
Have you applied in previous
years? (y/n) If so, in which year(s)?
Is your 501(c)3 status current? (y/n)
Is your budget $3 million or under? (y/n)
Your budget: .
Do you typically solicit funds
from individual donors? (y/n)
Do you typically receive donations
from unsolicited/unknown donors?		 .
EIN
Guidestar Name (if significantly different)
If your Guidestar Name is different from your
organization's name above, why? (optional)		 .
 
10. Who wrote this application?
Name
Title .
Email
Phone
Phone Type .
Comments? (optional)
11. How did you hear about the Catalogue? .
Any details? -or- Other method? (optional)