REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
COURSE:
EDLD 511 - Strategic Planning
PROJECT SUMMARY: A team of students in this course will develop a framework for a strategic business plan for a nonprofit corporation. The resulting products will include a definition of the “Plan to Plan”, identification of key issues facing the organization, research to develop data / information essential to understand the answer to the key and an analysis of the information to assist the organization in making key strategic decisions for the future. Please note that the project will not result in the final strategic plan. It will however give your organization the information that it will need to make the key decisions associated with the completion of your plan. CONTACT:
Mary McDonald, Ph.D. – marymc@sandiego.edu
PLEASE FILL OUT THIS RFP AS COMPLETELY AS POSSIBLE AND SUBMIT TO Mary McDonald BY NO LATER THAN January 15, 2010. You may submit your RFP VIA REGULAR MAIL TO: University of San Diego, Attn: Mary McDonald, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110 OR - SEND VIA EMAIL TO marymc@sandiego.edu OR - VIA FAX TO 619-849-8165 THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SUBMIT WILL BE SHARED AMONG THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN THIS COURSE. 1. Name and Title of Contact Person:___________________________________________ 2. I am enrolled in the Nonprofit Program:
Yes
No
3. If you checked “No” what is your affiliation with the USD Nonprofit Program: ______________________________________________________________ 4. Name of Nonprofit Organization:__________________________________________ 5. Organization is a 501 (c) (3):
Yes
No
6. What year was this organization incorporated?_________ 7. What is the annual operating budget?_________________ 8. How many individuals are employed full time__________ part time________? 9. Please attach current operating budget, financial statements and most recent audit.
10. Does your organization presently have a strategic plan?
Yes No
11. Who within your organization is aware of your interest in developing a strategic plan (i.e., the entire board, board president, board committee, executive director, senior staff?: _______________________________________________ 12. Please attach materials (no more than 3 pages) describing your organization. 13. The outcome of this student project will be the production of a framework for a strategic plan for your organization. When possible, we ask the client organization to contribute funding in the amount of $5,000 for these projects that we will use to support student scholarships. Is your organization able to contribute $5,000? Yes No 14. Please have the highest ranking personnel in your corporation representing the staff and board (for example, Board Chair and CEO) fill out and sign the following statement: I, (print name) __________________________________ the (title)___________________ and I (print name)_________________________________, the (title)__________________ of (said corporation)__________________________________________________________ do hereby attest that the information submitted relative to this RFP is true. I understand that it will be shared by faculty and students in the USD Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program during the course of their studies and that the confidentiality of this information cannot be assured. I agree that our organization will cooperate fully with the students and faculty – that we will provide access to records and personnel as needed in order carry out this feasibility project. We also understand that the USD Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program will do everything possible to deliver a quality work product that is able to be implemented but that such cannot be guaranteed. Signed________________________________ and ____________________ date:__________