Full Proposal Guidelines
Full Proposal Guidelines
Here are the questions asked during the Full Proposal process:
Q1: History—Please give a brief history of your organization.
[1000 characters allowed]
Q2: Activites/Goal—Please briefly outline your program activities and goals.
[2000 characters allowed]
Q3: Social Problem Addressed—Please give a brief explanation of why you are requesting this grant (e.g., what social problem have you identified and are trying to address through your program activities)?
[2000 characters allowed]
Q4: Community—What is the organization’s role in the community?
[1000 characters allowed]
Q5: 501(c)(3) form—If you are a 501(c)(3), please attach a copy of your IRS Letter of Determination.
[2 MB(s) allowed]
Q6: One time vs. Ongoing—Are you looking for one time support or ongoing support?
One time or Ongoing
Q7: Additional Sources—Please list any additional sources of support and the amounts and types of committed and pending donations.
[300 characters allowed]
Q8: Funding Mix—Please estimate your percentage mix of government, corporate, and private funding sources (examples would be “60/30/10” or “40/20/40” etc.). The total of your GCP mix should total 100.
[10 characters allowed]
Q9: Organization Resources—Please share with us how your current management levels are run and the number of staff you have on hand for such a project.
[1000 characters allowed]
Q10: Growth—Do you see a need to increase the number of staff if you are awarded a grant? (This question has one follow-up question below.)
Yes or No
Q11: (“Yes” Follow-up)—If yes, by an average of how many?
[50 characters allowed]
Q12: Goals/Objectives—Please list your goals and objectives and how you plan to evaluate them
[2000 characters allowed]
Q13: Annual Fund or Campaign—Does your organization have an active annual fund or campaign? (This question has two follow-up questions below.)
Yes or No
Q14: (“Yes” Follow-up)—If yes, does the annual fund or campaign cover operating expenses?
Yes, No or (NA)
Q15: (“No” Follow-up)—If no, will your organization need help setting up an annual fund or campaign?
Yes, No or (NA)
Q16: Application Experience—Please use this space to provide us with feedback on any aspect of the application process. Was it easy for you? Did you run into any confusion? Did you encounter any bugs? The Foundation will use these comments to improve the application experience. Thanks.
[2000 characters allowed]
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