Dekko Foundation

Request for Proposals

From Youth-Serving Organizations

We want to help

with your organization’s

Greatest Need.

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Dekko Foundation

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Youth-Serving Organizations--Greatest Need

Belief:

Our Dekko Foundation mission is to foster economic freedom through education.

Because of our mission, we value the contributions of youth-serving organizations like yours. The interaction within your organization provides young people with a basis of self-esteem, purpose, role models, confidence and experience. Along with parents, churches, schools and mentors, we believe that organizations like yours help young people build a foundation for economic freedom in adulthood.

Rationale:

Since youth-serving organizations are central to the fulfillment of our mission, we want to offer you the opportunity to improve your service to young people. This RFP was designed to encourage you to consider, and receive funding to address, your organization’s greatest need.

Eligibility:

Any youth-serving organization that serves young people within our grantmaking areas is eligible to apply for participation in this RFP.

Our grantmaking areas include:

Alabama: Limestone County

Indiana: DeKalb County

Kosciusko County

LaGrange County

Noble County

Steuben County

Whitley County

Iowa: Clarke County

Decatur County

Lucas County

Ringgold County

Union County

Minnesota: The community of Ada

ONLY FIVE STEPS

Method: There are just five steps for participation in this RFP.

1.  Engage your board and staff in a simple process to determine your organization’s most pressing need.

2.  Determine the training, services, materials or facility improvements you need to purchase.

3.  Receive a minimum of two quotations for the purchase of those items.

4.  Prepare a simple project budget. (An idea starter is provided for your convenience at www.dekkofoundation.org/greatestneed)

5.  Complete the proposal format provided at the end of this RFP. (A downloadable copy is provided at www.dekkofoundation.org/greatestneed)

RFP Guidelines: There is no specific dollar limit for this RFP. However, please understand that we have set aside a total amount of $600,000 to be shared among the hundreds of youth-serving nonprofit organizations across our grantmaking areas.

We ask you to understand that we cannot support all proposals received as part of this RFP. While we will attempt to help as many organizations as we can, we reserve the right to fund only those proposals that most closely reflect the Criteria for Consideration listed below. Please do not use this RFP to take on ongoing expenses (salary, utilities, etc.) that you cannot support on your own in the long term.

Criteria for Consideration. We will use these criteria to evaluate proposals:

·  The number of young people your organization serves.

·  The percentage of your community’s young people you serve.

·  The programs and services your organization offers young people.

·  The connection of those services to the Dekko Foundation’s mission.

·  Your demonstrated ability to effectively accomplish your mission.

·  The process you used to consider your organization’s needs.

·  The evidence you provide to support your proposal.

·  Relative success of past Dekko Foundation grants.

RFP Timeline:

To be considered for participation in this RFP we must receive your proposal by:

5:00 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2007.

We will notify all participants of the Dekko Foundation’s decision by

January 15, 2008.

Contact Information: If you have questions about this RFP please call or email our grants manager, Dee Slater, at 260-347-1278 /

Send your RFP Proposal Format and Budget to:

Via Email:

Via Fax: 260-347-7103, Attn: Grants Manager

Via U.S. Mail: Attn: Grants Manager, Dekko Foundation, PO Box 548, Kendallville, IN 46755

RFP

Youth-Serving Organizations--Greatest Need

Proposal Format

Please provide the following information about yourself as a contact:

Your name / Title / Daytime phone number
Email address / # of years in your position

Please provide the following information about your organization:

Organization name / Street address / City/State/Zip
Daytime phone / Annual operating budget / #of young people served
Summarize your organization’s mission:
Briefly explain the programs and services you offer for young people:

Help us to understand your decision-making process for this RFP.

Briefly explain the process you carried out to discuss your organization’s greatest need. Did board/staff/others participate? How did you go about your discussion? How did you come to a conclusion on your greatest need?
What have you determined to be your organization’s greatest need?
What evidence can you cite to support the project above as your greatest need?
How much will your project cost? / When will it be complete?

Request for Proposals

Budget Template

0rganization name / Contact name

What is the total cost of the project you’ve chosen? $______

Income / Income Source / Amount
How much will you request through this RFP? / Dekko Foundation
Will you use any of your organization’s funds toward this project? / Agency Funds
Will you have any other
sources of support?
Total Project Support / $
Expenses / Item Purchased / Amount
Training
Materials
Equipment
Facilities
Other
Total Project Cost / $