The World of RFPs

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The World of RFPs
Proposing Persuading

• Cheryl Geisler
• Lecture 8

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Legwork Problem
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The World of RFPs
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Heads Up

• Coming up RFP Comparison
• Feb 24, Mar 3 (3-4 weeks)
• first of 2 oral presentations
• get started in locating and selecting Requests
  for Proposals (RFPs)

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Feb 24 I (preliminary)

• 630-640 David
• 640-650 Paul
• 650-700 Johanna
• 700-710 Valerie

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Feb 24 II (preliminary)

• 800-810 James
• 810-820 Andy
• 820-830 Jake
• 830-840 John

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Mar 3 III (preliminary)

• 630-640 Akintayo
• 640-650 Laura
• 650-700 Di
• 700-710 Ryan

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Mar 3 IV (preliminary)

• 800-810 CJ
• 810-820 Thomas
• 820-830 Jeff
• 830-840 Jiuru

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The Basic Assignment

• a 10-minute slide presentation
• accompanying fact sheet
• compare the two Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• point of view of someone looking for an RFP to
  respond to

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The Deliverables

• The Slides
• PowerPoint Slides
• The Fact Sheet
• 1 page fact sheet
• succinct information comparing the RFPs.
• reference for the future

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Criteria for Evaluation

• well organized
• appropriate content and details
• careful analysis
• well done, rehearsed, clear and lively, on-time
• big picture
• useful resource for future

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Value

• 10 points
• Jump start to solicited proposal

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Areas for RFPs

• Foundation
• corporate
• private
• Professional Society Grant
• Federal Research Grants
• Academic Fellowships
• Business Investment
• Art Grant

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Selecting RFPs

• Choose one of the areas
• Locate two RFPs
• focus on an RFP area you are considering

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Contracts Grants

• http//finance.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey46

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Government

• http//www.grants.gov/

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Government

• Department of Education http//www.ed.gov/topics/t
  opics.jsp?topGrants26Contracts
  
• National Science Foundation http//www.nsf.gov/
• NEH http//www.neh.gov/GRANTS/index.html
• NIH http//grants.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm
• NASA http//nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

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Foundations

• http//foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/index.jhtml

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Corporate Foundations

• Ben Jerrys http//www.benjerry.com/foundation/i
  ndex.html
  
• Petsmart Charities
• http//www.petsmartcharities.org/

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Professional Organizations

• STC http//www.stc.org/edu/scholarshipInfo01.asp
• SigGraph
• http//www.siggraph.org/programs/grants

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Small Business

• SBIR http//www.zyn.com/sbir
• http//grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

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And dont forget

• Google

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Things to Consider

• Your interest
• Affinity of interest in problem Your solution
• Affinity of interest in solution
• Your repertoire

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Coming Up
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Next Week

• Bo class
• Revised Conference Proposal Due
• Make up Style workshop A

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Two Weeks

• Make-Up class on Tue or Wed 5-7
• Style Workshop 3
• Methodology Workplans
• Buyer Roles
• Unsolicited Concept paper and conference due

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Three Weeks

• Unsolicited Draft Due

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Conference Sign Up

• Feb 17 or Feb 18
• Unsolicited Concept