More on Unsolicited Proposals
I hope everyone got some useful information last Tuesday at the CAGP meeting. Sorry I am a little behind on the blog but I have been on a much needed mini vacation in our nation's capital.
Carolyn Lackey found this information and we both think it is great information to share. It comes from the Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates 2004. Eventhough 2004 may seem a little dated I think you will find the information very useful.
Most Respondents Accepted
Unsolicited Proposals
Despite the large share of the nation’s foundations
overall that give only to pre-selected organizations
and therefore do not accept unsolicited proposals,1
about 69 percent of respondents reported that they
accepted unsolicited grant proposals in 2004. Corporate
foundations and larger foundations (those
with giving of at least $10 million) were most likely
to indicate that they accepted unsolicited proposals.
For corporate foundations, this finding may
reflect a deliberate strategy of being responsive to a
wide range of community needs and civic institutions
in their areas of operation, rather than establishing
target program areas and soliciting
proposals to achieve specific goals. For larger foundations,
the greater willingness may be a function
of their relatively plentiful resources to make grants
and to pay staff to review unsolicited proposals.
Endnotes
1. Of the roughly 66,400 grantmaking foundations tracked in
the Foundation Center’s database in 2003, close to 34,000 indicated
that they give only to pre-selected organizations and
do not accept unsolicited grant proposals.
To see the 2007 report on Growth and Giving Estimates go to
http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/fgge07.pdf
Carolyn Lackey found this information and we both think it is great information to share. It comes from the Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates 2004. Eventhough 2004 may seem a little dated I think you will find the information very useful.
Most Respondents Accepted
Unsolicited Proposals
Despite the large share of the nation’s foundations
overall that give only to pre-selected organizations
and therefore do not accept unsolicited proposals,1
about 69 percent of respondents reported that they
accepted unsolicited grant proposals in 2004. Corporate
foundations and larger foundations (those
with giving of at least $10 million) were most likely
to indicate that they accepted unsolicited proposals.
For corporate foundations, this finding may
reflect a deliberate strategy of being responsive to a
wide range of community needs and civic institutions
in their areas of operation, rather than establishing
target program areas and soliciting
proposals to achieve specific goals. For larger foundations,
the greater willingness may be a function
of their relatively plentiful resources to make grants
and to pay staff to review unsolicited proposals.
Endnotes
1. Of the roughly 66,400 grantmaking foundations tracked in
the Foundation Center’s database in 2003, close to 34,000 indicated
that they give only to pre-selected organizations and
do not accept unsolicited grant proposals.
To see the 2007 report on Growth and Giving Estimates go to
http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/fgge07.pdf
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