Month: April 2021

Solicited Proposal Peer Review

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We’ve made it to our first peer review! The solicited proposal should be completed by early next week if possible.

For this peer review (and as a discussion post), I’d like you to do two things:

By Wednesday, please post your draft in whatever form it’s currently in. This might be the outline from last week, it might be complete proposal, it might be somewhere in between.

By Friday, please respond to the two peers above you in this discussion board. (First two posters: please pick any two peers, but maybe start at the bottom of the list when you’re ready to review?) Your response should address the following:

  • How complete does this proposal look? Be honest. Hopefully you and your peer agree on its level of done-ness.
    • If it’s not complete, which specific parts seem to be missing? (Again, you aren’t saying anything bad about their proposal. Your peer needs to know if it’s clear which parts still need to be worked on.)
  • Can you clearly identify the train of thought from start to finish? That is, do you understand the argument your peer is making for why they need this support?
  • Do your peer’s comments accurately identify the moves they are making?
  • Does the placeholder text, if any, clearly convey what that part of the document is supposed to do?
  • Finally, if your peer included their RFP information or requirements (one of the requirements of the final version you turn in to me), does it look like they are doing what the RFP asked them to do?
    • If not, what’s missing?

Grading

The grading for this peer review is very simple.

  • If your draft is posted by Wednesday, 2 points.
  • If you provide any feedback at all to your peer, 1 point.
  • If your feedback addresses all of the points above and is useful, 2 points.
    • Please don’t just leave it at “Great job!” Even when your peer does an awesome job, tell them what was great!

Walmart Local Community Grant

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If you’re from Walmart, please don’t sue me. This is for class.

If you’re from class, this is the form for the Walmart Local Community Grant as of Spring 2020.

Contact Information

Name: [Primary contact’s name—that’s you!]

Contact Title: [Primary contact’s title with organization]

Address: [Primary contact’s street address]

City: [Primary contact’s city of residence]

State: [Primary contact’s state of residence]

Zip: [Primary contact’s zip code]

Telephone: [Primary contact’s phone number]

Email Address: [Primary contact’s email address]

Contact Type: [Primary contact “type,” selected from a menu on the form. Ex. “Board Member,” “Owner.”]

Contact’s Role: [Primary contact’s role with organization]

Organization Profile

Official Name: [Organization Name]

Address: [Street address of organization’s primary address.]

City: [City of organization’s primary address.]

State: [US state or territory of organization’s primary address.]

Zip: [Zip code of organization’s primary address.]

Telephone: [Organization’s phone number.]

Organization Mission: [Your organization’s mission statement, if any. It’s good to have.]

Request History

Previous Funding: [Any amount previously awarded from Walmart. If none, use N/A.]

Program Information

Program Title: [Title of project or program.]

Program Focus Area: [Short descriptor. This and the next two are options chosen from a list on the form, but you can generate your own here. Like “Healthy Living.”]

Program Focus Category: [Short descriptor, like “Healthy Eating.”]

Program Subcategory: [Short descriptor, like “Kids’ Nutrition.”]

Unmet Need/Problem Statement: [1-2 paragraph gap statement.]

Fund Use: [1-2 sentence description of what the funds are used for.]

Program Description: [Minimum 1 paragraph description. Aim for concise rather than short.]

Primary Target Population: [1-2 paragraph description]

What state is this request for? [US state or territory]

Area Served: [Geographic area. Needs a Walmart in it.]

Desired Results: [1-2 pararaphs. This is your goal statement.]

Program Sustainability: [1-2 paragraphs describing how your program will continue to exist after Walmart’s funding is used up.]

Organizational Budget: [Total annual budget of the organization that manages your group. This and the program budget can be the same if your organization and program are the same (common for very small organizations).]

Program Budget: [Total annual operating budget of this program within your organization.]

Request Grant Amount: [Equal to or less than your budget]

Budget Breakdown

Program Budget Items: [List] 

Explanation of Materials and Supplies: [1-2 paragraphs]

Demographics

People Served: [Number and type. If there are more than one demographic served, describe them each individually.]

Program Metrics:

Service Type: [Short descriptor, like “Nutrition” or “Public Transportation”]

Site/Location Types: [List]

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