Seeking Major Fundraising Services

The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit has issued an RFP for Comprehensive Major Fundraising Services. The primary focus of this RFP is to plan, establish and execute a Comprehensive Major Fundraising Program for the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit to increase the number of renewable contributed and sponsored dollars of $10,000 or more to expand our YMCA’s…

The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit has issued an RFP for Comprehensive Major Fundraising Services.

The primary focus of this RFP is to plan, establish and execute a Comprehensive Major Fundraising Program for the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit to increase the number of renewable contributed and sponsored dollars of $10,000 or more to expand our YMCA’s capacity to serve metropolitan Detroit children and families; to fulfill the YMCA mission. Our ultimate aim is to become a charity of choice for Southeastern Michigan, a place that demonstrates incredible return on our community investors time, talent and treasures. In an effort to achieve this aim we have identified three key work components:

  • Component 1: Developing a Comprehensive Major Fundraising Program that significantly increases the number of contributions and/or sponsorships of $10,000 or more to support YMCA services and the YMCA endowment fund. We aim to increase contributions and/or sponsorships in increments of $10,000 or more by $500,000 by December 2019 and by $1,000,000 in 2020. Additional detailed targets will be established during negotiations.
  • Component 2: Support the development and maintenance of an influential volunteer philanthropic committee by June 1, 2018.
  • Component 3: Establish a third party funded and lead charitable event that nets a minimum of $100,000

Those interested in submitting for this RFP should send an email to Lmccree@ymcadetroit.org by February 11, 2018. Completed RFPs are due by March 12, 2018 at 3:00p.m.