Basic Information

Reference Number

0000076250

Issuing Organization

Art Gallery of Ontario

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

2018-01

Title

Fundraising Campaign Counsel

Source ID

PP.CO.ON.803825.C92897

Agreement Types

Broader Public Sector (BPS)

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA)

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Purchase Type

Term: 2018/03/15 12:00:00 AM EDT - 2018/09/15 11:59:00 PM EDT
Option: Option to renew for 3-4 years

Description

The Art Gallery of Ontario (“AGO”) seeks a consultant to provide campaign counsel specific to early stage campaign strategy, planning, implementation, and communications, over an initial six-month period, with an option to extend the contract for up to 3-4 additional years to provide periodic counsel during the campaign.

The AGO requies a consultant with extensive working experience on fundraising campaigns with capital and endowment goals to:

Provide advice on overall campaign strategy and alignment with existing annual, major gifts and planned giving activities.
Provide insight on campaign resources and planning – staff structure, campaign policies, campaign cabinet structure, budget, plan, and recognition.
Advise on campaign communications, including case for support development.
Recommend and provide guidance on campaign milestones (date specific objectives for dollars raised, plus supporting benchmarks); recommended key cultivation, solicitation strategies and supporting tactics; specifications for campaign tools, budget and timeline; and recommended evaluation methods.
Facilitate behind the scenes strategy re: leadership and prospects.

All documents related to this opportunity are available via this notice on MERX.

This procurement is subject to the Canada Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five - Government Procurement, and the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter Nineteen - Government Procurement.

Dates

Publication

2018/01/19 02:54:56 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2018/02/02 11:59:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Closing Date

2018/02/20 12:00:00 PM EST

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Physical Bid Submission

Additional Bidding Instructions

Physical proposals will need to be submitted in person or by courier and received at our location (Loading Dock, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street WEst, Toronto, ON, M5T 1G4) in advance of the Closing Date.

Disclaimer The AGO is incorporated under the Art Gallery of Ontario Act, 1966 (the “Act”) and is a transfer payment recipient of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport of the Province of Ontario. Additional operating support is received from the City of Toronto, the Canada Council of Arts, and generous contributions from AGO members, donors, and private-sector partners. The AGO is a registered charitable organization (#118790401 RR0001).

In addition to posting notices of opportunities here, the AGO will, from time to time, leverage contracts through buying groups such as the Ministry of Government Services and OECM.

More information on those buying groups can be found on their respective websites as follows:

• https://www.doingbusiness.mgs.gov.on.ca/mbs/psb/psb.nsf/English/VOR-3Year-Outlook-en

• https://oecm.ca/oecm-advantage/our-supplier-partners

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