Request for Proposals

Issue Date: May 29, 2019
Deadline to Submit: July 15, 2019

Please submit proposals to:

Beth Bennett
Vice President, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy
[email protected]

SHAPE America is seeking proposals from organizations interested in serving as a partner to support the SHAPE America Teacher of the Year program. We seek partners that truly believe in this program and are excited to help us celebrate the talents and accomplishments of SHAPE America Teachers of the Year. In addition, we seek partners that have capacity to provide financial/in-kind support to advance the mission of SHAPE America and collaborate to achieve mutually desired outcomes for the selected organization(s).

The Request for Proposals (RFP) for new partners to the SHAPE America Teacher of the Year program will close on July 15, 2019. During the remainder of the summer and through early fall/winter, we will be reviewing proposals and conducting “deeper dives” with potential partners, with a goal to officially announce new partners in late winter/early spring 2020. This will allow us to align new partners with the incoming 2020 class of SHAPE America Teachers of the Year. This would also allow the partnership term to run from April 1 – March 30 annually.

We invite you to review the RFP documentation and sincerely hope that you will participate in the proposal process. SHAPE America staff are happy to connect by phone to answer any questions you may have about the SHAPE America Teacher of the Year program and/or RFP process. If you are planning to submit a proposal, do ask that you notify us of your intention by Monday, July 1 so that we can be on the lookout for your submission.