TEAM PROPOSALAssignment

Philanthropic Proposal:Choosing the Best Philanthropic Project

Learning objectives:

A. how to write clearly and how to effectively edit your own writing

B. how to target a results-oriented business audience in business documents and correspondence

D. best strategies to enhance critical thinking and analytical skills

E. how to write clearly, directly and simply so that your message is accurate, concise, and to the point

Scenario and Your Task

The company where you work [this is a FICTIONAL company you will create] has become successful. Started by a motivated entrepreneur, the company now has 200 employees and is still growing.

The owner wants to become more socially responsible and knows that other companieshave engaged in philanthropic programs.

The owner wants you to do research, analyze possibilities, and report back in a concise and persuasive proposal that strongly RECOMMENDS one philanthropic organization/charity for the company to support-and clearly explains why. If you and your teammate do a good job with this, it could lead to promotions for both of you.

Your team's task is to address the following:

• The owner wants the recommended charity/philanthropy to be a strong and powerful match for the mission and work of the company. He/she doesn't want a generic charity; he/she wants a charity that resonates with the goals and aims of the company he/she has built.

• The owner wants to know about the financial health of the charity - he/she wants to know in plain English whether this charity is worthy of his/her money and why precisely.

• The owner wants the recommended charity to provide opportunities for all employees to engage with the work of the charity, but he/she wants something more detailed than just volunteering time or giving money. How precisely will they all volunteer? What precisely will they do?

• The owner wants a realistic budget of how much this will cost (e.g. if the business holds an event, he/she wants a realistic breakdown of costs).

• The owner wants to know the business benefits the company will receive from working with this charity.

Writing Prompt

Write an internal proposal to your boss that outlines your philanthropic proposal. Use brevity tools (bullet points, header, italic or underlined font, etc.) and formatting to make this proposal easy to read.

You will also turn in a copy of the description of your company-what it does, where it is located, what are its aims/goals/mission. This is a fictional company.

Provide enough details/data/specifics so I can see how you tied your company's work, mission, and culture to your choice of philanthropy.

Formatting Requirements

1. Maximum word count: 1000 words.

2. Stay professional. This may be an internal proposal, but it is as professional as any other office document.

3. Use brevity tools (e.g., section headers, bullets, lists).

4. Use a header on the first page with the one-paragraph description of your company (the proposal will appear starting on the next page).