What are the responsibilities and job description for the Request for Proposals: Development Consulting Service position at PAX sapiens?
Request For Proposals: PAX sapiens
Development Consulting Service
Remote
Request for Proposals for Development support
Request for RFP Issued: January 24, 2025
Deadline to submit proposal: Please submit all application materials by no later than February
21, 2025 at 5pm Mountain Time.
Organization Background
PAX sapiens (PAX) is the dba name of the Arsenault Family Foundation, a US-based
international foundation with the mission of preventing predictable global catastrophes. Our
three primary lines of effort are 1) pandemic prevention, 2) preventing armed conflict between
the US and China and 3) nuclear risk reduction. We also administer Our Secure Future, which
works to strengthen the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda to build a more peaceful
word through ensuring women’s full participation in governance.
Objective and Service Requirements
In support of our program impact and operating work, PAX is interested in developing an active
development strategy to help identify external funders interested in supporting our work directly.
This RFP solicits bids from entities that have deep experience in development with
internationally focused operating and grant making foundations. As a living donor foundation,
our unique development goals require a sophisticated approach with experience identifying and
cultivating institutional, government and major donor partnerships. We have existing
relationships with peer donors and need a consultancy that is savvy enough to identify strategy
and prospects with this in mind.
The objective of this consultancy is to work with PAX sapiens to develop and assist with the
execution of a fundraising strategy focused on supporting our programmatic work in crisis
prevention. This should include developing an assessment of potential funder prospects, and
generating a plan of outreach and prioritization of these funders. Successful consultants will be
invited to extend this to ongoing support of program staff in executing these plans.
The entity selected will work with the Founder and Principal, VP of Operations, Operations Staff
and others as needed
General Responsibilities And Scope Of Work Will Include
impact.
time or work needed from current PAX staff and capacities.
Performance Timeline
This initial contract is for up to six months, with the prospect of extending it if the initial phase is
successfully completed.
Proposal Content
Interested parties must provide: (1) information indicating that they are qualified to perform the
services and have the experience described in the first paragraph of the “Objective and Service
Requirements” section above; and (2) a cost estimate for the level of effort described in the
“Performance Timeline” section above.
Evaluation/Selection Criteria
Applications will be judged on the quality of their prior work, and the information provided
pursuant to the description in the “Proposal Content” section above.
Development Consulting Service
Remote
Request for Proposals for Development support
Request for RFP Issued: January 24, 2025
Deadline to submit proposal: Please submit all application materials by no later than February
21, 2025 at 5pm Mountain Time.
Organization Background
PAX sapiens (PAX) is the dba name of the Arsenault Family Foundation, a US-based
international foundation with the mission of preventing predictable global catastrophes. Our
three primary lines of effort are 1) pandemic prevention, 2) preventing armed conflict between
the US and China and 3) nuclear risk reduction. We also administer Our Secure Future, which
works to strengthen the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda to build a more peaceful
word through ensuring women’s full participation in governance.
Objective and Service Requirements
In support of our program impact and operating work, PAX is interested in developing an active
development strategy to help identify external funders interested in supporting our work directly.
This RFP solicits bids from entities that have deep experience in development with
internationally focused operating and grant making foundations. As a living donor foundation,
our unique development goals require a sophisticated approach with experience identifying and
cultivating institutional, government and major donor partnerships. We have existing
relationships with peer donors and need a consultancy that is savvy enough to identify strategy
and prospects with this in mind.
The objective of this consultancy is to work with PAX sapiens to develop and assist with the
execution of a fundraising strategy focused on supporting our programmatic work in crisis
prevention. This should include developing an assessment of potential funder prospects, and
generating a plan of outreach and prioritization of these funders. Successful consultants will be
invited to extend this to ongoing support of program staff in executing these plans.
The entity selected will work with the Founder and Principal, VP of Operations, Operations Staff
and others as needed
General Responsibilities And Scope Of Work Will Include
- Working with PAX operations, finance and program staff to understand PAX strategy
- Working with PAX program staff to understand the specific program plans and
- Generating the following deliverables:
- A development strategy that identifies in-principal funding priorities for PAX to
impact.
- A prospect map that identifies both general sources of potential funding and
- A plan for the implementation of the development strategy, including any
time or work needed from current PAX staff and capacities.
Performance Timeline
This initial contract is for up to six months, with the prospect of extending it if the initial phase is
successfully completed.
Proposal Content
Interested parties must provide: (1) information indicating that they are qualified to perform the
services and have the experience described in the first paragraph of the “Objective and Service
Requirements” section above; and (2) a cost estimate for the level of effort described in the
“Performance Timeline” section above.
Evaluation/Selection Criteria
Applications will be judged on the quality of their prior work, and the information provided
pursuant to the description in the “Proposal Content” section above.
