Description
Delaware State University seeks a nationally‑recognized fundraising‑campaign consulting firm to lead a two‑phase, multi‑year comprehensive campaign. Phase I focuses on an athletic‑transformation campaign, while Phase II expands to a university‑wide campaign covering academic, scholarship, endowment, research, and capital projects. The consultant must provide strategic planning, donor‑pipeline development, executive coaching, branding, CRM optimization, and on‑site/remote implementation, delivering dashboards, collateral, and staff training.
• Scope: Full‑service campaign consulting (strategy, governance, communications, operations, change‑management) for a $10 M athletic campaign and a larger university campaign.
• Duration: Three‑year base contract, with optional extensions to five years total.
• Requirements: Demonstrated HBCU/public‑university experience, professional liability insurance, data‑security compliance, and ability to manage reimbursable production expenses separately from consulting fees.
• Evaluation: Weighted criteria (experience 25 %, methodology 20 %, team 15 %, mission fit 10 %, results 10 %, references 10 %, cost 10 %).