Elevate Your Partnerships With TNPA’s RFP Best Practices Guide 

As we reflect on the incredible work happening within our TNPA community, we’re continually inspired by the dedication and expertise our members bring to the table. Today, we’re especially honored to share a resource that exemplifies this spirit of collaboration: the RFP Best Practices Guide.

Elevating Our Industry Standards Through Shared Wisdom

The Request for Proposal (RFP) process can be one of the most challenging tasks a nonprofit faces. Thanks to our expert ADRFCO Council Member volunteers, we now have a comprehensive guide designed to help members and partners make smarter, more strategic decisions when selecting fundraising vendors.

This resource goes beyond theory—it offers the practical tools our volunteers use in their own daily work, including:

●Pre-RFP assessment questions to determine if an RFP is truly needed
●Sample RFI questions to help you efficiently narrow your vendor list
●Strategic communication tips for clearly articulating your organization’s needs
●Objective evaluation scorecards to keep your selection process fair and data-driven
●A sample NDA to safeguard your proprietary information
●Templates for FAQs to streamline your process

Our Continued Commitment

By leveraging these best practices, you’re not just improving your own procurement process—you’re contributing to a more transparent, effective, and collaborative nonprofit sector. This guide reflects TNPA’s ongoing commitment to providing high-level resources that empower our 2,600+ members to solve real-world challenges.

Meet the Experts Behind the Guide

While this guide serves as a powerful tool for nonprofits across the sector, it wouldn’t exist without the tireless efforts of our ADRFCO Council Member volunteers. To each contributor who shared their time, deep industry expertise, and real-world insights—thank you. Your commitment to elevating nonprofit partnerships and strengthening our collective impact is what makes this council truly exceptional. You’ve transformed a complex, often daunting process into a strategic opportunity for organizations everywhere.

Contributing Council Members:

●Cathy Finney, Partner, ABD Direct
●Jessica Harrington, President, The Harrington Agency
●Chris Law, Principal, NNE Marketing
●Alicia Lifrak, CEO, Dragonfly Collective Agency
●Dennis Lonergan, President, Eidolon Communications
●Jeff Nickel, Growth Consultant, AJ Nickel Consulting, LLC
●Barb Perell, VP of Marketing, Avalon Consulting Group
●Peter Schoewe, Principal & SVP, Mal Warwick Donordigital
●Amanda Wasson, EVP, Client Experience, RKD Group

Expert Reviewers: Sumarie Forrester (Forrester Fundraising), Karen Gleason (Amplified Nonprofit Consulting), Suzie McGuire (Names in the News), and Polly Papsadore (Production Management Group)

Learn more about the ADRFCO Council and its work elevating nonprofit partnerships.

Ready to transform your RFP process?

We encourage you to share the guide with your colleagues, customers, and professional networks. Download the RFP Best Practices Guide now and join us in elevating nonprofit partnerships across the sector.