Project Proposal Form

Figuring out whether a project was worth doing was the first thing that tripped me up when I came over from the business world. Early on, I kept asking the question I'd always asked: "is this going to make us money?" Non-profits don't always work that way. Sometimes the whole point is mission work that costs money on purpose: blankets for the neonatal unit, daycare for low-income families, housing for veterans. A project can also succeed by raising awareness, bringing in new volunteers, or increasing donations — anything that supports the mission.

This form is what I built to walk through what a project will cost and what it should deliver. It makes the harder calls easier.