Major-Donor & Foundation Global-Program Proposal Template
The structured proposal to secure and retain five- to seven-figure commitments for a multi-country or flagship global program, balancing funder ambition with the compliance realities of cross-border delivery.
Draft: pending review
This starter document is signed off by International-NGO counsel (foreign grants/OFAC/FCPA) + major-gifts lead + CFRE before it ships. The guardrails below define that review.
What’s inside
- Program narrative: problem, theory of change, geography, local-partner model, measurable outcomes
- Budget and co-funding table with realistic cross-border cost lines
- Risk and mitigation: security, currency, political, sanctions, and delivery risk
- Stewardship and reporting plan with a renewal pathway
Legal & ethical guardrails
The sector-specific compliance points this document must honor.
- OFAC/CFT and IRS foreign-grant compliance: proposals promising delivery through overseas partners must be backed by expenditure-responsibility/equivalency and sanctions vetting
- Restricted-fund creation: a funded proposal becomes a binding restricted agreement; scope, geography, and 'change of circumstances' terms must be careful
- FCPA: cross-border programs must not involve improper payments to foreign officials
- Dignity/anti-colonial framing: center local partners and communities as leaders
Held for professional review.
The native DOCX and full working text ship only after sign-off by International-NGO counsel (foreign grants/OFAC/FCPA) + major-gifts lead + CFRE on this exact version. The summary and review requirements remain visible in the meantime.
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