RFP: ACT (Action / Community / Training) Training Development

MOVEON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (Independent contractors and firms)

MoveOn Overview:

MoveOn is the largest rapid response political campaigning organization in the United States. We wield independent political power by bringing millions together to take action and mobilize for a just society where everyone can thrive.

For more than a generation, MoveOn has been the homebase for millions of people who refuse to accept the status quo and are moved to take action for progress. We have consistently been a bulwark against the radical right, channeling our voices to end wars, protect democracy, and advance justice for all.

Project title: ACT (Action / Community / Training) Training Development

Project begins: February 2025

Project length: Approximately 3 months. Any hours given in a scope of work are an estimate, and MoveOn does not guarantee a specific number of hours to its contractors.

Project Overview: MoveOn seeks a contractor or firm to develop a comprehensive and engaging training curriculum tailored to our 2025 strategic framework. This program aims to equip MoveOn members with the organizing and advocacy skills necessary to build longer-term political power while incorporating MoveOn’s strategic vision. The curriculum will primarily be delivered through the Forj Learn platform, supplemented by short, interactive sessions during monthly calls. The training will incorporate engaging tools, discussion forums, and activities to foster community learning and long-term engagement.

RFP submission date: Please submit to proposals@moveon.org by Feb 2, 2025 and put “ACT Training” in the subject line.

Scope of work:

• Develop a curriculum aligned with MoveOn’s strategic framework and theory of change, ensuring it incorporates both advocacy and political organizing skills.
• Design training modules on:
  • Communications, including persuasive conversations (e.g., at the dinner table, on social media, and in organizing efforts) and issue-specific narrative development (e.g., immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, democracy).
    • While expertise in specific issues (e.g., immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, democracy) is not required, the contractor will be responsible for sourcing experts from these fields to contribute content and ensure accuracy in the training design.
  • Organizing basics, including 1:1s, community building, storytelling, listening, facilitation, and list-building.
  • Tactical skills, such as safety, de-escalation, and resilience-building.
• Ensure all modules are interactive and include tools such as discussion forums, videos, and activities.
• Integrate 15-minute teaser introductions for monthly calls to drive engagement with the full modules in the Forj Learn platform.
• Collaborate with MoveOn’s staff to incorporate feedback and finalize the curriculum.

Works closely with: MoveOn’s Organizing Director and key MoveOn staff.

Proposal submissions: Please submit a resume and a proposal which includes the following information below:

Background: Name, title and contact information.

Experience: Tell us about your relevant experience. A resume may be submitted in lieu of this section if your relevant experience appears within your resume.

Approach: In two pages or less, Please tell us how you would approach the above scope of work.

Equity: Please explain whether and how you or your firm has advanced the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion within the firm, and state how that is reflected in the leadership ownership, and work of the firm. Please share how you will center equity in your work for this project.

Location: RFP is open to individuals/firms based in the contiguous U.S.

Cost and availability: Include an estimate for hourly rate or project rate in your proposal and any limitations on your availability.

References: Past clients (3) that MoveOn may reach out to as references, with contact info.

Most-favorable terms:

• MoveOn reserves the right to make an award without further discussion of the proposal submitted. Therefore, the proposal should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms that the vendor could propose. There will be no best-and-final-offer procedure. MoveOn does reserve the right to contact a vendor for clarification of its proposal.
• The vendor should be prepared to accept this request for proposal for incorporation into a contract resulting from this request for proposal. Contract negotiations may incorporate some or the vendor’s entire proposal. It is understood that the proposal will become a part of the official procurement file on this matter without obligation to MoveOn.

No obligation to contract

This request for proposal does not obligate MoveOn to contract for services specified herein.

Rejection of proposals

MoveOn reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject any and all proposals received without penalty and not to issue a contract as a result of this request for proposal.

Nondiscrimination

The vendor will adopt and disseminate a policy that the vendor, in employment, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, sex, national origin, ethnic identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, economic status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected basis.