211 Warren Street l Newark, NJ 07103 l 973.353.0611 l www.ifelnj.org
Prudential Strength for Capacity Initiative
Business Plan Competition
For Non-Profits

Submission Deadline: August 14, 2009
Entry Criteria
Only nonprofit organizations that participated in the Breaking the Gala
Addiction Clinic and that were selected as a
semi-finalist are eligible to
enter a business plan submission.

Technical Assistance
Technical assistance workshops will be held at 211 Warren Street on:
  • July 9 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • July 14 from 9:30 am – 11:30 am
  • July 21 from 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Pre-registration required. Light refreshments will be served.

Each applicant has the opportunity for one-on-one support provided by
IFEL.  Please email three available dates/times for a meeting to Jill
Johnson at
jilljohnson@ifelnj.org.  

Deadlines
  • Semi-finalists will be required to submit a full business plan (5
    clipped unbound copies) by 5:00 pm on August 14, 2009.  All
    submissions should be delivered by hand or by mail to:
    Candy Torres
    The Prudential Foundation
    751 Broad Street, 15th floor
    Newark, NJ 07102
    973-802-9704
  • Finalists will be notified on or before September 16, 2009.
  • All finalists will make a 3- minute presentation the week of
    September 21, 2009 in front of a panel of judges.  Finalists will
    have an opportunity to receive presentation coaching during the
    week of TBD.
  • Winners will be announced by September 25, 2009.


Format (See format and entry guidelines)
  • Preferred type font is Times Roman for the section text (not
    smaller than 10 point); Arial for section headings
  • Submission should not be longer than fifteen (15) pages.  
    Appendicies should be no more than 10 pages and will NOT be
    included in the page count.
  • One submission per applicant is permitted

Questions
Please contact IFEL at jilljohnson@ifelnj.org for technical assistance
questions.   


Additional Resources
http://www.tess.org/misc/010708NP_Biz_Plan.pdf
http://www.managementhelp.org/soc_entr/soc_entr.htm
http://www.bplans.com
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Entry Deadline:  8/14/09