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Digital Proposals

Gift proposals donors actually read.

Replace designed PDFs with a branded, mobile-friendly proposal page for every prospective donor, built from your templates in minutes and tracked once it's sent.

Proposal builder

For the Rivera FamilyEngineering Excellence · Campaign 2027
DraftApprovedSent
proposals.awarded.edu/rivera
Awarded UniversityA future in engineering, made possible by the Rivera Family.

Dear Elena and Marcus, thank you for sharing what you hope to make possible. Here is how your gift could open engineering to first-generation students.

A message from Dean Okafor · 1:24
Jenny G., Class of 2026A scholarship let me say yes to engineering.
Your gift$100,000

Endows 1 scholarship every year, for good.

Engagement

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Sound familiar?

Proposals shouldn't wait on a designer.

Every proposal is another InDesign file.

Templates built once in your brand. Gift officers and donor relations fill in the sections; no design queue.

We send a PDF and never know if they read it.

Engagement tracking shows when a donor opens the proposal, what they look at and for how long.

Campaign season means more proposals than our team can make.

Personalize in minutes: reuse approved stories, video and impact data across every proposal.

How it works

From template to tracked proposal.

1. Your templatesAwarded designs branded proposal templates from your guidelines, photos and past proposals.
2. PersonalizePick sections, add a cover letter and video, and find approved student stories by searching a topic like "biology".
3. ApproveRoute drafts for review, then create the proposal against the donor's existing record.
4. Send and trackSend from Awarded or share the link from your CRM. See opens, clicks and time on page.
What's inside a proposal

Everything a PDF can't do.

VideoA message from the dean or a student, right in the proposal
OptionsGiving levels donors can compare, with interactive toggles and sliders
StoriesApproved student and donor stories, searchable by topic
MobileReads beautifully on a phone, tablet or computer
FAQ

Digital proposal questions.

What is a digital gift proposal?

A personalized web page for one prospective donor, in place of a designed PDF. It can include a cover letter, photos, video, impact data, student stories and giving options, and it works on any phone, tablet or computer.

Do we need a designer to build each proposal?

No. Awarded builds your branded templates once. Your team then fills in and switches sections on or off for each donor, without code.

How do proposals reach donors?

Send them from Awarded, or share the link from your CRM or email platform. Awarded hosts the pages and shows you when donors open them, what they look at and for how long.

How does this connect to gift agreements and donor reports?

Proposals are the first step in the same platform: the gift the donor chooses can move into a gift agreement in GATO, and the fund it creates is reported back to the donor through Donor Reporting.

Transform your scholarship awarding & stewardship.

Attract and retain more students and donors, starting this awarding cycle.

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