Emma Hegel-Kissinger | Senior Proposal Consultant, Author at Once Upon An RFP Marketplace

Emma Hegel-Kissinger | Senior Proposal Consultant

Emma merges compliance and creativity to develop dynamic, responsive content, transforming clients' visions, messaging, and sales processes. Since 2020 she has supported Once Upon an RFP's clients as a Proposal Writer and Manager for public (B2G) and private (B2B) sector procurement opportunities. Emma holds a Poynter Certificate in Editing from ACES: The Society for Editing and is APMP Foundation certified. She is passionate about crafting compelling, accessible, and inclusive copy for clients from all industries.

Girl graduating college looking out of window. City colleges of Chicago.

City Colleges of Chicago is seeking proposals for a Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) solution.

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Multiple paint brushes with different colored paint. Broward County public art.

Broward Cultural Division’s Public Art & Design Program is seeking to commission one or more artists to transform multiple exterior locations within the Broward Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Complex located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Word "Diversity" with rainbow and outlines of people. Department of Environmental Conversation.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC) understands the importance of the current events in the United States related to issues of systematic and structural racism that are entrenched not only in the nation’s history and culture but also in practices and policies.

RFx of the Day: The Vermont Department of Environmental Conversation (VTDEC) Administration and Innovation Division (AID) Read More »

Sign in the shape of a pencil that reads "love to learn". Chicago public schools.

The Chicago Board of Education is using this RFI as a mechanism to learn the capacity of organizations to provide in-person services for preschool youth (ages 3 and 4) and school-age youth in grades K-8.

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NASA is looking to purchase personal wearable monitors. The goal of the purchase is to proactively monitor for potentially pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals who might be unknowingly spreading the virus.

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People working on computers in modern office

We collaborated with our client to create a branded proposal template and both proposals leveraging the template, including messaging and pricing structures.

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City street with traffic, busses, and train

We support a 20+ year old technology solutions company specializes in the government and corporate sectors. Their client base is primarily in the United States but they have served clients worldwide.

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Women holding opened book to her face standing next to brick wall Read an RFP

RFPs can be long, uninteresting, and less than user-friendly documents. It is so easy just to skim the RFP, only looking at the deadline and RFP title and falling into a state of complete overwhelm.

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Two business people shaking hands Connecting

Most Corporate Sector work comes from marketing, networking, and building relationships. Generally, companies will invite a select group of companies, typically those with which they’ve already worked.

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Because of transparency and non-collusion regulations, organizations in the public sector generally post opportunities online.

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