Sample Proposal For Fundraising Template (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

Fundraising and Development

Program Implementation

Ballet Austin and the organization name

will complete a Community Profile, a series of

assessments designed to determine the current strengths and challenges of the presenting

organization. This profile will also allow Ballet Austin to design educational programs that are most

relevant to our community.

Upon completion of the profile, the

organization name

will receive a toolkit containing

templates and guidelines for successful arts presentation in the areas of marketing and advertising,

fundraising, special events, public relations, box office management, and outreach programs. The

toolkit will be tailored for use in our community and Ballet Austin staff will provide consultation

for implementation.

Organization name

members and Ballet Austin staff will work together

to establish benchmarks for success in the area of fundraising, ticket sales and community

involvement and response.

Four to six weeks prior to the public performance, Ballet Austin staff and dancers will visit our

community and conduct two days of educational programming in area schools. Special workshops

and programs will be provided for children in grades K-12. All the activities are highly interactive

providing students with an opportunity to participate as well as observe.

Ballet Austin staff will also meet with area teachers and community members, providing them with

information about ballet and Ballet Austin’s performance and giving them training in public

speaking relative to this event. These community members will then begin a public-speaking

campaign designed to increase community awareness, interest and education about the upcoming

performance.

The initiative will culminate with a public performance of The Nutcracker on

dates and

times .

This project will reach a total of

people ranging from pre-K through adult. (Here give

a broad but realistic estimate that includes all participants including patrons who attend the

performance, community members who participate in docent training, and your organizational

representatives who participate in professional development training and school children who will

participate in educational residencies. Project for a best-case scenario.)

Need Within the Community

Use this are a to describe the specific need or reason that you want to bring Ballet Austin to your

community. Focus on past arts experiences – what has worked, what hasn’t and why this initiative

will be valuable to your arts organization and the community as a whole. Be specific as possible.

As this initiative has a strong education component and many funders will respond to this aspect,

it is important to refer to the important role that the arts play in education. There is some excellent

data now available that supports this and it would be helpful to include along this line.

TCA Tool-kit

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