Traverse Bay Area SwingShift and the Stars Charity Discovery Questionnaire

SwingShift and the Stars Mission Statement

Innovative Productions...Impacting Lives.

SwingShift and the Stars Dance-Off for Charity provides unequaled philanthropic opportunity by creating a partnership with local non-profits through high quality and friendly competition in order to build stronger communities.

**NOTE: A Season Participation Fee is required to be a participant in SwingShift and the Stars. This fee is applicable only if you are invited to be one of the season's non-profits. Applying has no fee.**

The 2018 Season Show Dates are Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov 16, Dec 21. All events take place at the City Opera House, in Traverse City. Addition Reveal and Wrap-up events occur in mid Aug and early-mid January 2019.

Please respond to the following questions in order to provide as much information about your charity, your board and your goals for involvement in the SwingShift and the Stars (SATS) fund-building and awareness-raising platform. Completing this form does not obligate you to participate. Rather, it opens the door for us to contact you to discuss the next steps toward applying for involvement. Once you have clicked "DONE", we will contact you within five (5) business days. Thank you so much for your interest.

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* 1. Please tell us about your charity.

Your organization's name:

Your physical and mailing addresses:

Your mission statement including a brief description of your service to the community:

How long have you been an established non-profit organization?

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* 2. Tell us a little bit about your other fundraising activities; past and current.

What has/hasn't worked in the past and how did you measure that success?

When (specific dates please) will your current fund-raising events occur in 2017?

How much money did you net on your last major fund-raising event?

Do you currently have a fund-raising chairperson or marketing director?

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* 3. Tell us about how your mission and works are funded.

What percentage of your annual budget is funded by donors?

What percentage of your annual budget is funded by grants or state monies?

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* 4. What do you hope to accomplish by getting involved in the SATS platform?

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* 5. Please tell us about your board:

How often does your full board convene and have a majority present?

Do you have a sub-committee or individual that could be a dedicated team-lead for the full season of SATS?

How would you rate (scale of 1-10 with 10 being EXTREMELY engaged)your full board on their active engagement in your organization?

What scheduled or expected turnover of board members or charity staff do you have in the next 6-12 months?

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* 6. Full acceptance in SwingShift and the Stars 2019 Season requires a $2,500 non-refundable participation fee to be paid within 2 weeks of being invited to the platform. Official invitations will go out starting in April and concluding in May/June. Is your organization able to to either budget for this fee or get it sponsored from an outside supporter within that time frame?

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* 7. Please provide:

Charity website address:

Contact information (including email) and title for main contact person:

Facebook page URL (include all social media page info):

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* 8. Please share anything else you'd like us to know about your charity:

* email to:sherry@highimpactnow.com
** mail to:
High Impact Productions
510 Depot View No. 11
Traverse City, MI 49686