CreateAthon AZ 2020 Nonprofit Application

We are thrilled you are interested in participating in CreateAthon AZ 2020

AlphaGraphics will be donating $5,000 in in-kind printing distributed throughout the non-profits.

• Contact Information

• Organization Name*
• Address
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• Applicant Name (you)*
  First Last
• Contact Name (who we should talk to, if other than you)
  First Last
• Contact Title
• Contact's Phone*
• Contact's Email*
• Are your team and board members fully on board with having this work done? If selected, will board members/key decision makers be available to provide project input, and review and approve the work at the days and times specified below?
  • Yes
  • No
• Which board members or key decision makers are responsible for making final decisions regarding this project? Provide names and titles.

• Organization Information

• Is your organization listed as a 501(c)3 or a fiscally sponsored Arizona nonprofit? (required to participate)*
  • Yes
  • No
• 501(c)3 number
• Please provide a description of your organization’s mission, and how it is carried out.*
• Please provide an example of how your organization’s services impact your clients. You may include a link to a story online with your example if you wish.
• What year was your organization founded?
• Where is your organization headquartered?
• Are you an affiliate or chapter of a national or umbrella organization?
  • yes, affiliate
  • yes, chapter
  • no
• What is your geographic service area?
• How many staff members does your organization have?
• Does your organization provide direct services or is it an association/coalition?
• Did your organization budget for advertising/marketing this year? If so, how much? (Briefly outline plan for spending.)*
• Is your organization currently working or planning to work with any other marketing/advertising agency or consultant? If yes, who? Is it free or paid?*
• What kind of design work has your organization invested in in the past, if applicable?
• If you could have workshops on any topic what would they be?
  For example: effective email campaigns, using social media, branding

• Marketing and Communication Objectives

• Please describe in detail 2–3 communication problems you would like help solving, that support your organization’s mission.
• What is the overall marketing goal your materials need to support?

• Creative Deliverables

• Please select 3–4 projects you would like help with:*
  • Brand Identity (logo, style guide, etc.)
  • Print Collateral (brochures, posters, business cards, etc.)
  • General Advertising & Marketing Strategy
  • Website or Mobile App Design and Development
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Email Marketing Campaign
  • Video Stories
  • Animation
  • Illustration
  • Fundraising Campaigns
  • Awareness Campaigns
  • Content Creation
• Project One - Urgent Priority*
  Please include a Project Description. What need will this address? Who is the intended target audience? Is it tied to a specific timeframe or event date? What will make this a success for you? Any insights to assist with production.
• Project Two - High Priority*
  Please include a Project Description. What need will this address? Who is the intended target audience? Is it tied to a specific timeframe or event date? What will make this a success for you? Any insights to assist with production.
• Project Three
  Please include a Project Description. What need will this address? Who is the intended target audience? Is it tied to a specific timeframe or event date? What will make this a success for you? Any insights to assist with production.
• Project Four
  Please include a Project Description. What need will this address? Who is the intended target audience? Is it tied to a specific timeframe or event date? What will make this a success for you? Any insights to assist with production.
• Do you have any design restrictions that we need to consider? For example, must use specific pantone colors for all print materials, must use national logo on all works, etc.
• Please describe the resources your organization might have to execute and/or manage the type of work requested, post CreateAthon. For example, do you have a marketing/communications director or someone else on staff who can coordinate printing? Web development? E-mail marketing? Public relations and/or social media tactics?
• Do you have any broadcast, ad placement, or printing sponsors that can produce/advertise materials, or future materials, for your project? If yes, please explain. If no, do you have a budget for things such as: web hosting, printing, broadcast production, ad placement, etc.?

• How did you hear about us?

• How did you hear about CreateAthon?
• Do you have suggestions for other ways we could tell nonprofits about this event?

• Terms and Conditions

  In order for your application to be considered, you must check each box below, showing your agreement, and electronically sign below.
• If my organization is selected as a CreateAthon AZ 2020 participant, I understand and agree to the following:*
  • Creative development and work for this project will be done by the CreateAthon Az team between the hours of 10:00am on Saturday, December 5, 2020, and 10:00am on Sunday, December 6, 2020.
  • We will provide documentation of our 501(c)3 status or a fiscally sponsored Arizona nonprofit status to the CreateAthon Az team, if asked..
  • We will meet with the CreateAthon AZ team before the starting date (as mentioned above) to provide additional background on our organization and the requested project.
  • We will have a decision-making representative available via phone and email for the entire 24-hour period (as mentioned above) to provide feedback and support to our CreateAthon Az team
  • We will have a staff or board member available the day of December 5, 2020.
  • We will have a staff or board member available the day of December 5, to attend some capacity-building workshops.
  • We will meet with CreateAthon AZ team the morning of December 6 to see a presentation of the work.
  • We will secure necessary approvals (i.e., Board approval) and deliver any final changes that need to be made to the project (editorial revisions only) no later than 12:00 pm on Monday, December 7, 2020.
  • We understand there will be no additional work provided by the CreateAthon Az team for this project beyond the terms and dates outlined above.
  • We agree to help CreateAthon AZ measure the impact of the pro bono work by reporting on the impact 6 to 8 months following the delivery and implementation of the project. Specifics of variables to evaluate and methodology will be defined at the beginning of the project.
  • We understand that all work completed is the creative property of CreateAthon AZ and any third parties that contribute to the project such as photographers, illustrators, etc., thus allowing for any use of the work in promotional work and documentation for CreateAthon AZ. I understand that we will get all digital copies of work provided and I will have the right to be used as needed for further development of my organization.
• Executive Director or authorized contact signature (type name and title)*
• Date
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• Phone
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