Love United Iredell Application - United Way of Iredell County

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INTRODUCTION

This application will be used to narrate the story you choose to tell within that format. Audiences will need a brief education of what your agency does and an individual that they can connect directly to. Be sure to keep your answers brief and to the point.

Remember all applications will be reviewed by a selection committee to ensure the most effective projects for Iredell County are selected. There will be a limited number of agencies selected.

Good Luck!

All attachments should be sent directly to Sara Lewis Slewis@UWIredell.org.

Love United Iredell Application

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ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

Non-Profit Agency Name*

Organization Mission*

Organization Vision*

Primary Contact Name*

Primary Contact Email*

Confirm Email

Client Information: Describe your organization’s primary client population. Will this be the same population as the targeted fundraising effort?*

Organization’s Primary Client Needs*

How many client lives will be directly affected by this funding, if your goal is met?

Client Testimonial: Provide one client story or testimonial that attests to the organization’s impact in the Iredell County Community. Please provide a client story or testimonial that correlates to the project for which you are requesting support.

Photo Supporting Client Testimonial: Attach at least two photos (maximum of 5) that support the client story or testimonial. All photos should have a photo release signed by all parties in the photo. Please describe the photo in the text box provided. Note: Photo should be minimum of 72 dpi and less than 5 MB in size. They will only be used if your project is accepted into Love United Iredell.

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Photo 2*

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Photo 3

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Photo 4

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Photo 5

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Financial Information

Please indicate your organizations fiscal year start and end date (Example: 07/1/19 – 6/30/20)*

Total Annual Budget: Organization’s total annual budget for current fiscal year (Example: $120,000.00)*

EIN Number*

IRS Filing History: Has your organization filed an IRS Form 990 within the last 18 months? Note: United Way of Iredell County will be verifying this with the IRS and obtaining your latest 990.*

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NO

If no, please explain why

Compliance with North Carolina Solicitation Licensing: please attach documentation below.*

YES

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990 Form or Latest Tax Documentation

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North Carolina Solicitation License (if applicable)

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Budget

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Campaign Goal and Description of Project

What is your total dollar goal for Love United Iredell Campaign? (Maximum dollar limit allowed this year for projects will be $5,000)*

Project Description: (word limit of 2,500) Please explain how you think participating in Love United Iredell can help you serve households in our community. Detail the specific project services you will support using Campaign funding. Be sure to tell your story in a way which it can be featured effectively in online campaigns.*

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How are you raising and spending money for this project? Please provide the project’s total budget. The budget should include all sources of income (anticipated support from the current project, financial donations, in-kind donations, earned income, grants, sponsorship, earned revenue etc.) and expenses. Specifically indicate how received Love United Iredell funds will be spent. This budget should remain brief and be no longer than 1-2 pages in length.

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Additional Project Budget Information: (word limit of 2,500) Total expected expenses should be equal to or less than total expected income in the budget you attached. If not, an explanation must be provided here. If you are leveraging additional funds to complete this project, please make sure they are listed in your project budget. All applicants should include a short explanation of how the project would go forward without Love United Iredell funding.*

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Potential Prizes/Matches

For purposes of awarding prizes, multiple donations from one donor to the same nonprofit will count as one gift.
Organizations cannot donate to themselves.
Gifts up to $1,000 are eligible to received bonus funds. Bonus funds are awarded on a prorated basis and are calculated BEFORE any fees are charged. It is not a dollar for dollar match.
What does pro-rated mean? Prorated means that the bonus applied to each eligible gift will depend upon the total bonus pool and the total of the donations. For example: If the bonus pool is $1,000,000 and the total of all eligible gifts raised during Giving Day is $10,000,000, the prorated bonus will be $.10 on the dollar. So a $100 gift will earn an additional $10.00 for the nonprofit. The bonus percentage will be calculated and communicated to nonprofits after the event concludes.
Prize details are subject to change and all prize awards are subject to verification.
Potential Prizes being considering at this time:

This prize would be awarded for the organization with the most shares of a single Facebook post with #LoveUnitedIredell included.
This prize would be for the organization with the most individual donors during the event.
A prize would be awarded through a random drawing of all organizations which meet or exceed the number of total posts/participation requirements agreed to in this application.

Attestations

If accepted as a partner in Love United Iredell, your organization will commit to planning and participating in the following activities:

Review and apply training materials to build your organization’s communication and development capacity.
Outreach activities:

A minimum of two Facebook Lives on your Facebook and/or Instagram page which tag United Way of Iredell County (@UnitedWayofIredellCounty), use the #LoveUnitedIredell, and share your organization’s mission, message and promote Love United Iredell as a giving avenue for your organization. (BONUS POINTS for making these fun, and engaging with your audience)
Share related press releases and interviews.
Participate in interviews about your project as requested as selected by media outlets.
Commit to making consistent social media posts during the campaign. This means you should average at least one post per day with the #LoveUnitedIredell included.
Personally acknowledge and engage all donors with a thank you to follow-up after the event.

Attend related events, such as a kickoff party or campaign conclusion events, as planned.
In the event that your own funds have been raised 100% we encourage you to choose another partner(s) non-profit and assist them in meeting their own goal. We want to see as many projects 100% funded as possible! This will require everyone to assist in cross-marketing where possible. We know that so many organizations in our county are inter-related, that it is important to work together to meet our common missions of improving lives.

Terms of Campaign Acceptance – Financial Accountability

United Way of Iredell County will collect and process all donations.
Recipient organizations may not accept donation on behalf of the campaign.
Donations must be made online or by cash, check, or through transfers of stock.
Donations may not be used to pay for anything that might be perceived as a material benefit to the donor including dinner tickets, membership fees, golf fees, admission tickets, raffle tickets, event sponsorship or other gifts.
Financial gifts should not be payments on existing pledges, payments for tuition or tithing.
All public contributions must be submitted to United Way of Iredell County by February 29, 2020 in order to qualify for the incentive match. Designated donations made after the deadline will be distributed, but will not be matched by the incentive match pool.
Matching funds will be allocated proportionately based upon the total amount of donor designations.
Campaign fund distributions will be made not later than March 15, 2020.
Data provided in this application may be used in the promotional materials for the Love United Iredell.
Project services funded through Love United Iredell fund distributions may not discriminate based on clients’ gender, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.
Each gift is 100% tax-deductible and irrevocable.
Funded projects must be completed and reported back to United Way of Iredell County within 6 months. There will be a short follow-up format provided that includes photos of the project.

Authorization

On behalf of my organization, I agree to all of the above.

Authorized Electronic Signature*

Title*

Date*

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