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| Organization Name | Saugatuck-Douglas District Library |
| Please tell us the amount of funding you are requesting Aware to raise for your organization from the Aware annual fundraising event. | $2000.00 |
| If your organization received Aware funding in the previous years, how many clients were serviced and/or how many services were provided with those funds. If you receive Aware funding this current year, how many clients will be serviced and/or how many services will be provided with these funds? | The Library last received a West Shore Aware grant in 2021. The money was initially requested for in-person programs to be held in our new facility in its inaugural year. Because of the pandemic shut-down, we revised our plans. Instead, we hosted a community art project that ran through the sprint and summer of 2021. Members of the community submitted selfie portraits which were professionally printed, mounted and displayed in the library building. In addition to the display, we hosted a virtual instructional session and an opening reception. Because the portraits were so prominently displayed throughout the building, every person who entered the Library had a chance to view the artwork. Although it is impossible to get an exact count of unique visitors, we can safely estimate at least 3000 people each month. |
| Please provide a listing of the Officers and Board members of your organization. | Ingrid Boyer, Director |
| Your Contact Information | Ingrid Boyer |
| Phone | 2698578241 |
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| 1. Description of the Organization (maximum 5 points, please limit to ½ pages) | The Saugatuck-Douglas District Library (SDDL) provides our community with access to a diverse collection of books, periodicals, videos, audio recordings and other materials in a friendly, comfortable environment. The Library also provides the community with high-quality educational programs, public computer access, small-scale printing and copying services, and other informational and technological services. The SDDL primarily serves the residents of Douglas, Saugatuck and Saugatuck Township, who collectively number approximately 5,600 people. In addition to our resident patrons, the Library also serves non-resident students of the Saugatuck Public School system, summer visitors and neighbors from nearby communities. The Library welcomes all people—regardless of where they live or who they are—and fulfills an important social role as one of the few non-commercial public spaces in our area. |
| 2. Funding Request (maximum 35 points, total, please limit to 1 page) | The Library requests a grant of $2000 to support our second annual Winter/Spring concert series. This series of 4-6 musical performances will be held in the Library's program room on Sunday afternoons. Our space can accommodate an audience of 72. The series will feature professional musicians from various genres. This past year, we held 4 such concerts and they were very well-received. Our stated goal was to fill the seasonal gap by offering cultural enrichment opportunities during the months where other organizations have limited offerings. For each of this past year's concerts, the room was at or near capacity. Based on feedback from attendees, we are eager to repeat and hopefully expand the project. |
| 3. Funding Justification (maximum 40 points, please limit to 1 page) | The Library values partnerships with our fellow community organizations. We are asking that West Shore Aware co-sponsor this concert series for the requested amount of $2000. Our other funding partner will be the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library's Friends of the Library. We are confident in their continued support, but if the series is cancelled for whatever reason, we would return the grant money to West Shore Aware. Our goal is to hold at least 4 concerts between December 2024 and May 2025. If we are able to raise sufficient funds, we will be able to offer up to six performances. Although we have not yet made agreements with musicians, we anticipate each concert will cost between $500 and $800. Negotiated fees will vary based on the number of musicians in each ensemble. |
| 4. Summary | The Saugatuck-Douglas District Library requests West Shore Aware co-sponsor our second annual Winter/Spring Concert series with a grant of $2,000. The series will include 4-6 professional musical performances to be held at the Library between December 2024 and May 2025. The exact content of the concerts has yet to be determined, but will include a variety of musical instruments and genres. The Library hopes that these free programs will enrich the lives of community members through high quality cultural content, especially during the off-season months. The co-sponsorship of this concert series has the potential to benefit audiences of up to 72 members at each event. The grant-funded series will be marketed through the Library’s website, electronic newsletter, social media accounts and in local print media or with locally-distributed posters and flyers. West Shore Aware will be credited as the program's co-sponsor in all marketing efforts and in introductory remarks at each program. |
| Application Agreement | This is an application, otherwise known as a Request for Funding (RFF), from
West Shore Aware. This RFF is a request from your organization to Aware, for Aware to host a
Fundraising Event for your organization. By completing this RFF, your organization is requesting to be considered by Aware’s membership for an Aware fundraising event to be held during the summer of this year, also known as the White Party.
If your organization is chosen for a fundraising event by the Aware membership, your organization will agree to the following terms and conditions for the said fundraising event. 1. Aware will be given and provided full credit for the fundraising event in all of you organization’s publicity and advertising for said event, to include but not limited to event posters, newspaper advertising, handouts, radio and television advertising for the event, and organizational announcements concerning the event. 2. Your organization will only use the funds raised by Aware from said event for the purpose described in the RFF submitted to Aware. 3. Your organization understands that West Shore Aware is a philanthropic organization of LBGTQ+ individuals and their supporters, and that the funds your organization receives from Aware will be coming from the West Michigan lakeshore community. 4. The funds received from Aware as a result of the fundraising event will be net, after expenses for said fundraising event are paid. 5. Aware may use the name of your organization in its own advertising and publicity as a recipient of funds.. 6. Your organization will supply Aware with written approval to hold, or be part of a fundraising event held by Aware. 7. West Shore Aware reserves the right to audit any organization that receives funding to determine whether the funds were used as described in its RFF. 8. Your organization will allow West Shore Aware to use you organization’s name on the West Shore Aware website. In addition, if your organization has a website, you will link that website to the West Shore Aware website and allow West Shore Aware to link to your organization’s site. West Shore Aware’s web site link must remain on your web site for a full year from the date of the monetary disbursement. Failure to do so will disqualify you from requesting future funding. Once you have completed the RFF and agreed to the aforementioned, please submit it. Please sign this document below, indicating acceptance of the aforementioned terms and conditions. By signing the document, you acknowledge your organization is a registered 501(C) 3 Charitable organization. |
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| Date | 04/29/2024 |
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