Assistance Fund for Growth Grant Report

Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation Mission:
To sustain and strengthen Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in all 95 Tennessee counties, ensuring that new, age-appropriate books are mailed to Tennessee’s preschool children, at no cost to families and regardless of income.

GBBF Assistance Fund for Growth:
The Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) has established a fund for the express purpose of providing financial assistance to county Imagination Library (IL) programs, based upon specific documented need or a desire to grow their program in some way. Grants from the GBBF Assistance Fund for Growth may be applied for once a year using this application. You may request grants up to $1,000. If your proposal is approved, you will be required to submit a report outlining outcomes 30 days after the completion of your project.

Imagination Library Program: (Blank)County Imagination Library

1)Grant Amount:

2)Grant Period:

Report Outlining Outcomes

Please thoroughly answer the questions below, as they relate to the event, product, or fundraiser you hosted as a result of the GBBF Assistance Fund for Growth Grant.

  1. How and for what, specifically, were your funds used?If at all possible, can you include a simple budget – revenue generated, expenses, outcome? Note: The budget can be in an attached Excel spreadsheet or listed below.
  1. In what ways did this funding contribute to the success of your event/campaign/project?
  1. How did your activity engage the community or strengthen your program in enrollment or fundraising?
  1. Would you do this activity again? What were your greatest challenges?If this is not the first year you have hosted this event or activity, how did this year compare to last year in revenue/profit and attendance?
  1. How much did you raise through the event or sale? What was your goal/ did you exceed it? Yes or No, what contributed/detracted & why do you think?
  1. What was the estimated number in attendance? (# of registered attendees, visitors at your booth, T-shirts sold, etc. as well as estimated total crowd attendance)

**Note: Please attach any marketing or communications material you created to raise awareness of this event or campaign in your community, so that we can feature the idea on our website.