About Your Proposal

Please break down your proposal into the following sections:

PROJECTED BUDGET

Use the budget template to breakdown all incoming and outgoing financial projections (note that the linked spreadsheet is view only, so please download a copy to make your own).

For example, please include information on expected costs or revenues related to:

  • Catering
  • Talent booking
  • Art supplies
  • Staff
  • Ticketing
  • Any and all other sources of exchange

Make sure to include the amount you are requesting (up to $8,000) within your budget. Your budget may be larger than the requested award. Please provide a budget for the entire event, including all expenses and revenue beyond the requested award.

MARKETING STRATEGY

While Highlight will promote the festival as well as select individual events, recipients are also
responsible for making the public aware of your event and for committing to your proposed
marketing strategy. While we welcome and encourage your custom designs, all digital and print
assets must include the Highlight logo and sponsor logo lockups, which BCA will provide upon
acceptance.

LOCATION

A final list of Highlight venues is still in progress and may include ECHO, Waterfront Park, the Moran Frame, Contois Auditorium, Skinny Pancake, Foam, Vermont Comedy Club, and the BCA Center. This list is subject to change. All venues will be in Burlington. Please design your event with one of these venues in mind. If your application is selected, we will work with you to find the place that suits your event best location.

ABOUT YOU AND/OR YOUR ORGANIZATION

Provide a brief background on you and/or your organization: your history and your mission. Who is your community/audience? How many people do you typically engage per year? What are the demographics of your audience or constituency? What kind of special skills, experience, or resources do you have that will ensure a successful event?

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Describe your event. How does your idea contribute to Highlight with unique social and creative value? How do you foresee the programming unfolding over the course of the event?

Your description should also include:

  • A title and a headline-style subtitle for your event
  • A 250-1000-word description of your event, to be used for promotional purposes
  • A preliminary list of the names of any performers that you expect will participate
  • An estimated run-time and preferred time of day for your event

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL (not required)

Here you may include any and all other information you feel may be pertinent to your proposal. This may include attachments, media, data, references, or any number of other materials.