Vaughn and Associates: Vaughn and Associates Inc. will do business as Sister Friend Promotions

ID

99

OrgName

Vaughn and Associates

PhysicalAddress

7727 Rosewood Lane Court, LaVista NE 68128

MailingAddress

Website

www.blackhistoryartcontests.com

SocialMediaAccounts

Facebook - Nebraskablackhistoryartcontest

Name

Donna Marie Vaughn

Title

Founder - CEO

EmailAddress

donnavaughn3mil@gmail.com

Phone

+1 (402) 714-6744

Team

Yes

TeamExplanation

Donna Vaughn - Team Leader, Rontasha Crawford and Sharon Cribbs team members.

OrganizationalChart

Donna Vaughn - Team Lead Rontasha Crawford - Team member - coordinator Sharon Cribbs - Team member - coordinator

OtherCompletedProjects

. Thus far we have coordinated 1. The 10th Annual Nebraska Black History Art Contest; 2. The 1st Annual Juneteenth Art Contest; 3. The 1st Annual Juneteenth Cake Walk; 4. Ladies Appreciation Day. Our goal is to include an Annual Black History Dinner in 2023, a Juneteenth Carnival (similar to Cinco de Mayo), to host finance, crypto and credit seminars and to promote concerts. We would like to bring artists such as Toni Braxton, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Indie Arie, Jill Scott and Musiq Soul Child to Omaha and the surrounding area. We would like to secure our own historical building in North Omaha. The funds allocated for economic development would allow us to do this.

ProposalTitle

Vaughn and Associates Inc. will do business as Sister Friend Promotions

TotalBudget

3000000.0

LB1024GrantFundingRequest

3000000.0

ProposalType

Service/program

BriefProposalSummary

Thus far we have coordinated 1. The 10th Annual Nebraska Black History Art Contest; 2. The 1st Annual Juneteenth Art Contest; 3. The 1st Annual Juneteenth Cake Walk; 4. Ladies Appreciation Day. Our goal is to include an Annual Black History Dinner in February 2023, a Juneteenth Carnival (similar to Cinco de Mayo), in June 2023. To host finance, crypto and credit seminars and to promote concerts. We would like to bring artists such as Toni Braxton, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Indie Arie, Jill Scott and Musiq Soul Child to Omaha and the surrounding area. We would like to secure our own historical building in North Omaha. The funds allocated for economic development would allow us to do this.

Timeline

Some events will take place in February 2023 and June 2023. We are waiting for monies to be allocated so that we can contact the artists and have them sign contracts. Most requite half down.

PercentageCompletedByJuly2025

1.0

FundingGoals

Fundamental Change (i.e., a proposal that will continue to elevate North or South Omaha's presence and perception within the region, significantly improving the lives of area residents through physical development) Long-Lasting Economic Growth (i.e., a proposal that will foster gainful employment opportunities and financial investment in the area, leading to the creation of generational wealth and widespread economic vitality in North and South Omaha) Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)

Community Needs

Policy (i.e., develop or improve context-sensitive education, finance, health, training, zoning, etc.) Quality of Life (i.e., create or enhance natural spaces, mixed uses, parks, safety, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)

OtherExplanation

ProposalDescriptionAndNeedsAlignment

Our proposal will improve the quality of life in Omaha because it gives the community fun and clean family entertainment. Our events will also help to bring tourist to Omaha, thus helping our hotels and food and beverage partners.

VisioningWorkshopFindingsAlignment

Our proposal meets the sustainable community needs in that we will provide entertainment and education to the community also it helps to meet the policy needs in that we will educate the public on finances, crypto currency, and credit.

PrioritiesAlignment

My proposal will improve North Omaha by helping to making it a tourist destination.

EconomicImpact

Three permanent jobs will be created. Not sure how many temp jobs we will need yet.

EconomicImpactPermanentJobsCreated

Three permanent jobs will be created.

EconomicImpactTemporaryJobsCreated

not sure

EconomicImpactWageLevels

Top level $70,000 and the two coordinators would make $60,000.00.

EconomicImpactAlignProposedJobs

Putting on events will require us to partner with many businesses and as much as possible we will use merchants in North and South Omaha. They will always be given a priority.

CommunityBenefit

CommunityBenefitSustainability

BestPracticesInnovation

OutcomeMeasurement

We will provide exciting events that will educate and entertain the citizens of Omaha. Our events are exciting and will give citizens something to look forward to. Our events will improve lives and bring the Omaha citizen’s joy.

OutcomeMeasurementHow

We could measure the attendance thus the success of the events that we throw. We can measure the new jobs and salaries that we created. We can even measure who attends our classes and if they implemented what will be recommended. Records and data will be kept by us.

OutcomeMeasurementCoinvestment

Partnerships

Yes

PartnershipsOrgs

We will need to rent facilities for our events, we may need lighting, stages, sound, insurance, ticket partners, hotel and caterers, and the media.

PartnershipsMOU

Displacement

No

DisplacementExplanation

PhysicalLocation

Events will be held in North Omaha.

QualifiedCensusTract

AdditionalLocationDocuments

Would like to be housed in an historical building over Noorth Omaha.

PropertyZoning

No

ConnectedToUtilities

ConnectedToUtilitiesConnected

Yes

ConnectedToUtilitiesUpgradesNeeded

No

DesignEstimatingBidding

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingPackageDeveloped

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingCostsDetermined

Guestamation

GeneralContractor

No

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBid

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBidWhyNot

RequestRationale

GrantFundsUsage

It will allow us to book the artist we would love to bring to Omaha and pay deposits. Money will be used to secure and renovate a building, office furniture and supplies and for deposits on entertainment.

ProposalFinancialSustainability

No

ProposalFinancialSustainabilityOperations

FundingSources

. I am currently seeking funding for some of the events scheduled for next year from corporate America. Thus far Bellevue University had donated $1,000.00.

FundingSourcesPendingDecisions

December 31, 2022.

FundingSourcesCannotContinue

Without your funding, we will not be able to do the Juneteenth Carnival or bring in artists to perform.

Scalability

We can just choose to not do some of the events.

ScalabilityComponents

FinancialCommitment

We will do as many events as we can raise funds for. Owner Donna will come out of her pocket as necessary.

ARPAComplianceAcknowledgment

1.0

ARPAReportingMonitoringProcessAck

1.0

LB1024FundingSourcesAck

1.0

PublicInformation

1.0

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