Community Journalism Executive Training (CJET) Austin Application Form
This information will be kept confidential and will only be utilized by the CJET faculty to evaluate the applications for admission into the program. By submitting this application you understand that there is no obligation to admit you or a representative of your organization in the program and that you recognize that it is the sole discretion of the CJET faculty as to whom will be invited to participate.
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Please provide the name of your organization
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E-mail
So that we can get back to you
Phone number
Address
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nagorno-Karabakh
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
eSwatini
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Transnistria Pridnestrovie
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
US Virgin Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Country
A: Questions about your organization:
What type of organization are you?
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A for-profit corporation
An LLC privately-held business
A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization
A fiscally-sponsored project of a 501(c)3 organization (not a university)
A project of or fiscally-sponsored project of a 501(c)3 University
Other
Definition: What is it you are building? (140 character description)
Mission: Why are you doing this?
Stakeholders: For whom are you doing it?
Competition: Who else is occupying the space in your target audience and/or community?
Goals: What do you hope to accomplish?
Objective: What kind of product or service do you need to create to meet these goals?
Why you: Why are you the best person (or best team) to pursue this mission and how are you equipped and/or qualified to succeed?
How will you sustain your organization to ensure the results you hope to achieve?
How long has your business been in operation?
Can you currently answer the following questions?
“We will solve________________________ (what) problem in my target audience/community.
for ______________(which group or groups in or around your target audience/community)
and provide___________________(service, product or benefit) for them.
We will consider ourselves a success, when we will have _______________(goal or achievement).
and built a sustainable organization that generates ______________(e.g. x amount of revenues, serves y number of people, produces z amount of products/services)."
B. Questions about your Business Model:
What are your revenue streams?
What percent is earned revenue from distribution or audience-based activities?
What percentage from membership levels or small donations?
What percentage from major donors/foundations?
If you have other revenue streams, please indicate what percentage they each represent.
What are your costs (burn rate)?
How much money are you spending each month (burn rate)?
Do you have a good sense of what your costs will look like over the next 24 months? [PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION HERE AND SUBMIT YOUR FINANCIALS AT THE END OF THIS APPLICATION]
What percentage of your expenditures goes to: Content
Revenue Generation
Technology
Marketing
General Admin
Your model
How long will the funds you have on-hand and committed carry you at your current burn rate?
What risk factors would hurt your ability to sustain your operations?
What contingency plans do you have?
What is your exit strategy (i.e. when will you have had enough)?
With what business areas do you feel like you need most help from this training program?
If you are selected to attend CJET, what do you hope to gain from your attendance?
Please upload your operating budget, including any projected revenue for the current fiscal year.
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