CONGREGATIONAL PRESS

CONGREGATIONAL PRESS

Application Form

for Publication

DEFINITION: This application form applies to all publication projects requesting approval for publication under the Congregational Press logo. Such requests shall be subject to review by the Congregational Press Publications Board. All such projects which are approved via this form will be published under the logo of the Congregational Press.

ELIGIBILITY: Those eligible to apply for publication privileges are:

a. Any member of any member NACCC Church with the endorsement of the

congregation of his/her church.

b. Any Board, Division, Committee, Commission or official of the NACCC with

endorsement of the group.

FUNDING: No financial assistance from the Congregational Press Publications account will be available to underwrite this publication. Applicant must pay all publishing expenses.

Application Information

1. Date of application__________________________________

2. Name of Representative/ Author/Contact Person applying for

publication_______________________________________________

3. Address____________________________________________________

Phone Number_____________________________________________

Email ____________________________________

FAX Number______________________________

3. Out of which Division/Commission/ Committee/ Other did this publication idea originate?_________________________________________________

MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION: The scope of material to be considered by the Board for publication will be:

a. Congregational in nature

b. Related to our heritage and polity

c. Illustrative of current activities of our staff, volunteers, churches

d. Designed to assist our member churches in their work and ministry

4. Briefly describe the nature of the publication and the audience for which it is intended:

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MARKETING CRITERIA: The submitting individual or group must provide a marketing plan for the publication, including, but not limited to, the following:

a. Market survey indicating the potential sales

b. Analysis of the audience sought for the publication

c. Time line for preparation of the final draft and distribution

d. Anticipated cost and selling price

e. Marketing plan for actual sales

f. Desired delivery techniques (video, hard cover, CD-ROM, website, etc.)

g. Anticipated financial return on the publication

h. Publication life forecast (i.e. when should remainder be disposed of)

5. Describe your marketing plan for this project:

__________________________________________________________________

6. Have you priced this publication? If so, please attach the price estimate, along with

other particulars (number of copies, stock, color, format etc)_______________

______________________________________________________________

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PUBLICATION VENUES: The Board will analyze the proposed publication and include its own analysis of the appropriate delivery technique. These publishing options include but are not limited to:

a. Hard cover book

b. Soft cover book

c. Pamphlet

d. Video

e. CD/ROM

f. Website availability for downloading

7. What medium were you hoping to use of the publicaton?________________________

PUBLISHING DECISIONS: Based on their appraisal, the Board will make its decision on publishing the project. This decision may include:

a. The project is fundamental to preserve our heritage and must be published in an

economically appropriate form regardless of its return on investment

b. The project is an appropriate publication and is fiscally sound in the

recommended publishing medium and is approved.

c. The project is not approved as submitted but recommended for a lower cost

distribution method. e.g.Web-site, CD-ROM

d. The project is not approved for publication assistance.

Publishing projects which are not approved by the Publications Board will be subject to review by the Executive Committee at the request of the applicants.

(For Publication Board use only)

Date submitted to the Publications Board___________________

APPROVED for Publication under the Congregational Press Logo:

1. Approval Date_____________________

2. Funding for project ______________

3. Marketing Plan______________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

4. Publication Venue______________________________

5. Publishing Time-Line_________________________________

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6. Suggestions/ Design Review/ Marketing Comments____________________________

__________________________________________________________________

NOT APPROVED for Publication under the Congregational Press Logo

1. Date not approved____________________

2. Reasons ___________________________________________________________

3. Revision suggestions___________________________________________________

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4. Other Comments______________________________________________________

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