Basic Organization Information
Family Action Council of Tennessee
- Physical Address:
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Franklin, TN
37067 8231
- EIN:
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20-5001627
- Web URL:
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www.factn.org
- NTEE Category:
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X Religion, Spiritual Development
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X20 Christian
- Year Founded:
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2006
- Ruling Year:
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2006
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to be a catalyst for creating a culture in Tennessee that affirms marriage, life, the traditional family, limited government, and religious liberty. We seek to accomplish that mission by, in part, equipping Tennesseans and public officials to effectively promote and defend these values. Our vision is a state with engaged citizens, Godly officials, and strong families.
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Impact Statement
2009 Accomplishments:
Increased number of distinct web-site users by 74% over 2008
Increased number of web pages viewed per month by 50% over 2008.
Increased average number of listeners through our website of our radio news report, The FACT Report, from an average of 375 listeners per month in the first quarter of 2009 to over 1,800 listeners for the last quarter.
Sponsored third annual “Ministers Day on the Hill” attended by over 80 ministers. Initiated new regional Ministers' Prayer Breakfasts & Legislative Briefings reaching another 75 ministers in Shelby & Hamilton Counties.
FACT’s President participated with an attorney from the Alliance Defense Fund in a live Town Hall radio broadcast by the Moody network radio affiliate in Chattanooga on "Will Christian Values Survive in America?" 250 attended live event.
Authorized by Focus on the Family to officially train individuals to lead small group studies using The Truth Project, a DVD based Biblical worldview curriculum. In four months trained over 100 individuals/couples in sessions in Nashville, Murfreesboro, Knoxville, Maryville, & Memphis
2010 Accomplishments:
Developed a heavily used "Voter Education Headquarters" with easy to use voter guides comply with Sec. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, links to all state and federal candidates’ web sites, and candid video interviews with gubernatorial candidates.
Hosted Stand for the Family Pastors luncheon and public Rally in Memphis with Tony Perkins, head of Family Research Council, and Bishop Harry Jackson, High Impact Coalition, attended by 60 pastors and 450 people, respectively.
Opened first satellite office in Memphis with part-time staff to help build relationships between pastors so that they might better work together to address area issues.
Developed and conducted first Community Impact Seminar and first Taking the Hill program for high school seniors.
Revenue and Expenses
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Chief Executive
Mr. David E. Fowler
Term:
Since
June
2006
Chief Executive Profile:
Law practice for 22 years
Director of Center for Law and Government at Bryan College 4 years
Served in Tennessee Senate for 12 years
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
FACT is unique in that it is the only organization operating state-wide to identify, equip and mobilize Christians and citizens to understand and respond to public policies affecting a comprehensive set of pro-family issues. It is also unique in that my experiences as an attorney, 12 years veteran of the state Senate, and former service on a church staff lend credibility to FACT’s message to Christians and the church. It is also unique because of its associations that allow FACT to leverage research, educational materials, best practices in terms of operations and management, and effective initiative models from Focus on the Family, The Family Research Council, and the Alliance Defense Fund while also being able to facilitate communications by those organizations into Tennessee with respect to what we are doing, increasing our reach.
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Highest Paid Employees & Their Compensation
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Program:
Ministers' Day on the Hill
- Budget:
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$21,000
- Category:
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Religion, General/Other
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
As the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, “The church must be reminded that it is … the conscience of the state.” With this end in mind, FACT has designed its Ministers’ Day on the Hill at the state capitol and its regional Ministerial Briefings to encourage ministers and their congregations to stay abreast of family policy issues and to use their influence positively through participation and prayer.
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This year's event served to energize some of the ministers in attendance, resulting in:
• Ministers initiating & helping facilitate regional Ministers' Prayer Breakfasts & Legislative Briefings, reaching approximately 75 ministers in Shelby and Hamilton Counties. The event in Shelby County led to an invitation from some attending ministers to come back to educate them and other community leaders about an Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinance facing their county government.
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an invitation to address the annual meeting of the Middle Tennessee Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America.
FACT held a breakfast meeting for 50 pastors during the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Out of these regional events, FACT was able to assist in the actual functional development of two Salt and Light Committees at Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, TN, and Woodland Park Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN. Other churches are in the process of developing such committees.
Program Success Monitored by:
- Surveys
- Invitations to speak at ministerial gatherings, churches, etc.
- Relationships built with ministers across the state of Tennessee
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The Truth Project Training
- Budget:
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$14,000
- Category:
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Religion, General/Other
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
FACT is officially authorized to provide training to individuals desiring to lead small group studies using The Truth Project, a DVD based Biblical worldview curriculum. Since July 2009, FACT has led more than 10 training sessions in cities across Tennessee and trained over 300 individuals/couples to begin leading groups.
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Taking the Hill
- Budget:
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$15,525
- Category:
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Religion, General/Other
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
Taking the Hill is a day and a half intensive program for up to 30 high achieving high school seniors interested in pursuing careers in government or law. It is held at the state Capitol during session and consists of educational lectures, observation and discussion of legislation sessions and meetings, and roundtable discussions with different groups involved on the Hill - legislators, lobbyists, executive staff employees, and all different kinds of legislative staff .
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Community Impact Seminars
- Budget:
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$15,000
- Category:
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Religion, General/Other
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
This program is designed to help Christians develop a Biblical understanding of government and law, appreciate the historical involvement of Christians in these spheres, and provide practical helps for them to develop a team (usually through their church) to educate, inform, and lead their fellow church members to greater engagement with the culture.
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Community Impact
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$70,000
- Category:
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Religion, General/Other
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
This program supports our (i) 90 second radio FACT Report, providing news on cultural issues in Tennessee, (ii) electronic educational efforts consisting primarily of a twice monthly Family Action News (The FAN) commentary and analysis of cultural issues primarily in Tennessee, and (iii) periodic video news and commentary pieces, (iv) web content development and updating, and (v) our Legislative Briefings and Emerging Issue programs put on in various communities across the state.
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Funding Needs
1. Staffing. FACT needs additional staff to allow FACT’s President to have more time devote to network development and relationship building in order to increase its capacity to bring about cultural transformation relative to its key values. In particular help is needed with development and delivery of communications and educational materials and programming. Cost $55,000 to $60,000
2. Software. An integrated data base management software is needed to allow management and evaluation of constituent information and contributions in order to effectively implement our low and mid-level donor development plans that are necessary to greater financial stability. However, it must integrate with our need for greater flexibility and ease of communication with constituents identifiable by legislative districts. Approximately $7,000
3. Office Equipment. A desktop and laptop computer (and related software) are needed to replace personal and out-dated equipment currently being used along with a video camera, stand and microphones (currently borrowing equipment) for use with increased video reports and interviews. Cost $ $2,600 - $2,700
4. Two displays for use at events and speaking engagements. $1,800 - $2,000
5. Funding a beta test to refine, adequately promote, conduct 10 Community Impact Seminars (described under Programming) in 10 communities around the state and to evaluate them to determine their effectiveness in equipping people to start ministries within their churches to help members be informed about and better engaged in addressing and responding to cultural issues. $15,000
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