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What do you get when you put together 10 enthusiastic people, $100 and a BIG idea?
10 Creative Philanthropists!
That's right: All it takes is your time and talent to become an overnight philanthropist. In honor of our 25th anniversary, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is inviting up to 25 teams of 10 people to take a $100 seed grant and turn it into as much money as possible. At the end of the contest, help choose the community interest areas that will be funded. This is a contest encouraging both creativity and financial results. Teams will be featured both on our website and in the media.
Winners receive a "Taste of Philanthropy" and a "Tasty Dinner"! Winners decide where the money raised will go to help our community by selecting from among the Community Foundation's permanent endowments. By donating the money raised to a permanent endowment at the Community Foundation, your time and talent will make a lasting impact in Greensboro.
Celebrate your team's success by dining together. Up to three winning teams will receive a dinner at Bistro Sofia, the Community Foundation's philanthropy partner.
Download the overview by clicking on the icon at right, and sign up your team using the form at the bottom of this page.
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Funds raised through the Creative Philanthropy Contest will be added to a permanent endowment at the Community Foundation that is selected by the winning teams.
Many nonprofit organizations in Greensboro have permanent endowment funds for their organization's benefit. These funds can be used by the organization for general operating support, support for specific programming, facility maintenance or a host of other things.
Organizations with permanent funds at the Community Foundation are numerous and cover most areas of need in Greensboro and Guilford County. These areas include:
Arts and Humanities
Children and Youth
Health and Human Services
Civic Involvement
Neighborhoods and Environment
Education
For a complete listing of these funds, click on the icon at right. | |
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All teams must agree to submit a "philanthropy idea" for how they will turn the $100 seed grant into as much money as possible; report their progress to the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro on our website at www.25thevent.org at the "Tell Us YOUR story" page; grant permission for team members' images to be used on the Community Foundation's website or in other forms of promotion in the community; submit their funds by 5 PM October 1, 2008 to the Community Foundation.
After you submit this form, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro will contact you to discuss your idea for consideration; select teams to fund based on the creativity and viability of the team's "philanthropy story"; publicize your team's progress throughout the campaign period.
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