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SUMMARY:Best Buy Foundation- Community Grants
DESCRIPTION:Best Buy Foundation\n\nCommunity Grant Request for Proposals \n\nMay 1\, 2015\n\n\n\nBest Buy Ignites Teen Potential through Technology\n\nFor decades people have turned to Best Buy for answers to their technology questions. As a company\, we aim to ignite human potential. To support these efforts\, the Best Buy Foundation provides underserved teens with access to technology to build 21st century skills and bridge the digital divide. As technology becomes ore ingrained in our society\, it is critical for youth to develop the necessary skills for future college and career success. Sixty percent of the jobs that will be available in 10 years don't even exist today. \n\n\n\nAs experts in technology\, our goal is to leverage our knowledge\, resources\, and talented Best Buy and Geek Squad employees to empower underserved youth and help prepare them for the future.\n\n\n\nCommunity Grant Overview\n\nBest Buy Foundation will donate up to $2 million in Community Grants to local and regional nonprofit partners that create hands-on learning opportunities for underserved teens to engage them in learning\, experimenting\, and interacting with teh latest technologies to build 21st century skills. The overall goals is to provide youth with access to new technologies and help them become interested and fluent in digital learning while developing skills to help better prepare them for future education and career sucess.\n\n\n\nPrograms should help teens build 21st century skills by utilizing cutting-edge technology such as computers\, digital cameras\, video cameras\, and professional software in a wide range of areas including (but not limited to): \n\n\n Audio production (including music mixing and recording)\n Coding/3D printing\n Computer maintenance and repair\n Digital photography/graphic design\n Filmmaking and videography\n Maker faires/hack-a-thons\n Mobile and game app development\n Programming\n Robotics\n Web site design\n\nCommunity grants are designed to support local efforts and are reviewed for consideration by Best Buy teams across the United States. The average grant amount is 45000 and will not exceed $10\,000.\n\n\n\nGrantee Overview\n\nBest Buy is searching for local organizations with a demonstrated track record for building skill proficiency in technology through out-of-school time programs.\n\n\n\nThe primary responsibilities of the nonprofit organization should include: \n\n\n Providing staff and curriculum for the out-of-school time programming. May include volunteer instructors. \n Where the opportunity exists\, working with schools and other community-based organizations to build awareness of the program to drive teen participation.\n Ensuring access to youth from underserved communities. \n Developing financial and community support to help sustain the program beyond the grant funding from Best Buy.\n Submitting an annual report on program components such as participant engagement\, program activities\, desired outcomes\, challenges\, successes\, and participant survey results.\n Where possible\, enabling participation of Best Buy employees to serve as volunteers.\n\n\n\nEligibility Criteria\n\nBest Buy invites out-of-school time programs that have fundamental commitment to youth\, ages 13-18\, to apply for funding. Minimum eligibility criteria include:\n\n\n Eligible nonprofits may be a public or nonprofit community-based organization (e.g.\, community center\, school or library) with existing local or regional out-of-school time program and a proven track record of serving youth ages 13-18.\n Program located within a nonprofit organization targeting teens in undeserved communities.\n Program must operate within 50 miles of a Best Buy store or other Best Buy center of operations (e.g.\, warehouse\, corporate headquarters\, Geek Squad Service Center\, etc.) to allow for Best Buy employee volunteer participation (if appropriate). To find store locations\, visit www.bestbuy.com and click on "Store Locator."\n Commitment to diversity and inclusion.\n Organizations that have engaged Best Buy employee volunteers will receive special consideration.\n Organizations within the Twin Cities seven-county metro area are eligible and can apply for Best Buy Foundation support through the Community Grants Program or Twin Cities Fund\, but not both. \n Previous grantees must submit a report before applying for subsequent funding.\n\n\n\nRequired Elements of the Proposal: Please include in online submission\n\nProposals will be evaluated and competitively ranked by a local review committee from Best Buy. The review committee may contact you with additional questions as part of the selection process. The overall comprehensiveness\, quality and clarity of the proposal will be taken into consideration. \n\n\n\nPlease submit proposal online via this link- https://www.easymatch.com/bestbuygrant\n\nMake sure to address each requirement below in the section that corresponds to the online application. The grant will be to support the operation of hte program for one-year. Grant recipients will be eligible to apply the following year for funding\, there are no guarantees of renewed funding. \n\n\n\nOrganization Mission\n\n\n Statement of nonprofit organization's mission and strategic direction.\n\nDefine Children Served\n\n\n Describe how your organization reaches and supports young people. Include number of youth served\, related demographic data (e.g.\, ages served\, gender mix\, ethnicity\, % on free and reduced lunch program)\, hours of operation\, and schedule of activities.\n Specifically\, describe successful engagement with economically disadvantaged and diverse populations.\n\nGeographic Area\n\n\n Describe the geographic area served by your organization/program.\n\nProgram Goals\, Objectives\, and Impact\n\n\n Describe how a grant from Best Buy can help achieve your current and future objectives.\n Describe how a grant would support the development of youth- increasing 21st century sklils and bridging the digital divide. \n\nProgram Description\n\n\n Describe experience with informal learning environments.\n Describe your experience with using technology as a learning tool for teens.\n Give examples of prior experience with program evaluation.\n\nImplementation Plan\n\n\n Describe leadership opportunities for youth\, as well as the role of youth in planning and implementing programs and activities.\n Include examples of any collaboration with organizations in the community.\n Outline any proposed or existing Best Buy employee volunteer activities. \n\nSustainability\n\n\n Describe your volunteerism program.\n Describe your reputation in the community and give examples of a demonstrated history of success.\n\nMeasurement\n\n\n Outline\, in a bulleted format\, the specific metrics used to track program success in areas of developing 21st century skills and bridging the digital divide (e.g.\, types of skills and level of proficiency\, amount of interest in digital learning\, technology access provided to underserved youth).\n Provide a brief explanation of your program evaluation process\n\nBrief Narrative of Organization's Budget\n\n\n List corporate funders\, levels of support and any funding received from Best Buy previously.\n\nBrief Narrative of Program's Budget\n\n\n Include total program budget\, identifying how funds from Best Buy would be used.\n\nOther Funding Sources\n\n\n List of other funders of the program and levels of support\, for which you're requesting funds.\n\nProposal Deadline and Administrative Information\n\nGrant Awards- Program grants (no general operating or production requests) Typically range from $4K to $6K\, will not exceed $10K\n\nGrant Period- Up to one year of funding\n\nApplication Site Opens- Monday\, June 1\, 2015\n\nProposal Due Date- Proposals must be submitted no later than 8am EDT on Monday\, June 29-2015\n\nFinal Submissions- https://easymatch.com/bestbuygrants\n\nProposal Requirements and Information- Proposals must be submitted electronically\, please contact the Application Site contact with any system questions during the stated hours below\n\nNotification Date- September 15\, 2015\n\nAdditional Information- https://corporate.bestbuy.com/community-grants-page/\n\nContact- community.relations@bestbuy.com\n\nApplication Site Contact- bestbuygrants@easymatch.com or 866-625-4350. Hours of operation 8am - 6pm EDT\, Mon. though Fri.
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\nCommunity Grant Request for Proposals \;
\nMay 1\, 2015
\n
\nBest Buy Ignites Teen Potential through Technology
\nFor decades people have turned to Best Buy for answers to their technology questions. As a company\, we aim to ignite human potential. To support these efforts\, the Best Buy Foundation provides underserved teens with access to technology to build \;21st \;century skills and bridge the digital divide. As technology becomes ore ingrained in our society\, it is critical for youth to develop the necessary skills for future college and career success. Sixty percent of the jobs that will be available in 10 years don'\;t even exist today. \;
\n
\nAs experts in technology\, our goal is to leverage our knowledge\, resources\, and talented Best Buy and Geek Squad employees to empower underserved youth and help prepare them for the future.
\n
\nCommunity Grant Overview
\nBest Buy Foundation will donate up to $2 million in Community Grants to local and regional nonprofit partners that create hands-on learning opportunities for underserved teens to engage them in learning\, experimenting\, and interacting with teh latest technologies to build \;21st \;century skills. The overall goals is to provide youth with access to new technologies and help them become interested and fluent in digital learning while developing skills to help better prepare them for future education and career \;sucess.
\n
\nPrograms should help \;teens build \;21st \;century skills by utilizing cutting-edge technology such as computers\, digital cameras\, video cameras\, and professional software in a wide range of areas including (but not limited to): \;\n\n\n - Audio production (including music mixing and recording)
\n - Coding/3D printing
\n - Computer maintenance and repair
\n - Digital photography/graphic design
\n - Filmmaking and \;videography
\n - Maker \;faires/hack-a-thons
\n - Mobile and game app development
\n - Programming
\n - Robotics
\n - Web site design
\n
\nCommunity grants are designed to support local efforts and are reviewed for consideration by Best Buy teams across the United States. The average grant amount is 45000 and will not exceed $10\,000.
\n
\nGrantee Overview
\nBest Buy is searching for local organizations with a demonstrated track record for building skill proficiency in technology through out-of-school time programs.
\n
\nThe primary responsibilities of the nonprofit organization should include: \;\n\n\n - Providing staff and curriculum for the out-of-school time programming. May \;include volunteer instructors. \;
\n - Where the opportunity exists\, working with schools and other community-based organizations to build awareness of the program to drive teen participation.
\n - Ensuring access to youth from underserved communities. \;
\n - Developing financial and community support to help sustain the program beyond the grant funding from Best Buy.
\n - Submitting an annual report on program components such as participant engagement\, program activities\, desired outcomes\, challenges\, successes\, and participant survey results.
\n - Where possible\, enabling participation of Best Buy employees to serve as volunteers.
\n
\n
\nEligibility Criteria
\nBest Buy invites out-of-school time programs that have fundamental commitment to youth\, \;ages \;13-18\, to apply for funding. Minimum eligibility criteria include:\n\n\n - Eligible nonprofits may be a public or nonprofit community-based organization (e.g.\, community center\, school or library) with existing local or regional out-of-school time program and a proven track record of serving youth ages 13-18.
\n - Program located within a \;nonprofit \;organization targeting teens in undeserved communities.
\n - Program must operate within \;50 miles of a Best Buy store or other Best Buy center of operations (e.g.\, warehouse\, corporate headquarters\, Geek Squad \;Service \;Center\, etc.) to allow for Best Buy employee volunteer participation (if appropriate). To find store locations\, visit www.bestbuy.com and click on "\;Store Locator."\;
\n - Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
\n - Organizations that have engaged Best Buy employee volunteers will receive special consideration.
\n - Organizations within the Twin Cities seven-county metro area are eligible and can apply for Best Buy Foundation support through the Community Grants Program or Twin Cities Fund\, but not both. \;
\n - Previous grantees must submit a report before applying for subsequent funding.
\n
\n
\nRequired Elements of the Proposal: Please include in online submission
\nProposals will be evaluated and competitively ranked by a local review committee from Best Buy. The review committee may contact you with \;additional \;questions as part of the selection process. The overall comprehensiveness\, \;quality \;and clarity of the proposal will be taken into consideration. \;
\n
\nPlease submit proposal online via this link- https://www.easymatch.com/bestbuygrant
\nMake sure to address each requirement below in the section that corresponds to the online application. The grant will be to support the operation of hte program for one-year. Grant recipients will be eligible to apply the following year for funding\, there are no guarantees of renewed funding.\;
\n
\nOrganization Mission\n\n\n - Statement of nonprofit \;organization'\;s \;mission and strategic direction.
\n
\nDefine Children Served\n\n\n - Describe how your organization reaches and supports young people. Include number of youth served\, related demographic data (e.g.\, ages served\, gender mix\, \;ethnicity\, % on free and reduced lunch program)\, hours of operation\, and schedule of activities.
\n - Specifically\, describe \;successful engagement with economically disadvantaged and diverse populations.
\n
\nGeographic Area\n\n\n - Describe the geographic area served by your organization/program.
\n
\nProgram Goals\, Objectives\, and Impact\n\n\n - Describe how a grant from Best Buy can help achieve your current and future objectives.
\n - Describe how a grant would support the development of youth- increasing \;21st \;century \;sklils \;and bridging the digital divide. \;
\n
\nProgram Description\n\n\n - Describe experience with informal learning environments.
\n - Describe your experience with using technology as a learning tool for teens.
\n - Give examples of prior experience with program evaluation.
\n
\nImplementation Plan\n\n\n - Describe leadership opportunities for youth\, as well as the role of youth in planning and implementing programs and activities.
\n - Include examples of any collaboration with organizations in the community.
\n - Outline any proposed or existing Best Buy employee volunteer activities. \;
\n
\nSustainability\n\n\n - Describe your volunteerism program.
\n - Describe your reputation in the community and give examples of a demonstrated \;history of success.
\n
\nMeasurement\n\n\n - Outline\, in a bulleted format\, the specific metrics used to track program \;success \;in areas of developing \;21st \;century skills and bridging the digital divide (e.g.\, types of skills and level of proficiency\, amount of interest in digital learning\, technology access provided to underserved youth).
\n - Provide a brief explanation of your program \;evaluation \;process
\n
\nBrief Narrative of Organization'\;s Budget\n\n\n - List corporate funders\, levels of support and any funding received from Best Buy previously.
\n
\nBrief Narrative of Program'\;s Budget\n\n\n - Include total program budget\, identifying how funds from Best Buy would be used.
\n
\nOther Funding Sources\n\n\n - List of other funders of the program and levels of support\, for which you'\;re requesting funds.
\n
\nProposal Deadline and Administrative Information
\nGrant Awards- Program grants (no general operating or production requests) Typically range from $4K to $6K\, will not exceed $10K
\nGrant Period- Up to one year of funding
\nApplication \;Site \;Opens- Monday\, June 1\, 2015
\nProposal Due Date- Proposals must be submitted no later than 8am EDT on Monday\, June 29-2015
\nFinal Submissions- https://easymatch.com/bestbuygrants
\nProposal Requirements and Information- Proposals must be submitted electronically\, please contact the Application Site contact with any system \;questions during the stated hours below
\nNotification Date- September 15\, 2015
\nAdditional Information- https://corporate.bestbuy.com/community-grants-page/
\nContact- community.relations@bestbuy.com
\nApplication Site Contact- \;bestbuygrants@easymatch.com or 866-625-4350. Hours of operation 8am - 6pm EDT\, Mon. though Fri.
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