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About the Partnership
The Gratitude Network plans to offer up to 5 awards this year through its partnership with the Keiretsu Forum.
Winners will be highlighted at K4 events throughout the world.
The Gratitude Awards Program recognize outstanding leadership, potential for scale and innovation in solving humanity’s greatest problems.
Eligibility for the Gratitude Awards:
Social impact mission dealing with CHILDREN and / or EDUCATION in one of these areas:
- Education (including new approaches to education such as social-emotional and “blended” models)
- Health and Wellbeing (addressing children’s basic needs, including poverty alleviation, food and nutrition, clean water, safe shelter and disease prevention)
- Learning Systems (innovative technology, platforms, apps, mobile, blended and interactive learning, etc.)
- Children’s Rights (protecting children and families from abuse, trafficking, incarceration, and other harm)
Non-profit or for-profit organizations are eligible
“Scale” stage company:
- completed product/service
- customers
- initial funding already completed
- business model being tested or already proven
Selection Criteria:
- Strong fit with the MISSION to fund childhood and/or pre K-12 education
- Organization seeking to SCALE an already existing product/service and business model
- Extraordinary LEADERSHIP TEAM
- INNOVATIVE product/service, business model, or approach
- Potential to IMPACT many children, adolescents, students, teachers, and/or schools
- Scaleable BUSINESS MODEL leading to sustainable or profitable organization
Process:
Applicants are being accepted currently for the second cohort of 2017 Gratitude Fellows. Applications are due on April 1, 2017 and a next step email will be sent out by May 1.
Last year, an elite panel of judges, including respected leaders from the investor, philanthropy, social Fellowship, and relevant sector perspectives reviewed about 550 applications from around the world.
Click here to apply for a Gratitude Award,
Any Questions? Please email Meri at meri@gratitudefund.org
What is The Gratitude Network Award?
The Awards are a year-long program individually tailored to your social enterprise and leadership situation.
All Fellows:
- Are matched with a highly-skilled/experienced “Strategic Coach,” who will be your guide throughout the year and meet monthly with you.
- Are matched throughout the year with relevant “Expert Advisors” to assist you in meeting the goals you establish with your coach. Our mentor database contains over 40 highly qualified Expert Advisors who can work with you in range of business-building areas.
- Become a part of our Founders Peer group. These cohorts meet quarterly by video meeting, and are facilitated by the Gratitude Network. Peers work together to solve specific business issues that your business may be facing.
- Are referred, as appropriate, to possible funding sources during the second half of your award year. Late in 2017, Gratitude Network will be releasing a new program for funding “match-making” for both non-profit and for-profit organizations.
- Receive a Gratitude Network toolkit, customized for your cohort, of reading materials, resources, and websites that will aid you in your success.
- Are given visibility on The Gratitude Network website, Facebook page, email newsletter and various live events.
- And after your award year, remain a valued member of the Gratitude Network Alumni and family—for future events and ongoing activities.
