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YouthSpark Grant Round Agenda Who we are Sid Espinosa, Director - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
YouthSpark Grant Round Agenda Who we are Sid Espinosa, Director - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
YouthSpark Grant Round Agenda Who we are Sid Espinosa, Director of Philanthropy and Civic Engagement sidesp@microsoft.com Jessica Weare, Philanthropy and Civic Engagement Manager jweare@microsoft.com Thea Nilsson, Community
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Who we are
- Sid Espinosa, Director of Philanthropy and Civic Engagement
sidesp@microsoft.com
- Jessica Weare, Philanthropy and Civic Engagement Manager
jweare@microsoft.com
- Thea Nilsson, Community Outreach Manager
thean@microsoft.com
- Dan Costello, Volunteerism Coordinator
v-dcoste@microsoft.com
- Joseph Beare, Communications Manager
v-jbear@microsoft.com
- Jonathan Noble, Government Affairs
jnoble@microsoft.com
- Michael Solari and Lori Olson, CDSs for Retail Stores
msolari @microsoft.com, loriol@microsoft.com
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Silicon Valley Gives: May 6, svgives.org
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Office 365 for nonprofits
- The entire suite of Office products – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook – in the cloud
- An expandable number of seats for your expanding non-profit
- Free and low-cost options for non-profits via http://bit.ly/19fYTI4
It solved so many IT challenges for us. It enabled us to easily manage and control
- ur email / users without having to hire an IT
support staff that we simply can not afford…our system was unreliable and required constant trouble shooting. With O365 these problems are virtually non existent. “
- Dan Bergeron, PAL Redwood City
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YouthSpark
Empower
Transforming Education & Expanding Digital Inclusion
Imagine
Unleashing Future Innovators
Realize
Increasing Employability & Entrepreneurship
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YouthSpark
Empower
Digital Literacy STEM & STEAM Digital Education & Inclusion
Imagine
Mentorship College Readiness & Completion
Realize
Fiscal Literacy Job Readiness Entrepreneurship
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Microsoft Silicon Valley 2014 YouthSpark Grants Program
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Support local efforts to empower youth with technology Create forum for discussion, thought leadership Opportunity for deeper partnerships Leverage Microsoft resources to support local nonprofits
Program Framework
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- $30K over two years
- General Operating support
- Grant from Microsoft Youth Impact Fund, a fund of SVCF, awarded to each
- rganization in the cohort
Financial Support
- Organizations form own cohorts of 3 – 5 organizations
- Organizations can apply as part of up to 3 cohorts; only one cohort will be
awarded funding
- Chosen cohort will meet 3 times per year over two years
Cohort Structure
- Offer programming to youth in Santa Clara and/or San Mateo counties
- Align with YouthSpark priorities
- Able and willing to participate in cohort meetings
- 501c3 Public Charity
Organization Eligibility
Program Details
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Proposal Review
Utilize technology to empower youth Level of service to underserved Proposal Quality Organization Financial Health Cohort cohesion
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Feb 19
RFE Session
Feb 20
Application Released*
April 4
Applications due
May 19
Grant Recommendations announced
Key Dates
- Application & Collateral Available:
http://www.siliconvalleycf.org/Microsoft2014
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Questions?
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Julie Hopper Corporate Philanthropy Manager jahopper@siliconvalleycf.org 650.450.5538 Melanie LeGrande Director of Business Services mclegrande@siliconvalleycf.org 650.450.5511