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Contacts & Partner Organizations
Contact Persons
Please provide information for the
primary contact person(s)
for this application.
First Name
Last Name
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Email
Phone
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Address Line 2
City
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State
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Organizations
Please provide information for the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization submitting this application first and add other partnering Organizations at the bottom of this section.
Organization Name
Organization Type
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Nonprofit 501 (c) (3)
City or Local Government Entity
Business
Other
Other - Organization Type
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City
Zip Code
State
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Puerto Rico
Virgin Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
American Samoa
Palau
Contact person for this organization.
Same as the
primary contact person
for this application above.
Yes
First Name
Last Name
Job Title
Email
Website & social media handles for the Organization
Website
Twitter
LinkedIn
Instagram
TikTok
Click "Add another response" to enter information about any partnering Organizations, cities, businesses etc. below.
Eligibility
Eligibility
A registered non-profit with 501 (c)(3) Organizational status in good standing must be part of the application and the below information will be used to confirm your eligibility.
Official Name of the 501 (c)(3) Organization
Organization's Mission
300 Words Max
Year the Organization was established
Brief overview of the organization's activities and projects
300 Words Max
Name of the executive officer (CEO, President, etc.)
EIN | Tax Identification Number for the organization
Please upload your 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt form
If available please upload your latest annual report
Project Details
Please keep your replies to the below questions brief and organize in bullet points where possible. Thank you!
Project Information
What is your big idea to make your city more skills-friendly?
350 Words
What is the specific need within your community that your idea will address?
350 Words Max.
What impact do you seek to achieve with your big idea, and how will you measure it's impact?
350 Words Max.
How will your big idea bring together cities, businesses and other organizations to support youth skills development and youth employment?
350 Words Max.
What is the target population of youth served by your project?
100 Words Max.
Please
review the 10 Standards for Skills Friendly Cities
and select the ones that are addressed / reflected in your big idea.
1. Direct engagement with young people
2. A focus on underserved youth
3. Inclusive and equitable, quality education systems
4.
Pathways from education to employment
5.
Curriculum adapted to future workforce skills
6.
Employer engagement in building opportunity pipelines
7.
Meaningful and equitable employment
8.
Youth-focused funding partnerships
9.
Supportive ecosystem
10.
Dedicated platform for opportunity dissemination and matchmaking
How will young people take part in the development and/or implementation of your idea?
200 Words Max
How many young people do you intend to serve directly and
indirectly
with your big idea within the first year of implementation?
100 Words Max
If you had $100,000 to support your big idea, how would you spend it? Please provide a sample budget.
Please select...
Upload a sample budget
Type in a sample budget
Type in your sample budget of how you would spend $100,000 for your big idea.
Upload a sample budget of how you would spend $100,000 for your big idea.
Beyond funding,
what support would you need to make your big idea successful and sustainable beyond the grant period?
200 Words Max
Compliance and Safeguarding
To the best of your knowledge please answer the below safeguarding and financial well-being questions for the 501 (3) (c) organization applying for this grant.
If your organization is short-listed after the initial review process, the Global Business Coalition for Education team will be in touch to conduct an eligibility check interview with your organization.
Financial well-being of the organization
Does the Organization have annual accounts published by the IRS?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Comments and Relevant Links
Are the annual accounts independently audited?
Yes
No
Don't Know
If yes, is the auditor's opinion satisfactory? (Qualified or unqualified)
Yes
No
Comments and Relevant Links
Are income and expenditures broadly in balance? (net income/expenditure)
Yes
No
Don't Know
Comments and Relevant Links
If there are significant increases or decreases in the last year please explain.
Is the balance of direct project costs vs. admin costs reasonable?
The industry standard is 15% and the cap that GBC Global recommends
Yes
No
Don't Know
Comments and Relevant Links
Does the Organization have a diversified funding base?
(Mix of unrestricted and restricted funds, dispersed donor mix, etc.)
Yes
No
Don't Know
Comments and Relevant Links
Safeguarding
Does the Organization have up-to-date and appropriate child abuse/endangerment policies?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Comments and Relevant Links
Does the Organization undertake the appropriate background checks for all staff, volunteers and management working directly with or with access to children and young people?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Comments and Relevant Links
Does the Organization take appropriate steps to ensure that children and young people in their care are safe?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Comments and Relevant Links
Legal Proceedings
Were any legal proceedings, child abuse/endangerment incidents, serious incidents or other matters disclosed in the application?
Yes
No
Don't Know
Comments and Relevant Links
If yes, please list any ongoing or past legal proceedings etc. that are pertinent to this application.
Comments & Submission
Where did you hear about the Big Ideas, Bright Cities Challenge?
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Conference (Please enter conference name below)
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