Tweet Wins $10K for Literary Services
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
The grant program replaced the usual grant application with a succinct entry – a tweet, according to the announcement from the Shoreview, Minn.-based small business service company. The program is part of Deluxe Corp.’s yearlong 100th anniversary celebration.
Kosciusko Literary Services was one of 10 recipients from nine states in Deluxe Foundation’s first Twitter-based grant program. The winning organizations – which serve communities nationwide – have primary missions based in economic empowerment, creating tomorrow’s workforce, promoting financial literacy, crisis assistance or the arts, according to the announcement.
KLS provides literacy training and resources to Kosciusko County residents of all ages, from one-on-one tutoring for adults to placing guest readers in area schools. Other programs include book drives for low-income youths and a workplace literacy program.
“We received more than 900 nominations from nonprofits across the country, nonprofits that work tirelessly to improve their communities and enrich lives,” said Amanda Brinkman, chief brand and communications officer for Deluxe, in the announcement. “Kosciusko Literary Services stood out as an organization whose work in providing opportunities to everyone in the community sets the example for great nonprofit work. We are proud to award them a $10,000 grant.”
By developing the Short & Tweet Grants Program, the Deluxe Foundation sought to take the “heavy lifting” out of the grant application process, according to the announcement.
The program ran for only two weeks, from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4. Once the nonprofit submitted their Tweet to apply for the grant, along with the tag #DeluxeCares, they received a follow-up message directing them to the Deluxe Cares website, where additional information was required to help the judging panel determine the finalists and eventually the winners.[[In-content Ad]]
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The grant program replaced the usual grant application with a succinct entry – a tweet, according to the announcement from the Shoreview, Minn.-based small business service company. The program is part of Deluxe Corp.’s yearlong 100th anniversary celebration.
Kosciusko Literary Services was one of 10 recipients from nine states in Deluxe Foundation’s first Twitter-based grant program. The winning organizations – which serve communities nationwide – have primary missions based in economic empowerment, creating tomorrow’s workforce, promoting financial literacy, crisis assistance or the arts, according to the announcement.
KLS provides literacy training and resources to Kosciusko County residents of all ages, from one-on-one tutoring for adults to placing guest readers in area schools. Other programs include book drives for low-income youths and a workplace literacy program.
“We received more than 900 nominations from nonprofits across the country, nonprofits that work tirelessly to improve their communities and enrich lives,” said Amanda Brinkman, chief brand and communications officer for Deluxe, in the announcement. “Kosciusko Literary Services stood out as an organization whose work in providing opportunities to everyone in the community sets the example for great nonprofit work. We are proud to award them a $10,000 grant.”
By developing the Short & Tweet Grants Program, the Deluxe Foundation sought to take the “heavy lifting” out of the grant application process, according to the announcement.
The program ran for only two weeks, from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4. Once the nonprofit submitted their Tweet to apply for the grant, along with the tag #DeluxeCares, they received a follow-up message directing them to the Deluxe Cares website, where additional information was required to help the judging panel determine the finalists and eventually the winners.[[In-content Ad]]
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