BETF is willing to work with any of the 46 local BDPA chapters to obtain the funding that they need to successfully deliver their 2018 SITES program. Simply reach out to the BETF executive director if you have questions or wish to discuss further.
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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Grant Proposal: Goldman Sachs Foundation (BDPA Cincinnati)
BETF is willing to work with any of the 46 local BDPA chapters to obtain the funding that they need to successfully deliver their 2018 SITES program. Simply reach out to the BETF executive director if you have questions or wish to discuss further.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Letter of Inquiry: Goldman Sachs Foundation (National BDPA)
BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) worked with National BDPA VP-Member Services Paulette Johnson-Davis on a letter of inquiry (LOI) sent to the Goldman Sachs Foundation. Our LOI asked permission to submit a full grant proposal for our 2011 SITES program in three areas:
1. BDPA IT Corps – is an information technology “peace corps” concept that addresses the interests and direct participation of young adults aspiring to succeed in the IT industry in the United States. The BDPA IT Corps responds to the effect of globalization and for the urgent needs of developing countries to obtain more technology awareness, education and skills.
We plan to recruit students from the 45 BDPA chapters to serve in the IT Corps. These students will be sent to an African country to participate in an international program that focuses on education, software development, “real-world” problem solving, as well as competitive social activities. After returning to the United States the IT Corps students will continue to foster online relationships with the African students via blogs and other acceptable forms of online communication.
2. BDPA IT Showcase - allows student presenters from educational institutions all over the United States to present and demonstrate their research. The presentations will represent advanced computing topics presented by highly motivated high school and college students to an audience of students and IT professionals. Recent presentations from these young people were on topics such as: computer graphics technologies, computing curricula, intelligent technologies (e.g., smart toys, machine learning or genetic algorithms), parallel computing technologies, wearable computing technologies and web technologies.
3. High School Computer Competition – This program celebrates its 25th year anniversary in 2010. Throughout the year, local chapters conduct SITES training programs for the youth in their communities. These programs are designed to expose our youth to the concepts of computers and give them the expertise to develop web applications. The program introduces our youth to the field of Information Technology. Our volunteers around the nation encourage these young people to seek higher levels of education, and groom many of them to become our next generation of IT professionals.
Our hope is for a positive response from Goldman Sachs Foundation. Wish us luck!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Goldman Sachs Foundation
The Goldman Sachs Foundation was funded in 1999 with a $200 million donation from The Goldman Sachs Group. The Foundation’s mission is to promote excellence and innovation in education worldwide. The Foundation is an important extension of the tradition of philanthropy and public leadership at Goldman Sachs.
The company is considering new charity rules to soften criticism over the size of its bonuses, which are expected to be among the largest on Wall Street, bringing average pay to about $595,000 for each employee — with far higher amounts for top performers.
Grants have been awarded in excess of $114 million since its inception, providing opportunities for young people in more than 20 countries.
Their Program Interests - Funding priorities are determined by a periodic assessment of needs and opportunities in the field of education. Current priorities are:
The company is considering new charity rules to soften criticism over the size of its bonuses, which are expected to be among the largest on Wall Street, bringing average pay to about $595,000 for each employee — with far higher amounts for top performers.
Grants have been awarded in excess of $114 million since its inception, providing opportunities for young people in more than 20 countries.
Their Program Interests - Funding priorities are determined by a periodic assessment of needs and opportunities in the field of education. Current priorities are:
- To develop the abilities of promising high potential youth worldwide
- To support high quality education for young people in leadership, entrepreneurship and business education
- To enhance academic performance and prospects for life achievement of students at the secondary school level
Candidates for Funding - The Foundation makes only a small number of large grants to effective, high quality organizations that:
- Implement achievement oriented education programs
- Produce substantial, measurable results
- Possess a well delineated plan for broad dissemination and outreach
- Demonstrate exceptional promise
- Employ strong leadership
- Command distinguished records of accomplishment
- Evidence a clear capacity to expend sizable grants wisely
The Foundation is able to respond favorably to an extremely small fraction of the requests that it receives. Rarely will a grant be made in response to an unsolicited proposal.
Letter of Inquiry - Prospective applicants are invited to explain their ideas informally by submitting to the Foundation a short letter (of about two pages) describing the program or organization for which a grant is sought, its mission, accomplishments, budget size and current funding needs. Documentation of results achieved to date is highly desirable. Submission of published program descriptions or brochures also is encouraged. On the basis of this information, staff will determine whether additional materials are required and contact prospective grantees accordingly.
Deadlines - With few exceptions, there are no fixed deadlines. The Foundation makes grants throughout the year.
Grant Inquiries Should be Directed to:
Letter of Inquiry - Prospective applicants are invited to explain their ideas informally by submitting to the Foundation a short letter (of about two pages) describing the program or organization for which a grant is sought, its mission, accomplishments, budget size and current funding needs. Documentation of results achieved to date is highly desirable. Submission of published program descriptions or brochures also is encouraged. On the basis of this information, staff will determine whether additional materials are required and contact prospective grantees accordingly.
Deadlines - With few exceptions, there are no fixed deadlines. The Foundation makes grants throughout the year.
Grant Inquiries Should be Directed to:
85 Broad Street, 22nd floor
New York, NY 10004
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