Grant Declination: Sprint Foundation (BDPA Dallas)

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) worked with BDPA Dallas chapter (president, Chad White) to submit a $10,000 grant proposal to the Sprint Foundation via its 'Local Giving Grant Program'. If approved, the grant would provide partial funding for the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program in Dallas.

Unfortunately, our grant proposal was declined. The declination letter read as follows:

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Thank you for submitting a grant request for the 2014 Sprint Local Giving Grant Program. We had an overwhelming response to our program and received applications from non-profit organizations all over the area. As you can imagine, the allocation process was difficult.

All applications were scored by a team of internal reviewers. We regret to inform you that your application was not selected by the review committee to receive funds.

We will post a list of the grant applications that were funded on www.sprint.com/localgiving by November 30 and I encourage you to visit our site to learn more about the projects that received funding from Sprint.

Sprint is committed to supporting great youth development, arts and culture and environmental stewardship programs in local communities. I encourage you to apply for funding during next year's Sprint Local Giving Program. We will notify you via email of the key program dates and any changes to the grant program.

Again, thank you for submitting an application for the 2014 Sprint Local Giving Grant Program and best wishes for a great year.

Sincerely,
Ralph Reid
President & Executive Director, Sprint Foundation

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BETF will continue to aggressively pursue funding for all 46 local BDPA chapters. However, God loves the child who has his own ... so we encourage you to support BDPA scholarship programs by making a secure online donation!

Sprint Foundation

The Sprint Foundation's charitable giving program emphasizes the support of local and regional organizations in those communities in which the corporation has a major presence. Currently, those areas include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City (metro area), Orlando, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Support of national organizations with a broad sphere of interests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Foundation's geographic focus is primarily domestic.

The Foundation's emphasis on education is targeted to math, science and technology programs relative to telecommunication careers. Support of elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education is focused principally in the Employee Matching Gift Program. Few grant awards are made to individual schools. Unsolicited scholarship requests will not be considered for funding.

The Foundation's support of youth organizations will be targeted to drug and alcohol education, minority youth endeavors, broad-scale community youth activities focused on building leadership and social skills, and to programs that promote business and economic education for youth.

The Sprint Foundation reviews unsolicited proposals on a continuous basis. Applicants will typically receive a response within four to six weeks. If a proposal is accepted for further consideration, the organization will be contacted. Directors meet quarterly to consider qualifying grant applications.

There are eleven (11) BDPA chapters eligible for funding support from the Sprint Foundation. BETF is interested in submitting a grant proposal to the Sprint Foundation from any of those eleven chapters.

Sprint Nextel Local Grant Program

Sprint Nextel
Sprint Local Grant Program

http://www.sprint.com/responsibility/localgiving/index.html

Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations in and around Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver and New York City working to promote a meaningful impact in at least one of the following focus areas: youth development; arts and culture; and environmental stewardship.

Amount: $25,000

Purpose of Grant: To support programs in the areas of youth development, arts and culture, and environmental stewardship

Contact: Click Here for Information

Deadline: Nominations for the 2011 Sprint Local Grant Program will be accepted between 9 a.m. CDT on Monday, June 13, 2011, and 5 p.m. CDT on July 29, 2011

Grant Declination: Sprint Foundation (Chicago)

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) exists to fund BDPA programs and services that might advance the careers of African Americans from the classroom to the boardroom. We submit grant proposals on a regular basis. Unfortunately, our efforts often hit a brick wall.

The grant proposal submitted to Sprint Foundation by BETF on behalf of BDPA Chicago chapter has been declined.

The company wrote:

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Dear Mr. Hicks:

Thank you for submitting your grant proposal for the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) Program. After careful consideration, we regret to inform you we are unable to provide the funding you seek.

The Sprint Foundation prioritizes its grant awards to programs that support youth initiatives, specifically K-12 public education, youth development (leadership, mentoring and community service), and arts and culture outreach programs designed to bring arts to at-risk and diverse children. Once an opportunity is identified as being eligible and in scope, it is evaluated for its ability to support the Sprint Foundation's philanthropic and community objectives within our budgetary restrictions.

Unfortunately, not all in-scope opportunities can be funded. By carefully selecting which projects to fund, we are able to have a greater impact on the opportunities we do choose to pursue.

We appreciate your consideration of the Sprint Foundation and hope you will understand that our response is in no way a reflection on the fine work accomplished through the BDPA Education And Technology Foundation. Although we are unable to provide funding, we wish you success with the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) Program.

Sincerely,
Ralph Reid, Executive Director
Sprint Foundation

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BETF will continue to seek out funds for all 45 chapters, including the one located in Chicago. You can help ... do you have any ideas on corporate foundations, like Sprint, that may be open to funding BDPA programs and services?

Grant Proposal: Sprint Foundation (Chicago)

BDPA Chicago chapter worked with BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) on a joint grant proposal to the Sprint Foundation. We are asking Sprint Foundation to provide $5,000 in funding for the youth education programs hosted by BDPA Chicago chapter.

Are there any Sprint employees reading this message? If so, do you have any suggestions for us as we reach out to the company for support?

Grant Declinaton: Sprint Foundation

BETF and BDPA Atlanta chapter learned that Sprint Foundation turned down our grant proposal on behalf of the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program. The declination letter was sent to BDPA Atlanta chapter president Teresa Williams:

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Dear Ms. Williams:

Thank you for submitting your grant proposal for the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program. After careful consideration, we regret to inform you we are unable to provide the funding you seek.

The Sprint Foundation prioritizes its grant awards to programs that support youth initiatives, specifically K-12 public education, youth development (leadership, mentoring and community service), and arts and culture outreach programs designed to bring arts to at-risk and diverse children. Once an opportunity is identified as being eligible and in scope, it is evaluated for its ability to support the Sprint Foundation's philanthropic and community objectives within our budgetary restrictions.

Unfortunately, not all in-scope opportunities can be funded. By carefully selecting which projects to fund, we are able to have a greater impact on the opportunities we do choose to pursue.

We appreciate your consideration of the Sprint Foundation and hope you will understand that our response is in no way a reflection on the fine work accomplished through the BDPA Education And Technology Foundation. Although we are unable to provide funding, we wish you success with the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program.

Sincerely,
Ralph Reid, Executive Director
Sprint Foundation

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We will continue to seek funding for the SITES program in Atlanta. Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions.