Strive to Thrive | Business

Grant Application - Closed Reception Registration

Project Overview

Thanks to the generosity of Rhonda Seacrest and the partnership of the College of Business, Strive to Thrive Lincoln has the opportunity to allocate grants to non-profits in Lincoln/Lancaster County. We can award a minimum grant of $2,000 to multiple nonprofits, or up to a single maximum grant of $10,000.

Mission: Strive to Thrive Lincoln provides Nebraska Business students in the Management 411 class with the opportunity to grant funds to organizations that empower City of Lincoln/Lancaster County families by proactively connecting them to resources that help improve health and/or stability.

Objective: Strive to Thrive Lincoln is a University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business management class learning how to lead people and projects. This hands on opportunity will allow our class to be philanthropic and work with nonprofits in Lincoln and Lancaster County.

Submission Guidelines

Provide the following documents as attachments:

Form 990
IRS letter indicating current 501(c)(3) status
Spreadsheets outlining organizational budget and project budget
Complete the online application below, including preparation of a single MS Word document.

Important Dates:

Application Due Date: Friday, February 22, 2019; 5:00 p.m. CDT
Notification of Site Visit Request: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Site Visits: Monday, March 25 or Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 3:00-4:15 p.m.
Awards Event: Wednesday, April 17, 4-5 p.m. – College of Business Hawks Hall Henrickson Family Atrium, 730 N. 14th Street

*It is expected that all proposals will be uploaded by the February 22 deadline. For consideration, proposals must be submitted on time, complete, and professional (typed, grammatically correct, etc.)

Site Visit:

A site visit will be conducted on either March 25 or March 27, between 3:00 and 4:15 p.m. if your organization is selected as a finalist.

Award Ceremony:

All applicants are welcome to attend the award ceremony.

Reporting:

Should your organization be selected to receive all or part of the grant, you will be required to provide a report that includes how the money was used, who was impacted, and to what degree the community was impacted. This report needs to be submitted within 30 days after the funds are spent. Send reports to Professor Amber Messersmith and MNGT 411 class.

Application Process

Grant Application - Closed

Please Note

UNL sponsored organizations are not eligible (those using same Form 990 as UNL)
Eligible organizations will have an active, local presence in the Lincoln/Lancaster County area and benefit local individuals.
Eligible organizations will have been officially operating in Lincoln/Lancaster County for no less than two calendar years.
Past recipients of Strive to Thrive Lincoln grants are welcome to apply again after a calendar year has elapsed since their last application.