The Nonprofit Center is excited to announce the opportunity for nonprofit organizations to apply for the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition program. Due to the unique circumstances related to COVID-19, this recognition program is being expanded to provide more organizations the opportunity to receive recognition for their crucial work. Applications are due no later than 11:59 PM Sunday, May 10, 2020. Nonprofits of all sizes and service areas are encouraged to apply.

The Recognition
Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition
Beginning on May 15, and continuing through June 12, 2020 the Nonprofit Center will recognize five nonprofit organizations with a $750 cash prize generously sponsored by the Jessie Ball duPont Reflective Practice Endowment Fund at The Community Foundation For Northeast Florida. In addition to the cash prize, these five organizations will be recognized with strategic social media promotion by the Nonprofit Center. 

Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Awards
On June 18, 2020, two final organizations will be recognized. In addition to being recognized as the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Award winners, these two organizations will receive:

  • a cash prize of $1,250 sponsored by Florida Blue
  • a film generously donated and produced by WJCT 
  • an additional cash prize of $1,000 to sponsored by Community First Credit Union to create and deliver a Learning Lab 
The Community First Credit Union Learning Labs will be offered so that the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Award winners have the opportunity to share their stories of creating lasting social change with the Northeast Florida nonprofit sector. Nonprofit Center staff will provide technical assistance to develop and deliver these learning labs. 

The Categories
The Social Innovation category honors a local trailblazing team that shook things up, challenged the status quo, and was the first to introduce a creative solution to an ongoing issue or problem. The team's sustainable solution has delivered results proving that it is more effectively and efficiently improving the lives of their program participants. 

The Collective Power category honors an unstoppable collaborative team that may include local nonprofits, funders, government, business, and/or community leaders, that has gone beyond serving a population and implemented systemic and sustainable improvement that solved big problems. This team achieved greater system-wide results than one organization could have realized on its own and, as a result, established a new standard of excellence. The applying organization must be a member of the Nonprofit Center, but their partners are not required to be members.

The Awards, developed as a result of the Moving Forward Together initiative, will be presented virtually every week from May 15 through June 19, 2020. Applications are due no later than 11:59 PM Sunday, May 10, 2020. Every application will be considered for both the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moment recognition and the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Award. All recipients will be notified by 5:00 PM Friday, May 15, 2020.  
Eligibility
• The applicant must be a Nonprofit Center member in good standing with IRS 501(c)(3) status. For the Collective Power category, only the applicant must be a member.

• For a collaborative entry, the Applicant must be a participant and have the agreement of their partners

• Applicants must be based in and serve at least one of the local counties of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, or St. Johns

• Applications may be made by Executive Directors, staff members, Board members and/or volunteers of the organization

• Past Award winning programs are not eligible

Application Process and Deadline
• NOTE: There is one centralized application. Please submit only one application per organization; you will be required to choose the category in which you wish to be considered. All applications will be considered for both the Moments Recognition and the Awards.

• The application must include the completed entry form and an IRS letter of determination for at least one nonprofit collaborative partner.

• You may submit additional materials such as videos, collateral, articles that support your application. Applications may include a link to a video(s) in their application or attach collateral in PDF format. 

• Applications are due no later than 11:59 PM Sunday, May 10, 2020.

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* 1. Nonprofit Center Member Organization:

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* 2. Type of Nonprofit Center Member:

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* 3. Do you want to be considered in the Social Innovation or Collective Power category?

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* 4. Your Name:

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* 5. Are you the:

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* 6. Email address:

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* 7. Phone Number:

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* 8. What is your area of focus?

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* 9. Please mark all counties that benefit from your project or program.

Directions: Using the next 5 questions, please describe your collective power or innovative process. Please limit each response to 250 words or less.

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* 10. What made you realize that current efforts were not sufficient and collective power or social innovation was now required in order to create change?

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* 11. Who benefits from the solution you have created and why is it unique? Is there any group who was left out before who is now receiving the benefit of these changes?

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* 12. What challenges has your team encountered along the way and how are these challenges being addressed?

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* 13. How will you know you have made a difference? Define your criteria for evaluating success. Where possible, provide evidence of impact, change, and positive outcomes.  

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* 14. How will you make this change last? Explain why your solution is sustainable and will have a lasting impact that creates a more vibrant community.

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* 15. Please upload any relevant supporting materials for your application. IE press releases, brochures, booklets, etc.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.
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* 16. Please upload any relevant supporting materials for your application. IE press releases, brochures, booklets, etc.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.
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