IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, is pleased to announce that its 2015 Membership Drive has successfully concluded with a record of 1060 members. The organization will give back to the community by awarding 10 grants of 106,000 each to non-profit agencies in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties in October.
This will be the 12th year that IMPACT 100 will award grants to local non-profit agencies. Since the inception of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area in 2004, the organization has awarded 57 grants to 48 different non-profit agencies for a totaling over $6.175 million.
“We are thrilled to have such a tremendous response from our community and we can’t wait to see what innovative projects the nonprofit agencies submit this year,â€said Cyndi Warren, President of IMPACT 100. “Thanks to every one of our members, the Pensacola Bay Area shines once again as the largest Impact 100 organization in the world.â€
Two grants will be awarded in each of the following five focus areas: Arts & Culture; Education; Environment, Recreation & Preservation; Family; and Health & Wellness.
Non-profit organizations interested in applying for a grant are invited to attend this year’s Nonprofit Education Workshop with guest speaker Keisha A. Rivers Shorty of The KARS Group/The KARS Institute. She will present “Crafting Proposals That Work: “Building Relationships Through The Art of The Ask†at First Baptist Church, 500 N. Palafox St. on Thursday, April 16, 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. All non-profit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties are invited to learn about the grant process, get tips to writing a more successful grant, be inspired to dream big and create a winning project. Letters of Intent to Apply for a grant are due April 30th. Grant Applications must be submitted by June 26.
Additional information is available on the IMPACT 100 website at www.impact100pensacola.org.