Application period for 2014 Sprint Local Giving Program runs May 1
through June 13
Company Website:
http://www.sprint.com/localgiving
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- (Business Wire)
Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today that it will award three grants to
Atlanta nonprofit organizations this year, totaling $50,000. Grants will
be awarded in the amounts of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000 through the
Sprint Foundation, Sprint’s philanthropic arm, as part of the Sprint
Local Giving Program. This is the fifth year Sprint has offered the
program to Atlanta nonprofits.
“We continue to be impressed by the caliber of applications we receive
from Atlanta,” said Debby Ballard, director of Community Affairs for
Sprint. “We look forward to seeing the innovative programs that the
Atlanta nonprofit community has in store for 2014.”
How the Sprint Local Giving Program works
The Sprint Local Giving Program is a competitive grant program that will
award grants to 501(c)3 not-for-profit organizations to fund programs
that serve K-12 youth while using technology to provide a meaningful
impact in one or more of the following Sprint focus areas:
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Youth development (including mentoring, leadership and academic
achievement)
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Arts and culture
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Environmental stewardship
Eligible organizations must be located in the Atlanta area (Cherokee,
Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton,
Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties). Additional eligibility
requirements can be found at www.sprint.com/localgiving.
Nominations for the Sprint Local Giving Program will be accepted between
9 a.m. Central time on Thursday, May 1, and 5 p.m. Central time on
Friday, June 13, at www.sprint.com/localgiving.
Sprint will then review all applications and notify the three finalist
organizations, each of which will receive one of the three available
Atlanta grants - $25,000, $15,000 or $10,000. Sprint will also provide
the three finalists with video-capable Sprint mobile phones for a
three-week period. The three finalists will use these devices to create
short videos highlighting the programs for which they are requesting
funding. These videos will be judged by Sprint to determine which level
of funding will be awarded to each organization. (Additional details
about the video will be provided to the finalist organizations at the
appropriate time; organizations applying for a Sprint Local Giving
Program grant should not submit video applications until they’ve
received instructions from Sprint.)
By the end of September, Sprint will notify the finalist organizations
which level of funding they have received. A local reception will be
held near the end of the year, during which Sprint will present the
award checks.
Local nonprofit organizations can learn more about this program at www.sprint.com/localgiving.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline
communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers,
businesses and government users. Sprint served more than 55 million
customers at the end of 2013 and is widely recognized for developing,
engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first
wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States;
leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and
Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk
capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The American
Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint as the most improved company in
customer satisfaction, across all 47 industries, during the last five
years. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
(DJSI) North America in 2011, 2012 and 2013. You can learn more and
visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
Contacts:
Sprint
Kristin Wallace, 404-649-8222
kristin.c.wallace@sprint.com
Source: Sprint
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