The Pitch It! The Innovation Challenge supports nonprofit innovation and the development of bold ideas in Southeastern Louisiana.
Donor Name: Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF)
State: Louisiana
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 09/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
To support innovative leaps in nonprofit organizations, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation), in partnership with interested local donors, is sponsoring Pitch it! The Innovation Challenge 2024. Through Pitch It!, the Foundation will fund a bold programmatic, technological, or strategic partnership innovation that drives organizational impact or advances organizational sustainability. Examples of the types of innovation foundation is seeking include:
- Reimagining your service delivery model
- Finding a new approach to a long-standing nonprofit need
- Using technology to drive program delivery
- Trying a new approach to funding
- Developing an earned-income stream
- Strategically collaborating with like-minded organizations
- Developing a data tool to drive decision making or redefine your measure of success.
Funding Information
The Pitch It! first place winner will receive $50,000, the second place winner will receive $30,000, and the third place winner will receive $25,000 to seed their innovative ideas.
Eligibility Criteria
Any 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is headquartered in, and primarily serving communities within, the region served by the Foundation and is in good standing with the IRS is eligible to apply.
A cohort of organizations may also apply. This cohort must include a lead 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is:
- Headquartered in, and primarily serving communities within, the region served by the Greater New Orleans Foundation,
- In good standing with the IRS, and
- Working with a government agency, academic institution, and/or private sector organization that cares about innovation and capacity-building and has the willingness to work collaboratively.
For more information, visit GNOF.
