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Grants of 50,000 for Entrepreneurs to Implement Projects that Help Refugees 2020

Grants of 50,000 for Entrepreneurs to Implement Projects that Help Refugees 2020

غير محدد 28 Mar 2020
Blossom Hill Foundation

Blossom Hill Foundation

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OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward
0 $
Nonprofit organization
Host Country
Deadline
28 Mar 2020
Opportunity funding
Full funding
Eligible Countries
Eligible Region
All Regions

Blossom Hill offers fellowships to social entrepreneurs who have developed an innovative approach, program, or product that positively impacts war-affected Middle Eastern communities, either in-country or displaced due to conflict. 

Funding:

Fellowships are up to $50,000 a year and are renewable on a yearly basis depending on assessment and evaluation of the project’s impact. Fellows who demonstrate significant impact in the community and who comply with Blossom Hill’s requirements may be eligible to re-apply at nine (9) months for additional funding the following year.

Eligibility:

  • The fellowship funds programs or products that aim to positively impact the lives of communities (children, youth, families, etc.) affected by conflict and war in the Middle East. 
  • Initiatives can take place in the Middle East or another country where war refugee populations are prevalent and are the primary program beneficiaries, i.e., Syrian refugees now displaced in Europe. 
  • Applicants should have significant experience and close ties with the community and culture their idea is designed to serve. 
  • Applicants should possess the language skills necessary for the successful implementation of their proposed initiative. 
  • Applicants must have a partner NGO registered as a U.S. 501(c)(3) charitable organization to serve as a fiscal sponsor. 
  • Applicants must reach children and youth beneficiaries ages 24 and under to qualify for funding.

Blossom Hill seeks passionate, committed individuals with innovative ideas about how to improve the lives of war-affected children from the Middle East. Blossom Hill is looking for ambitious candidates who:

  • Demonstrate an ability to succeed in and commitment to social change.
  • Present bold, innovative and viable approaches that address an authentic need and have the potential for exponential impact.
  • Are accessible, responsive, articulate, proactive, and take initiative to further expand their reach.

Evaluation of Fellows’ Ideas:

Blossom Hill’s evaluation committee is looking for the following in the proposal and work plan: 

  • Personal Integrity 
  • Commitment to Social Change 
  • Demonstrated Need 
  • Innovation 
  • Impact 

Blossom Hill also look to see that Fellows measure the effectiveness of their idea and demonstrate promise for potential continued support when they: 

  • Show both quantitative and qualitative notable measurement of impact.
  • Craft a thoughtful plan to sustain the program or product.
  • Promote a scalable model to increase impact.
  • Have received a significant request from the community to continue.
  • Demonstrate a fundraising plan and/or goal to increase voluntarism.

Application Process:

The application process includes a comprehensive vetting, not limited to:

  • a thorough review of the proposed idea and work plan; 
  • submission and approval of the Year I budget; and 
  • an in-depth interview with all final candidates. 

About Blossom Hill:

The Blossom Hill Foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates out of New Canaan, CT. It was founded in 2009 by Shiva Sarram, a former child of war from Iran, who fled Tehran in the early 1980s with her family and came to America where Shiva and Blossom Hill's Board of Directors are committed to investing in social entrepreneurs to help children affected by the conflict in the Middle East thrive.

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