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Great Grant Giveaway
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2016 marked our fourth annual Great Grant Giveaway, an interactive luncheon that makes charitable giving that much more fun, collaborative and exciting. Great Grant Giveaway attendees view videos about nonprofit recipients and then have the opportunity to select the winner of their table’s $500 Great Grant Giveaway check. Between $500 table donations, the generosity of our event donors and individual checks, we were able to award over $125,000 to these six nonprofits from each of our six fields-of-interest listed below. The spirit of collaborative competition makes this annual event a favorite among attendees.
Arts and Culture – Fusion Forum $13,510
The FUSION Forum is a program envisioning a new future for a physical location in downtown Albuquerque. FUSION will renovate a historic property where arts organizations and supporters can collide in the city, encompassing indoor and outdoor performance spaces, co-op offices for start-up arts, a coffee shop, a pop-up café and a food truck pod. This collaborative program focuses on economic development, job creation and organizational self-sustainability.
Economic & Workforce Development – CNM Ingenuity $24,500
The vision of Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) is Changing Lives, Building Community. CNM is committed to the success of the residents of central New Mexico. Through the creation of CNM Ingenuity Inc, CNM is offering new ways for citizens to access education and training, including coding bootcamps and fast track degrees. A second program, the Entrepreneurial Mindset Program (EMP) is a powerful curriculum designed to educate and engage participants in the tools needed to create innovation when building businesses.
Education – Boys and Girls Club $20,975
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Mexico (BGCCNM) provides a safe haven where all young people can learn, dream and grow while building character, self-esteem and passion. Club members attend a variety of after-school and summer programs, including STEM courses. By offering these opportunities, BGCCNM opens door for future leaders, scientists and engineers.
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Environmental & Historic Preservation – The Nature Conservancy $11,125
In New Mexico, the Rio Grande and its tributaries provide water to nearly one million people. The Nature Conservancy and partners launched the Rio Grande Water fund in 2014 to secure drinking water, increase social and economic benefits for local communities and further contribute to an improved quality of life. This groundbreaking, collaborative effort will dramatically increase the pace and scale of forest treatments over the next 20 years resulting in the restoration of 600,000 acres of at-risk forest.
The Wellness Referral Center creates sustainable, effective links between the clinical and community settings. This improves patients’ access to preventative and chronic care services. The program was developed through partnerships between organizations that share a common goal of improving the health of people and the communities in which they live, further proving that we’re stronger together.
Human Services –There’s a Better Way $43,020
As a solution to panhandling on the city’s street corners, Mayor Berry in partnership with St. Martin’s Hospitality Center introduced the “There’s a Better Way” program in 2015. The Better Way van drives around Albuquerque offering panhandlers a day of paid work, along with lunch and overnight shelter. The program aims to end panhandling by giving people the dignity of work and connecting them with services through St. Martin’s Hospitality Center. It also helps to beautify the city, making Albuquerque a better place for everyone to enjoy.
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