Mapt challenge seeking competitors for $100K prize
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Strategic consulting firm Mapt Solutions is once again offering a challenge grant to Indiana not-for-profit organizations looking to maximize their potential.
The winner of the Mapt Transformation Challenge will receive a $75,000 grant for strategic planning services with the Indianapolis-based company and an additional $25,000 in cash to support the not-for-profit in carrying out its plans, according to a news release.
Examples of what the grant could support include charting a new direction or launching a new not-for-profit, seizing a new opportunity to help the organization grow, or enhancing program services for greater reach and impact.
“Organizations today face challenges like never before: ever-increasing digital innovation, customers and clients who are resource limited and exhausted, budget and funding limitations and workforce shortages,” Mapt co-founder Brittany Krier said in the news release. “Nonprofits are particularly vulnerable to these challenges with lean staffing structures, limited budgets and leaders who wear many hats. This reality makes it hard for them to step back from the day to day and plan for the future, leaving them stuck in a cycle of just surviving — not thriving.”
Mapt Solutions launched the grant challenge last year. Happy Hollow Children’s Camp in Brown County used the grant to chart a plan for future growth while sustaining operations, Inside INdiana Business reported in March.
“It’s a game changer. It will turn your organization upside down in a great way to help move you forward into the future,” Happy Hollow Executive Director Sara Noyed said in the company’s Jan. 30 news release.
Organizations interested in this year’s grant must be a registered 501(c)(3) and either have a presence in Indiana or be planning to work in Indiana through their proposal. Preference will be given to organizations working to create equity and opportunity for underserved populations, the news release said. Specific areas of interest include education, workforce development or other social services where work is being done to help individuals improve their economic mobility.
For more information and apply, go to maptsolutions.com.