$10,000 Heart and Soul Grant Award Program Opens for Nonprofit Organizations
AUSTIN, TX, July 8, 2009 (www.ctkfoundation.org) – The Heart and Soul Grant Award Program opens this month for nonprofit organizations across the U.S. Made possible by the CTK Foundation Philanthropic Fund and Grammy Award-winning recording artists Los Lonely Boys, this grant represents an unusual and creative way for nonprofits to apply for funding.
To apply for the grant, submitting nonprofits are required to write a 4-8 line poem (lyrics) that represents the “heart and soul” of their mission. The grant is open through August 15, 2009, after which a jury panel of recognized independent music artists and producers from around the country will select a winner based on the quality and impact of the lyrics.
The selected nonprofit organization will win a $10,000 cash grant and Los Lonely Boys will create a song, based upon the poem, which will be professionally produced in a recording studio. Applicants will also have the opportunity to be considered for one of four other in-kind grants. Musical Instrument maker First Act has donated 3 full-sized steel string acoustic guitars, signed by Los Lonely Boys, that nonprofit organizations can use in auctions. The final grant award is a six-month license of CTK Apricot software for small and growing nonprofits.
“We think that the process of writing lyrics to a song, and submitting it as the basis for a grant, will be an inspirational process in every community,” said Jim Tullio – an internationally known musician and the producer of the upcoming Heart and Soul Grant Award recording. “Our goal is that both the song and the accompanying $10,000 grant will help the selected nonprofit to better educate the public about their important work.”
To qualify for the grant, submitting nonprofits are required to be a registered U.S. 501( c )3 organization. The winner will be announced on September 21st, after which time key members of the winning nonprofit will be flown to Austin, Texas, for an evening gala where the song will be premiered by Los Lonely Boys.
For more information about the Heart and Soul Grant Award and application guidelines, nonprofits are encouraged to visit the Foundation website at www.ctkfoundation.org and click on the gold Foundation tab.
About the CTK Foundation
Texas-based CTK Foundation Philanthropic Fund is committed to the recognition and celebration of nonprofit service and seeks to promote the use of technology in addressing the root causes of societal issues. The CTK Foundation was founded by Community TechKnowledge, Inc., a leading technology company that provides software and services exclusively to over 6,000 nonprofits in the U.S. and the U.K.
