April 12, 2021 update: Our 2021 grant is now closed. Read about MESO, our marketing winner, here. Read about Brown Hope, our volunteer winner, here.
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It's our favorite time of year! We're excited to announce that today applications to our 11th annual grant program are now open. Local nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for $25,000 in-kind marketing and branding expertise, and/or 150 volunteer hours, provided by our Griffs.
We recognize that some of Portland’s most impactful organizations do not have the resources to partner with a creative agency long-term. So for 11 years, we've offered $25,000 worth of internal time, to be applied to in-house services including branding, creative development, media planning/buying, public relations or any of our other services.
After also offering volunteer hours for the first time last year, we're once again providing 150 volunteer hours to a nonprofit organization serving the greater Portland area. These hours can be applied to organizational needs, as they relate to typical volunteer activities. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits that have been greatly impacted are encouraged to apply, along with those that can use help from remote volunteer activities or physically distanced small-group support.
“Portland has so many generous, impassioned nonprofits dedicated to bettering our city,” says Paige Campbell, GB President. “We want to help amplify those organizations, especially after such a challenging year for so many.”
Organizations can apply to one or both grants online at gradybritton.com/grant. Applications are due Wednesday, March 10 at 6pm.
The winner(s) of this year’s grant will join a group of past winners that include Artists Repertory Theatre, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Meals on Wheels People, S.M.A.R.T, Marathon Scholars, Community Warehouse and others. In 2020, Transition Projects was selected as the first-ever volunteer grant winner, and we made it all work in our remote kitchens.
Please share this news with any organization you feel could benefit. We look forward to beginning our application review process on March 10.