Grant Name: The Purpose Prize
Funding Organization: Civic Ventures
Grant Cycle: March 31
Phone: 415-430-0141
Address: Civic Ventures
114 Sansome St., Suite 850
San Francisco, CA 94104
114 Sansome St., Suite 850
San Francisco, CA 94104
Website: http://www.encore.org/prize/about
Eligibility: Nominations are welcome from any organization or individual with knowledge of a potential candidate. You can nominate someone from your own organization or you can nominate yourself.
How to Apply: Nominate candidates here
Application Materials: Whether you are applying for The Purpose Prize yourself or nominating someone, you will need to know the following:
The candidate's birthdate
The candidate's area of interest
The candidate's complete email, phone, and contact information
Re-Nominate
someone you nominated in a prior year by using the 'Getting Started' form below. Information from your previous nomination will be pre-filled for you.
You will be asked to write, in 250-500 words, the inspiring story of the nominee's work. You will also be asked to cover in shorter responses:
The circumstance and exactly when the candidate's important work began
The impact the candidate's work is currently having
The candidate's plans for the future
The candidate's birthdate
The candidate's area of interest
The candidate's complete email, phone, and contact information
Re-Nominate
someone you nominated in a prior year by using the 'Getting Started' form below. Information from your previous nomination will be pre-filled for you.
You will be asked to write, in 250-500 words, the inspiring story of the nominee's work. You will also be asked to cover in shorter responses:
The circumstance and exactly when the candidate's important work began
The impact the candidate's work is currently having
The candidate's plans for the future
Background: The Purpose Prize®, Now In Its Fifth Year, Is The Nation's Only Large-scale Investment In People Over 60 Who Are Combining Their Passion And Experience For Social Good. The Prize Awards Up To $100,000 Each To 10 People In Encore Careers Creating New Ways To Solve Tough Social Problems.
The Purpose Prize Is Striving To Highlight A Diverse Group Of Social Innovators, Whose Stories Represent Multiple Ways That People Over 60 Arrive At And Carry Out Important Work Addressing Tough Social Problems. We Are Drawing On The Expertise Of Independent Reviewers And Prominent Judges In Selecting A Group Of Winners Who Collectively Will Inspire Others By The Diversity Of Their Stories And Will Demonstrate The Value Of Investing In Social Innovators After Midlife.
The Purpose Prize Is Striving To Highlight A Diverse Group Of Social Innovators, Whose Stories Represent Multiple Ways That People Over 60 Arrive At And Carry Out Important Work Addressing Tough Social Problems. We Are Drawing On The Expertise Of Independent Reviewers And Prominent Judges In Selecting A Group Of Winners Who Collectively Will Inspire Others By The Diversity Of Their Stories And Will Demonstrate The Value Of Investing In Social Innovators After Midlife.
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