Grant Opportunity

Source:	Reader's Digest Foundation
Program:	Reader's Digest Foundation "Make it matter"
Eligibility:	Non-profit organizations
Purpose:	Make it Matter" is a new initiative of the Reader’s Digest Foundation. The Foundation will give away $1 million to nonprofit organizations based on inspiring stories submitted by the public. Every month for ten months, Reader’s Digest will choose one individual whose story of giving back serves as an inspiration to others. For each story, the Reader’s Digest Foundation will donate $100,000 to a nonprofit organization that is associated either with the story or the cause. These individuals and their stories of giving back will appear every month in the new "Make it Matter" column in Reader’s Digest and on rd.com, beginning with the April issue.
	Name: N/A
	Deadline: January 01, 2009
	Maximum Award: $100,000 per month
	Number Of Awards: 10
	Period: over 10 months 4/08-1/09
More Information:	Know anyone making an extraordinary contribution to your community? As announced on The Today Show, tell the Reader's Digest Foundation about them, and the story selected by RDF may be featured in Reader's Digest. Plus, RDF will give $100,000 to a deserving charity in their name. Your stories may also appear on todayshow.com or rd.com. So tell us about the good works below -- or email your story to makeitmatter@rd.com!
URL: http://www.efundraising.com/Readers-Digest-Foundation.aspx?partner=grantsalert