• Information Session (optional) will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, July 27th at from 10:00am – 10:30am to discuss the process, the application, and answer any questions.
• Application Opens: The on-line application opens Monday, August 1st at 8:00am and closes Wednesday, August 31st at 11:59pm.
• Independent Reviewers: A team comprised of nonprofit professionals, board members, former All Stars grantees, philanthropists, and foundations will review the applications from September 1 – 26th and recommend up to 15 semi-finalists to move on to the Virtual Site Visits.
• Virtual Site Visits: Up to 15 semi-finalist applicants will be invited to participate in a 1-hour Zoom call with All Stars staff, the nonprofit’s ED, and a board member. This will take place during the October 3rd – 19th timeframe.
• Pitch Coaching: Up to 10 finalists will be invited to Pitch Day and will spend time working on their pitch with a professional Pitch Coach at the end of October / early November.
• Pitch Day: On November 10th, up to 10 finalists will participate in a Pitch Day, making the case for support in a live 4-minute pitch and 10 slides to our esteemed panel of judges! IT’S POSSIBLE!
• The next cohort of up to 5 grantees will be selected and invited to the 2023 Cohort in mid-November 2022. They will formally be announced in January 2023.
If at any point your organization does not make it to the next round, you will have the opportunity to receive feedback IF you would like feedback. PLEASE NOTE: We will only provide suggestions on HOW to strengthen your application. We WILL NOT provide insight into WHY your organization was not selected to move on to the next round.
We want your application to shine and encourage questions! Please reach out to Julie Brown at julie@allstarshelpingkids.org with any questions about the application or process.