AMA Professional Chapter Community Service Grants

What Makes A Good Community Service Grant Proposal? (.ppt)

Grantee Reporting Guidelines (.pdf)

Photo Release Form (.pdf)

Quote Release Form (.pdf)

07-08 AMA Professional Community Service Press - January 3, 2008 (.pdf)

Funded by the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF), grants of up to $1,000 support the community service work of AMA Professional Chapters while helping to strengthen the marketing capacity of nonprofit organizations. In just nine years, the AMAF has given 60 community service grants to AMA Professional Chapters to help increase marketing capacity in nonprofits.

Eligibility and Deadline

Professional Chapters are eligible to receive community service grants every year, which are awarded in early winter.  Applications are due October 20.  A panel of judges selected by the Professional Chapters Council selects the winners. Judges are either members of the AMA Professional Chapters Council or have demonstrated expertise in using marketing knowledge and disciplines in a nonprofit context.

Selection Criteria

Grants are awarded to Chapters that demonstrate that funding by the AMAF will assist them in achieving the marketing goals of the proposed community service projects by:

• strengthening the marketing program of one or more nonprofit organizations;
• solving a problem or meeting a need by an innovative and/or creative approach to the use of marketing; and/or
• making imaginative use of available marketing resources, avoiding duplicative efforts.

General Guidelines

• Chapters must work with legally recognized, 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization(s) meeting the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) requirements (particularly those operated for educational, literary, religious or scientific purposes) in order to receive funding.  Projects that include participation by local nonprofit "umbrella" organizations such as the statewide association of nonprofits, the local United Way, the local Community Foundation, etc., are particularly encouraged.
• Grants cannot be used for 1) direct financial contributions to nonprofits; 2) financial subsidies to Chapter volunteers for their services; 3) purchase of items to be sold (including by auction) by the Chapter or a nonprofit organization; or 4) non-marketing related services (including costs associated with event meals).
• Chapters must have a current Officer Report Form, chapter plan and budget on file with the AMA.
• Recipients of the grants must submit a report on their project by March 31, 2010, to Jason Oleniczak, AMAF Program Manager, at joleniczak@ama.org.  If projects are not completed by March 31, please submit an interim report by this day, and submit a final report on June 30, 2010.
• Chapters are required to acknowledge the AMAF in all printed materials or publicity about their projects (including program and Web site materials) by including the following: "The American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) is pleased to provide support to the [Chapter name] [project name]. The AMAF’s mission is to be an essential resource to nonprofits, helping them achieve greater success through effective marketing. As the nonprofit philanthropic arm of the American Marketing Association (AMA), the AMAF also champions and supports excellence in marketing and diversity in the marketing profession.”

Any grant recipient that does not complete its project must return the funds to the AMAF no later than June 30, 2010.

Recipients - AMA Professional Chapter Community Service Grants