Microfunding Opportunities for Nonprofits on Give For Youth

We know that when it comes to changing the world, we can’t underestimate the power of young people. That’s why the Give for Youth microgiving portal helps nonprofits like yours support young people all over the world. Submit your nonprofit now for a chance to have your microprojects funded on Give for Youth.

Give for Youth, a Microsoft YouthSpark program in partnership with GlobalGiving, helps nonprofits reach new donors and crowd fund for their projects. In addition funds raised during the challenge phase will be matched by Microsoft up to $100,000 across the 20 featured organizations.

UPDATE: Due to the overwhelming response of donors, the $100,000 in matching funds was claimed in the first hour. Microsoft wants to continue to encourage donations and will be providing an additional $100,000 in matching funds.

We’re looking for U.S.-based nonprofits that empower youth— anything from supporting aspiring entrepreneurs to helping young people find employment or education opportunities. Enter your nonprofit and it could be one of twenty that will get the chance to raise funds for these projects on Give for Youth.

Submit your nonprofit from January 7 to February 1 (noon Pacific Time). Our judges will select which organizations go on to the voting round, then we’ll open public voting starting from February 18 to March 1 (noon Pacific Time). The top-voted submission will be announced on March 7 pending verification of eligibility. To learn more, see official rules and eligibility requirements.

Connect with this challenge on Twitter at @GOODmkr and @msftcitizenship and join the conversation via #youthspark.

Submission tips:

• Include a photo or video that represents your ideas. Photos should be in JPG, PNG, or GIF format, at least 570 × 345 pixels and no larger than 10MB. To include a video, use a YouTube URL.
• If you have any questions, please review these FAQs or send us an email at maker@goodinc.com.

• This Challenge is open for submissions from January 7 to February 1 (noon Pacific Time).
• Only U.S.-based nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. Read the full eligibility requirements.
• Submitted nonprofits must focus on helping youth and have projects that will be able to be activated through monetary support that winning nonprofits may raise on the Give for Youth site. Nonprofits will be featured on this page and public voting will be open from February 18 to March 1 (noon Pacific Time).
• The 20 nonprofits with the most votes will have the opportunity to participate on the Give for Youth micro-giving portal, where they will be eligible to raise funds and match grants from Microsoft, up to $100,000 across all nonprofits.
• If notified as a winner, you will have 10 business days to complete the due diligence requirements as stated in the legal rules in order to be eligible on the Give for Youth portal.
• You must be a U.S. resident and 13 years or older in order to vote.
• In order to vote, log in with your GOOD account. If you don’t have a GOOD account, it’s free to join. All you need is an email address or a Facebook account to register. You will be emailed a link that you need to click in order to validate your address.
• Read all the rules.