An annual competitive grant opportunity for nonprofits to rethink their work
Redesigning for greater impact
The Mapt Transformation Challenge is a competitive grant opportunity for Indiana’s nonprofit community to help them reimagine the future, seize new opportunities and amplify their impact.
The winning nonprofit will receive a value of $100,000 — $75,000 of strategic planning services plus a $25,000 cash award to support strategic plan implementation.
Meet the 2024 Transformation Challenge winner!
East Central Educational Service Center
Mapt Solutions is thrilled to announce East Central Educational Service Center (ECESC) as the winner of the 2024 Transformation Challenge.
ECESC provides resources, support and collaborative solutions to enhance the impact of services provided to the 14 counties, 38 school districts, 4,500 teachers and administrators and over 70,000 students in east central Indiana. ECESC is collaborative, forward-thinking, student-centered – and poised for a transformative period of growth and change.
Transformation Challenge finalists!
Congratulations to our six finalists – these incredible organizations stood out among the record number of submissions this year.
Our finalists are:
Brooke’s Place for Grieving Young People: Provides support groups, therapy services and education to empower children, teens, young adults, and their families to thrive in the midst of grief.
Englewood Community Development Corporation: Nurtures and embodies the “love of neighbor” in the areas of affordable housing, economic development, and comprehensive community development on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis.
Limitless Ability: Provides evidence-based practices in Occupational, Speech, and Physical Therapies to adults with disabilities to promote independence at home, the workplace, and community settings through day-programming services, based on the belief that every person is capable of life-long learning and growth.
Monroe County United Ministries: Creates lasting solutions to economic, educational and social injustice in our community through quality service, collaboration and innovation.
Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) University: Empowers adults in marginalized communities by providing the tools, training, and resources they need to secure high-demand jobs, enabling them to achieve economic stability.
The STEM Connection: Engages youth in STEM principles through accessible, nature-related experiences with a commitment to those who are under-represented in STEM careers.
Changing course to a bold future with Mapt
Organizations today face large-scale challenges and changed conditions. Despite these new realities, they often hesitate or find it difficult to shift course – even when they know they need to. Complexities prevent them from reimagining what could be or from pursuing new business opportunities. These challenges lead to unrealized potential for them and all they serve.
Mapt Solutions is a strategic consulting firm that provides tailored support for organizations as they plan for and navigate periods of strategic growth and change. Our team of seasoned business strategists brings diverse industry experience to the task of helping clients shape smarter strategies and achieve better outcomes.
Mapt Solutions is committed to and has a passion for supporting and giving back to communities. This passion drives not only the work Mapt does with clients but extends to the philanthropic contributions Mapt makes to the broader community, including through the Transformation Challenge, which leverages Mapt’s time and talents to do greater good.
Competition Details
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Organizations must meet the following criteria:
-Be a 501(c)(3) organization
-Not necessarily headquartered in, but working in or having a presence in, Indiana
-Have staff and board leadership that see an opportunity for transformative change and are eager for support to get there
-Applicants must be willing to commit to a strategic planning engagement starting in May and concluding before the end of 2024.
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The grant is designed to support an organization with the strategic planning and implementation of transformational change. Examples of transformational change include charting a new direction, seizing a new business opportunity that will help the organization grow and expand its impact, or enhancing organizational services for greater reach.
The $75,000 grant will support the chosen nonprofit organization with a partnership with Mapt that will include strategic planning, including a landscape review and critical assessment of the opportunity, strategic plan development and a first-year implementation plan. The nonprofit will then use the $25,000 to start implementing the plan. There are no restrictions on the use of the funds, as long as they are used to directly support the plan's implementation.
Preference will be given to organizations working to create equity and opportunity for underserved populations. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to, education, workforce development or other social services where work is being done to help individuals improve their economic mobility.
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The winner of the Mapt Transformation Challenge will receive a $75,000 planning grant to partner with the Mapt team and an additional $25,000 in cash to support the organization in acting on its plans.
Questions/Support
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Transformative change with the Mapt team
Mapt partnered with Happy Hollow Children’s Camp as the inaugural recipient of our $100K Transformation Challenge. Since 1951, the organization has leveraged its Brown County location to ensure all youth have the opportunity to experience summer camp. Happy Hollow primarily serves youth in the greater Indianapolis area, 96 percent of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Bryan Swank
Happy Hollow Board Member
“Mapt has not only handed us a road map, but they participated in the journey. The Transformation Challenge opened the door to a much bigger opportunity than we would have discovered on our own.”
Mapt worked alongside the nonprofit throughout 2023 to identify key opportunities and make strategic choices to chart a bold course for Happy Hollow and its 900-acre campus to sustain and grow its operations. As a result of the Transformation Challenge, Happy Hollow has a deeper understanding of its strengths and opportunities, a clear plan for the next five years and a detailed roadmap to execute it in the first year. Additionally, the effort built deeper relationships and collaboration between Happy Hollow’s board and staff.
Expanding Happy Hollow’s Impact on Central Indiana Youth
Strategic Planning for Mapt Solution’s Inaugural Transformation Challenge Winner.
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