Scholarship

Good Works Scholarship

Robert Payton once asked: “do we live for philanthropy or do we live off philanthropy?” It’s a question we at Ethos consistently ask ourselves because we believe it’s important to strive each day to live for philanthropy and the good works our clients do.

We believe the role of fundraising consultants should be to inspire organizations to thrive, empower nonprofit staff, volunteers, and board members to achieve their greatest potential, and to build a better world by helping to build great nonprofits. As such, we don’t believe a nonprofit should be turned away simply through an inability to pay.

In the spirit of Payton’s question, Ethos launched our Good Works Scholarship. Awarded on a rolling basis to 2-3 nonprofits at a given time, Ethos is committed to ensuring that merit-based nonprofits demonstrating a financial need for consulting have an opportunity to benefit from our services.

Here’s how it works:

Click here and fill out the application.

Scholarship Form

Organization Name

Organization Website

Your Name

Your Title

Your Email

Your Phone

Extension

Organization Tax ID #

Annual Operating Budget

Please select your primary source of funding:

Please tell us about the mission of your organization:

Please describe the challenges your organization faces. Include why receiving pro bono consulting services would help your organization overcome these challenges.

Do you have a fundraising goal you are hoping to achieve? How will these funds be spent?

Do you have the support of your board? Please describe why or why not.

Do you feel that your organization has strong community support? Why or why not?

Please upload your organization’s 990 forms for the most recent two years. You may also link to the forms on CharityNavigator or the IRS charity search tool.

Please upload a letter of recommendation, no more than 500 words, from a non-paid supporter. Special preference is given to letters from beneficiaries.

DISCLAIMER - Please read and confirm your consent to the following:

I consent that the information provided in this scholarship application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the representations made here will be relied upon by Ethos Consulting Group in determining my organization’s eligibility for pro bono services. Should my application be selected for further consideration, I understand that I may be asked to submit additional information and participate in an interview process. Final selection will be contingent upon the successful completion of an interview with organization leadership (including Executive Director and board members) and full commitment of the organization’s key stakeholders. Final scholarship packages are determined by the Ethos Consulting Group Scholarship Committee and may be different from the help requested.