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GSA Network-Youth Venture Partnership
Grants for GSAs GSA Network is proud to announce our new partnership with Youth Venture. The GSA Network Youth Venture partnership will help GSAs and LGBT and ally youth launch campaigns to create change in schools across California by offering start-up funds to youth-led teams. GSA Network is a youth-led organization that empowers youth to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools throughout California. You can learn more about GSA Network at www.gsanetwork.org. Youth Venture is a national movement of young people who are proving that their dreams, creativity, and abilities make a positive difference to communities across the nation. Youth Venture has helped teams develop organizations and projects that do everything from tutoring children to assisting senior citizens to cleaning up the environment. You can learn more about Youth Venture at www.youthventure.org. The GSA Network-Youth Venture partnership will provide start-up funds to help youth start GSAs where they don't exist and help established GSAs start new campaigns to create change at their schools. As you prepare to join this movement by launching your own club or campaign, take the time to research and think through the questions posed to you in the application and develop a clear plan of action. Applications are due on Friday, March 5, 2004. After you complete this application, we will ask you to present your venture idea and plan to a panel of people interested in helping you get started. These panels will be held at several locations throughout California in mid-March. The panelists use the Youth Venture criteria to evaluate and determine whether each Venture team is ready to launch as a Youth Venture. This is not a competition. All teams that meet the criteria will be invited to join the Youth Venture community. The GSA Network-Youth Venture partnership is in a pilot stage in 2004 and anticipates supporting 5-10 teams this year with grants of up to $500. Good luck! We look forward to helping you develop your idea and launch your project. Be sure to keep a copy of your application for your records.
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