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Vote for the NOVA Award

 

The Personal Investment Enterprise Program has been nominated for the NOVA Award that is given by The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County.  Please join us in voting for the most innovative programs in the community! 

What is the NOVA Award?

In the universe, a NOVA is a start that suddenly increases in brightness to several times its normal magnitude.  The NOVA Award honors innovation in programs/services or innovations in business operations, within Boulder County’s non-profit sector.  The NOVA Awards were established by The Community Foundation in 1997.

 

How do people vote?

• You may vote between Monday, April 16^th  and Saturday, April 21^st.
• Go to http://www.commfound.org/nova/2012
• Read the nominee summaries (Full nominations available by clicking on “Read More”)
• Below the summaries are drop-down menus for ranks 1-5. Rank the five organizations you think are doing the most innovative work and hit “Submit.” A unique selection must be made for ranks 1-5 each or the vote will not go through. Please know several measures are in place to prevent ballot stuffing, during the online vote.

We hope you enjoy voting for great programs available in our community!

 

How is the final decision reached?

Selecting the NOVA Award winner includes several steps. Two committees of community members will review and score nominations.  The results of the online vote will be factored into the committee scores. Then the committee will convene to discuss all the results and select the 2012 award winner.  The identity of the winning organization will be kept secret until time for the big reveal.  

 

Second Assets for Independence federal grant awarded

The Personal Investment Enterprise program is pleased to announce that it has received a second AFI (Assets for Independence) gr ant.  The Office of Community Services has awarded 18 Assets for Independence (AFI) grants totaling more than $3.9 million to community-based organizations and government agencies under HHS’ Administration for Children and Families across the United States.  Funded projects will provide low-income individuals and families with access to Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) as well as training on financial education.  

As one of the 18 grantees, PIE has been awarded $89,000 to use over the next five years to match dollar for dollar with local funding.  For each federal dollar that the program receives, a local dollar is required in matching funding. 

Current local matching funders include:

    1.  Longmont CDBG has committed to providing $20,000 to PIE for 2012. 

 

    2.  The City of Boulder, Division of Housing has dedicated $12,000, of which $6,000 will be matched with AFI funds for homeownership.

 

3. Community Trust of The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County has allocated $5,500 to the program.  

 

 4. Anschutz Family Foundation is also supporting the PIE program through $5,000 for 2012. 

Additional local matching grants will continue to be added to these funders over the course of the coming months. 

This grant will allow 43 new participants to save through an IDA for homeownership, education or business development.  These new IDAs will be available starting mid-May.    

For more information on the Assets for Independence program, visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/afi/. 

  

The Personal Investment Enterprise Program is a local savings program provided through Community Action Programs of Boulder County and Foothills United Way that is designed for low-income families to save through opening a matched savings account and taking financial fitness classes.  The program matches participant savings at a rate of 4 to 1.

For qualification information contact the 

Personal Investment Enterprise (P.I.E.) program

At: http://www.bouldercounty.org/family/financial/pages/pie.aspx

 303-441-3998

 

If you are interested or know any individuals or families who would be interested in this program, please contact Nino Gallo, PIE Program Coordinator at Boulder County Community Action Programs at 303-441-3998 or ngallo@bouldercounty.org or Rosemary Thompson, PIE Program Coordinator at Foothills United Way at 303-444-4013 X 111 or rthompson@unitedwayfoothills.org.