Deadline: 1-Nov-22

The Box Impact Fund 2022 is now open for applications! US$ 25,000 will be donated to qualified non-profit organisations.

Focus areas
The Box Impact Fund supports digital transformation projects in three main areas: child welfare, crisis response and the environment.

Advancing child welfare
*Think of Us, Angels Foster Family Network, CASA of San Mateo County: These are just a few of Box's clients doing amazing things in the child welfare space. The organisation wants to amplify the impact of non-profit organisations working in child welfare systems around the world. Your application can include projects such as social welfare programmes, legal services or programmes for orphaned children.

Supporting the crisis response
*When coordinating critical services, secure collaboration across all devices is essential. The Organisation's crisis response category covers non-profit organisations in emergency services and disaster relief, including refugee support (think Oxfam, IRC and Team Rubicon Global). Applications for this category can face challenges such as collecting topographical data or enabling mobile hotspots.

Protecting our planet
*Digital transformation leads to results that save the planet - just look at Box clients like The Nature Conservancy and charity: water . This category covers areas such as environmental protection, energy conservation, renewable energy, nature conservation and biodiversity. Application examples include projects such as improving environmental research or calculating the impact of going paperless.

Financing information
*Some things that are new - the organisation has increased funding from US$ 100,000 in 2021 to US$ 150,000 this year.

How does Box.org define digital transformation?
Digital transformation is certainly a journey. Working towards it can help ensure that non-profit organisations have the digital capacity to fulfil their missions. A project can be internally focused, for example bringing digital transformation within an organisation to all employees. Projects can also be externally focussed, for example digital transformation enabling greater access to services for those served. The proposal can include funding for a member of staff, such as an IT administrator, to help with the digital transformation of your organisation.

Your funding request may include:
*Moving from paper to cloud-based operational processes
*Training and capacity-building programmes to help employees use new technologies
*Building technological strategies and optimising systems
*Financing for an IT administrator so you can innovate and grow
*A pilot project to test your idea before implementing it at scale
*Automate workflows and processes to save you time.

Eligibility criteria
*The Box Impact Fund supports digital transformation projects in three main areas: child welfare, crisis response and the environment. If your organisation is actively engaged in any of these efforts and you see an opportunity where digital transformation can help your work, we'd love to receive your application.

*Organisations eligible for the Box Impact Fund have a declared and verifiable charitable or philanthropic mission to benefit communities. Organisations must have a recognised legal status in their respective country. In addition, the application must be for a digital transformation project in child welfare, crisis response or the environment to be considered.

For more information, visit https://www.box.org/impact-fund