The Call of Duty™ Endowment Opens Its 2019 “Seal of Distinction” Submissions for U.S. and U.K. Organizations
21 Mai 2019 - 06:10PM
Business Wire
The Seventh Annual Award Consideration
Starts Today Until June 11, 2019 in U.S. and U.K.
The Call of Duty Endowment today begins its application process
for the seventh annual “Seal of Distinction” Awards, recognizing
U.S. and U.K. based non-profits that demonstrate the highest levels
of effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity in placing veterans
into high-quality jobs.
The prestigious award for grantees is accompanied by a $30,000
unrestricted grant, as well as provides the opportunity to apply
for future funding. Last year’s winners were: Workshops for
Warriors and FourBlock.
To be considered, organizations must complete an online
application at: www.callofdutyendowment.org/seal
Applications will be accepted now through June 11, 2019.
Nominees for the “Seal of Distinction” must meet a number of
criteria, including:
- Organization must be a charitable,
non-profit, with 501(c)(3) status (or, in the case of the U.K., a
charity determined to have the equivalent status of a U.S.
non-profit with 501 (c)(3) status);
- Mission must include directly assisting
unemployed and underemployed veterans to find high quality
jobs;
- Group must complete an application,
provide requested documentation and be prepared to submit to
verification procedures by Deloitte;
- Applicants will be assessed by metrics
including the number of veterans placed in jobs, the quality of
those placements, average cost-per-placement, average starting
salary, six- and twelve-month retention rate, key employee
background checks, and a variety of organizational and financial
health indicators; and
- Applicants must not be a previous "Seal
of Distinction" winner.
The “Seal of Distinction” is the preeminent standard of
excellence in the veteran employment sector. In the last year
alone, organizations supported by the Endowment placed 10,697
veterans in jobs at an average cost-per-placement of $521.
“We are honored to continue the ‘Seal of Distinction’ program
into its seventh year,” said Dan Goldenberg, Executive Director of
the Call of Duty Endowment. “2018 was a pivotal year for the
Endowment. We hit our initial goal of placing 50,000 veterans and
have renewed our push, setting the new goal of placing 100,000
veterans into high quality careers by 2024.”
All applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Call of
Duty Endowment’s outside Board of Advisors. Semi-finalists will be
independently assessed on a pro bono basis by Deloitte, and
ultimately approved by the Endowment’s Grants Committee.
The Call of Duty Endowment launched the "Seal of Distinction" in
August 2013. In its seventh year of operation, the program has
awarded $32.9 million in grants to previous winners. With an
ambitious goal of placing 100,000 veterans into high-quality jobs
by 2024, the program has placed more than 57,261 veterans into
full-time jobs with a 2018 average starting salary of $58,295. As a
result, the Endowment has helped veterans capture more than $3.2
billion in first year salaries and demonstrated the value of
veterans in the civilian workplace to companies across the U.S. and
the U.K.
About the Call of Duty Endowment
The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit organization
co-founded by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. The
Endowment seeks to help veterans find high-quality careers by
supporting groups that prepare them for the job market and by
raising awareness of the value vets bring to the workplace. For
more information about the Call of Duty Endowment, please
visit www.callofdutyendowment.org.
ACTIVISION and CALL OF DUTY are trademarks of Activision
Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the
properties of their respective owners.
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