GSK Gives Back to Healthcare Access Organizations

GlaxoSmithKline 1st Annual IMPACT Awards

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Application deadline – Friday, May 15, 2009 at 4:00 PM EDT

• Are you a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing access to healthcare and setting an outstanding example?
• Would you like to receive an award of $40,000 for your current, overall work?
• Would you like the media to tell the story of your work in the community?
• Do you want the opportunity to share best practices with other organizations that provide access to care?

The GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards target community-based healthcare nonprofits in the Research Triangle Park region that provide access to healthcare for the underserved. Up to ten organizations in Chatham, Durham,Orange, or Wake Counties will be awarded $40,000 each.

How to Apply:

Please go to the GSK website for guidelines and to download the Application (Word Document)

1. access: http://us.gsk.com/
2. select Our work with communities
3. select Health Programs
4. select Awards
5. select RTP region

The GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards are held annually in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, the Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania and in the UK.

In the Research Triangle Park region, the GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards are presented in partnership with Triangle Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization that makes grants and administers a variety of programs for the community's benefit. Triangle Community Foundation connects philanthropic resources with community needs, creates opportunity for enlightened change, and encourages philanthropy as a way of life.