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Project Designer

The AdCap Project Designer is your opportunity to create a project that inspires and achieves positive health and wellness changes in your school or community.

Start a Project

Introduce Yourself

Introduce Yourself

In 2 sentences, introduce yourself to a room full of AdVenture Capital supporters. Don’t forget to include a detail or two that will make you stand out!

Anything else?

If you could add anything, what else would you want us to know about you?

What motivates you?

Why do you or your team want to make a difference through your AdCap Project – what motivates you specifically?

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Here’s the place to make yourself stand out and let your personality shine! (Or personalities if you’re submitting as a group.)

Do not share personal information about yourself like your full name or school name in your Project Design.

Your Big Idea

Paint the picture.

Describe what you see right now that you would like to change in your school/community. Be specific!

Project Category: In general, my big idea is about…

If other, please describe.

Pitch it!

Share your solution and BIG idea to the challenge you described.

What else?

Why is your solution unique and innovative, and why do you believe the solution will be successful?

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Remember, you don’t have to have every detail figured out, but be as specific as possible to help us understand your idea.

If you’re not sure about how to describe your project category, select “other.” Our team might reach out if we have questions or feedback.

If you haven’t already, be sure to name your Project something catchy by clicking on the edit icon next to the project name

You can adapt your project virtually! If you need help, join us for AdCap Office Hours or send an email to info@AdCapYOUth.org

How will you measure impact?

Design the future.

Describe how your school/community will look once your solution and changes have been made.

How you will know your idea is successful? Check all that apply.

We will measure a change in attitude

We will measure participation

We will survey participants before and after to see if there is a difference in their knowledge of the topic

Other:

Making an Impact

Describe what impact, specifically, your solution will have on your school or community, including who your solution will impact, and how many.

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This section will help you think about a successful project looks like – and helps us understand how your AdCap grant can help make a difference!

You don’t need a lot of fancy numbers to show impact - think about small ways you can make a difference and how you can measure that to report back later.

Budget Builder

What Will You Use Your Funds For?

Provide a general budget of what you will spend your AdCap funding on. We are most likely to approve Project Designs of $1,000 or less, so keep this in mind as you create your budget.

At this time, we are unable to provide grant funds to purchase equipment for organized sports teams, on food sold at school to students, or for grants to other individuals or organizations. Questions? Contact our team or check out the AdCap Grant Funding Guidelines.

Description

Amount

Total

Add another budget item

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It’s ok if your budget changes down the road – this is just to show us a general idea of what you’d like to use the money for. Don’t worry about getting every detail for now.

Include a separate line for each general “bucket.” Here’s an example: Cooking supplies: $300 / Promotional Materials $200 / Materials $100 / Student Prizes $100

Occasionally, we may offer the opportunity to apply for grants larger than $1,000 – this will be clearly marked on the Opportunities page when you apply for that specific opportunity.

If you ever have questions, we’re happy to brainstorm with you or clarify anything before you submit.

Project Advisor

Every good entrepreneur needs a little help! Before you can submit a Project Design, you need to assign a Project Advisor who is an adult at your school who can help you navigate things like funding and school policies when it comes to implementing your Project.

Check the list below to see if your Advisor already has an account with us. If not, include their name and email below and we’ll send them an invitation once you submit your Project Design. If you receive funding, we will also ask them to submit some brief information that we need in order to send the check to your school.

ABC School

14 Main Street

Anytown, PA 12345

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Your Project Advisor must be an educator at your school that we can easily contact with any questions or with information about your Project.

Although we need you to share this information with us so that we always have an adult to contact, YOU are the one who should be leading and implementing your BIG idea with their support.

Ready To Submit?

Once you’re happy with your Project Design, you can submit it. But first, be sure to review your Project Design by going back through every section!

Your Submission Checklist:

Re-read each section as if YOU were in charge of funding it.
If applicable, notify your Project Advisor that you’re going to submit.
Make sure you answered any additional questions or specific prompts if you are applying for a certain opportunity from a funder.
Proofread your Project Design for spelling or errors.

Once you submit, the AdCap team will review your Project Design. If it is eligible for funding you and your Project Advisor will be notified via email on next steps.

If you receive a grant, you can normally expect the check to arrive at your school in about 6 weeks – we’ll keep you updated on the process! Once you start implementing your Project, we’ll ask you to share back updates with us so that we can report on and celebrate your amazing work throughout the year.

Ready? We can’t wait to help you bring your BIG idea to life!

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Feeling unsure? Reach out to our team – we’re always happy to provide any feedback on your idea before you hit submit. We’re here to help!

If your project is unable to be funded, we may give you feedback to help you resubmit it.