Truist Foundation Names Centro Community Partners As Top Grant Recipient at the Inspire Awards
Truist Foundation Names Centro Community Partners As Top Grant Recipient at the Inspire Awards
Hosted by Greg Olsen, the pitch-style grant program provided funding, yearlong support program for seven nonprofit finalists
這項球場式的撥款計劃由格雷格·奧爾森主持，爲七名非營利組織決賽入圍者提供了爲期一年的資助
CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESSWIRE / April 26, 2024 / Truist Foundation awarded Centro Community Partners with the top recognition at the second Inspire Awards, a pitch-style grant program celebrating nonprofits from across the country that showcased innovative technology solutions to support entrepreneurs from undercapitalized communities.
北卡羅來納州夏洛特/ACCESSWIRE/2024年4月26日/Truist Foundation在第二屆Inspire大獎中授予Centro社區合作伙伴最高榮譽。Inspire Awards是一項宣傳式的撥款計劃，旨在表彰來自全國各地的非營利組織，展示了支持資本不足社區企業家的創新技術解決方案。
Each finalist shared their vision in a three-minute pitch video and an on-stage interview. The Inspire Awards event culminated with the Truist Foundation team awarding Centro Community Partners with a $250,000 grant to help bring its technology solution to life. The organization also was named the Audience Favorite by attendees of the event, earning a $75,000 grant. Centro Community Partners will use the grant funding to provide an AI-generated journey through a virtual hub of resources for low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs.
每位決賽選手在三分鐘的推介視頻和舞臺採訪中分享了他們的願景。Inspire Awards活動以Truist基金會團隊向中心社區合作伙伴提供25萬美元的撥款而告終，以幫助其實現其技術解決方案。該組織還被活動參與者評爲 “觀衆最愛”，獲得了75,000美元的補助金。Centro Community Partners將使用這筆補助金，爲低至中等收入的企業家提供通過虛擬資源中心的人工智能之旅。
"This award isn't just for us, it's for our entire community. The impact will be far reaching and deep," said Arturo Noriega, founder and CEO of Centro Community Partners. "The support from the Truist Foundation Inspire Awards will enable us to make investments in engineering, marketing and new team members who will help us provide innovative solutions to the barriers that so many entrepreneurs face-in languages that are familiar to them and with a cultural relevancy that is critical to helping diverse small business owners thrive."
“這個獎項不僅適用於我們，還適用於我們的整個社區。影響將是深遠而深刻的。” Centro Community Partners創始人兼首席執行官阿圖羅·諾列加說。“Truist Foundation Inspire Awards的支持將使我們能夠對工程、營銷和新的團隊成員進行投資，這些團隊成員將幫助我們提供創新的解決方案，以應對許多企業家所面臨的障礙，他們所熟悉的語言以及文化相關性對於幫助多元化小企業主蓬勃發展至關重要。”
Truist Foundation collaborated with Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to help identify nonprofits with technology-based ideas to help support, grow and develop small businesses in underserved communities and create lasting change.
Truist Foundation與麻省理工學院（MIT）發起的Solve合作，幫助確定具有基於技術的想法的非營利組織，以幫助在服務不足的社區中支持、發展和發展小型企業，並創造持久的變革。
"Embracing innovative technology is paramount for nonprofits committed to strengthening small businesses. Centro Community Partner's solution showcases the transformative potential of technology to promote growth and development in the small business ecosystem," said Lynette Bell, president of Truist Foundation. "The Truist Foundation Inspire Awards provide a platform to elevate nonprofits that are driven by passion, attuned to the needs of small business owners and pioneering innovative solutions that better the communities they serve."
“對於致力於加強小型企業的非營利組織來說，採用創新技術至關重要。Centro Community Partner的解決方案展示了技術促進小型企業生態系統增長和發展的變革潛力。” Truist基金會主席萊內特·貝爾說。“Truist Foundation Inspire Awards爲提升非營利組織提供了一個平台，這些非營利組織以激情爲動力，適應小企業主的需求，開創性的創新解決方案，改善他們所服務的社區。”
A second-place grant of $150,000 was awarded to Immigrants Rising, whose solution employs a gamification learning hub to help remove barriers to traditional employment for those who want to earn a sustainable income through small business ownership. The runners-up each received a $25,000 grant to help implement their solutions.
Imvirants Rising獲得了第二名的15萬美元補助金，該組織的解決方案利用遊戲化學習中心來幫助那些希望通過小企業所有權獲得可持續收入的人消除傳統就業障礙。亞軍每人獲得25,000美元的補助金，以幫助實施他們的解決方案。
The Inspire Awards ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at the Knight Theater in Charlotte. The event was hosted by American football sportscaster and former NFL player Greg Olsen. Bell, Olsen and Truist Financial Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Rogers announced the grant recipients.
Inspire Awards 頒獎典禮於 2024 年 4 月 24 日星期三在夏洛特的騎士劇院舉行。該活動由美式足球體育節目主持人和前NFL球員格雷格·奧爾森主持。貝爾、奧爾森和Truist Financial董事長兼首席執行官比爾·羅傑斯宣佈了補助金獲得者。
To learn more about all seven finalists and how Truist Foundation supports small businesses, visit Truist.com/InspireAwards.
要詳細了解所有七名決賽入圍者以及Truist基金會如何支持小型企業，請訪問Truist.com/InspireAwards。
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Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation's (NYSE: TFC) purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities. The Foundation, an endowed private foundation established in 2020 whose operating budget is independent of Truist Financial Corporation, makes strategic investments in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations centered around two focus areas: building career pathways to economic mobility and strengthening small businesses to ensure all communities have an equal opportunity to thrive. Embodying these focus areas are the Foundation's leading initiatives - the Inspire Awards and Where It Starts. Learn more at Truist.com/Foundation.
Truist基金會致力於實現Truist Financial Corporation（紐約證券交易所代碼：TFC）的宗旨，即激勵和建設更好的生活和社區。該基金會是一個成立於2020年的私人捐贈基金會，其運營預算獨立於Truist Financial Corporation，它圍繞兩個重點領域對各種非營利組織進行戰略投資：建立經濟流動的職業道路和加強小型企業以確保所有社區都有平等的發展機會。這些重點領域體現的是基金會的主要舉措——Inspire Awards及其起點。在 Truist.com/Foundation 上了解更多信息
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