I know the posting has slowed down over the last few months but this time it is not actually becuase I have not been writting, it just has not been here.  I have been working with the team at MOD-Lab to get blogging efforts going on a regular basis. As we begin to find our stride I am hoping to get back to sharing posts here on a regular basis.

In the meantime be sure to catch up with some of my other posts on the MOD-Lab blog  as well as over at the Water Cooler.

This year I had the pleasure of not only helping promote the Heart & Soul Grant opportunity but have been given a chance to pick the Blogger's Choice Award. This means I get a chance to select one of the participating organizations to receive a $1,000 cash prize. Overall the CTK Foundation awarded over $55,000 as part of the grant opportunity this year.

And The Winner Is

First of all, I would like to recognize the amazing level of participation and talent that went into the submissions.  Easy to be entertained and difficult to chose a winner.  In the end it was the ability to quickly tell a story that I could connect with and want to be a part of. All too often nonprofits make their story about the problems that have existed in the past or the terrible things that exist today. As a potential volunteer, donor or champion those are not things I can be a part of. What I can be a part of is the impact of your work going forward.

Thank you for letting me see the magic and see myself in the Evanston Public Library (www.epl.org)

See all the results from this years grant program in The CTK's recent press release