Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award

Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award

Funder: Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Award Amount: $200,000 (flexible funding)

Overview:
Bank of America recognized YouthBuild USA as a national Neighborhood Builder and awarded a $200,000 grant in recognition of the nonprofit's leadership in bolstering economic mobility for opportunity youth across the nation.

Award Components:

Flexible funding of $200,000

One year of leadership training for two team members (senior leader and emerging leader)

Access to Neighborhood Builder network of 2,600 peer organizations

Geographic Scope: National (YouthBuild USA as support center for 300 local programs across U.S. and internationally)

Focus Areas:

Economic mobility

Workforce readiness

Community development

Leadership development

Equity advancement

Leadership Training Focus Areas:

Strategic storytelling

Human capital management

Critical themes for moving the nonprofit sector forward within broader socio-economic contexts

YouthBuild USA Recipients (2021):

Gina Plata, Chief Program Officer (senior leader track)

Lauren Vermouth, Director of Technical Assistance (emerging leader track)

Network Benefits:

Connection with 2,600 peer nonprofit organizations

Best practice sharing

Access to groundbreaking solutions for community sustainability

Leadership development opportunities

Ongoing relationship with Bank of America

Bank of America Program History:

Since 2004, invested more than $260 million in 50 communities

Partnered with more than 1,300 nonprofits

Supported more than 2,600 nonprofit leaders in strengthening leadership skills