What to Expect:

• Interactive College Fair: Meet representatives from national and regional HBCUs to explore opportunities and get inspired for your future.
• Career Fair: Connect with employers from a variety of industries, discover exciting career paths, and gain valuable insights for your professional growth.
• Live Performances: Enjoy dynamic showcases by HBCU choirs, marching bands, majorettes, cheer squads, and guest artists in our TD Pavilion.
• Master Classes & Panels: Participate in engaging workshops led by renowned choral and band directors and attend insightful panel discussions on college affairs and more.
• Black-Owned Business Market: Discover and support local Black-owned businesses from our Parkside neighborhood, West Philadelphia, and beyond.
• Wellness Zone: Explore the Wellness Zone featuring free health resources, screenings, representatives, and more from Jefferson Health.
• Family Fun: Enjoy face painting, balloon art, crafts, and more! Food trucks will be on-site with delicious offerings to keep you fueled throughout the day.

Admission is free with advanced registration. Learn more and register now and don’t miss this exciting day of celebration, connection, and culture!

TD Bank invites applications for its annual TD Ready Challenge, which supports organizations in developing innovative solutions for a changing world.

The 2024 TD Ready Challenge is seeking applications from charitable and nonprofit organizations that propose innovative approaches to supporting underserved small business owners to develop a business, launch a new business, or grow an existing business. Applicants are encouraged to present novel strategies, technologies or partnerships that have the potential to disrupt systemic barriers for underserved entrepreneurs with the goal of cultivating a more inclusive and supportive entrepreneurial landscape across North America. Such solutions could be focused on, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: providing access to financial capital and support, building business and financial planning skills, and providing business mentorship.

Organizations may apply for grants of C$1 million for Canadian-based organizations and $1 million for U.S.-based organizations.

Eligible applicants include Canadian registered charities and not-for-profit organizations and U.S. charitable and not-for-profit organizations that have received section 501(c)(3) determination from the Internal Revenue Service; are treated by the IRS as an organization that is not a private foundation as described in sections 509(a)(1),(2) or (3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or are a local/state government organization.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the TD Bank website.

Deadline: September 5, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET

The theme for the 18^th annual Housing for Everyone competition is affordable housing with services to support independent living for marginalized community members.

The impacts of homelessness are not equal across many populations. There are conditions that make it difficult for people to maintain a stable home without additional help. To address this issue, we’ll fund a select group of organizations focused on housing solutions that lead to stable, independent living situations.

Grant applications must be submitted by Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 4 p.m. ET.

For information about project eligibility and to learn how the competition works, click the links below to register for one of our informational webinars:

• January 30, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. ET
• February 6, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. ET

Learn more and apply.

TD Bank invites applications for its annual TD Ready Challenge, which supports organizations in developing innovative, impactful, and measurable solutions for a changing world.

The 2023 TD Ready Challenge is seeking innovative, scalable, and/or replicable solutions to help address systemic barriers to affordable housing across the continuum from transitional to permanent homes and help increase access to affordable and stable housing for those that need it most. Such solutions could be focused on but are not limited to one or more of the following: housing supply challenges, addressing construction and development costs homeownership, and financial education programs, innovative loans, and financing.

In 2023, up to 10 grants will be available under the TD Ready Challenge for Canada and the United States together. Eligible Canadian-based organizations may apply for C$1 million, and eligible U.S.-based organizations may apply for $1 million.

Eligible applicants include Canadian registered charities and not-for-profit organizations and U.S. charitable and not-for-profit organizations that meet the following criteria and can provide written confirmation of same: have received section 501(c)(3) determination from the Internal Revenue Service; are treated by the IRS as an organization that is not a private foundation as described in sections 509(a)(1),(2) or (3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRS Code”); or are a local/state government organization.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the TD Bank website.

Deadline: September 13, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. ET

TD Bank is inviting applications for its annual TD Ready Challenge, which supports organizations in developing innovative, impactful, and measurable solutions for a changing world.

The 2022 TD Ready Challenge is focused on supporting solutions designed to help people and communities who may be disproportionately affected by climate change to prepare for, adapt to, and help mitigate the potential impacts of climate change and/or to work towards a transition to a low-carbon economy.

The 2022 TD Ready Challenge aims to provide financial support to organizations that have designed innovative, scalable, and/or replicable solutions focused on, but not limited to, one or more of the following: providing support to address specific needs of those communities and/or people who will most likely be disproportionately impacted by climate change (e.g. physical and/or mental health support programs, programs that support flood prone communities) to mitigate the effects of climate change; providing support to communities and/or workers affected by closures of carbon intensive industries or sectors, or are seeking to transition to the low-carbon economy (e.g. training and upskilling people from disproportionately impacted communities for low-carbon industries); supporting the development of cleantech entrepreneurs, businesses, and companies that are focused on the development of low-carbon power generation and/or efficient energy solutions; innovation in sustainable land use to help support the decarbonization of working landscapes; and large-scale green infrastructure solutions that are focused on improvements such as decreasing the effect of urban heat islands, such as removal of pavement and replacement with alternative ground cover, and improving existing infrastructure’s ability to capture stormwater flow and reduce flash floods.

In 2022, up to 10 grants will be available under the TD Ready Challenge for Canada and the United States. Eligible Canadian-based organizations can apply for CDN$1 million, and eligible U.S.-based organizations can apply for USD$1 million.

Eligible applicants include Canadian registered charities and not-for-profit organizations; or U.S. charitable and not-for-profit organizations which meet the following criteria and can provide written confirmation of same: have received section 501(c)(3) determination from the Internal Revenue Service; or are treated by the IRS as an organization that is not a private foundation as described in Sections 509(a)(1),(2) or (3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRS Code”); or are a local/state government organization.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the TD Bank website.

Deadline: August 11, 2022 4:00 p.m. ET

TD Bank is welcoming applications for its annual North American initiative, the TD Ready Challenge, which has C$10 million ($7.9 million) in grants available to organizations developing innovative, impactful, and measurable solutions for a changing world.

According to TD Bank, the pandemic has disrupted elementary and high school education across North America. The transition to alternative ways of teaching has created challenges for both students and teachers due to uneven implementation and unequal access to technology. To remedy this, the challenge invites applications focused on addressing predicted learning loss in math and reading for disproportionately impacted students in grades K-12 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is a preference for programs that support disproportionately impacted students experiencing learning loss as a result of COVID-19 due to factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location; that have wide demographic or geographical reach in areas where TD operates (all of Canada and specific states in the U.S. (map and listing of eligible US states found here); and that will use the grant to scale and/or replicate solutions to additional communities or populations (or pilot projects with material evidence of viable success and scalability).

Organizations may apply for grants ranging from C$375,000 up to C$1 million for Canadian organizations or $325,000 to $1 million for U.S. organizations.

To be eligible, organizations must be Canadian registered or incorporated charities and nonprofits or U.S. charitable, nonprofit organizations as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the IRS tax code.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the TD Bank website.

Deadline: August 26, 2021

The TD Ready Challenge is an annual North American initiative that supports organizations working to develop innovative solutions for a changing world.

Created and funded by the Toronto-Dominion Bank, the initiative is a key component of the bank’s corporate citizenship platform, TD Ready Commitment. Given the enormous impact COVID-19 has had on the world, this year TD made the decision to focus the 2020 TD Ready Challenge on supporting innovative solutions that address impacts of the pandemic.

At the core of the TD Ready Commitment is the recognition that the interconnectedness of its four drivers of change — Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities and Better Health — are key to helping build the confidence necessary to help create an inclusive and sustainable future for everyone. The pandemic is not only a health crisis but also a social, economic and environmental one. In the face of the pandemic, these links have never been clearer.

To that end, the 2020 TD Ready Challenge seeks to provide financial support to organizations that have designed innovative, scalable, and/or replicable solutions to help address the pandemic-caused issues faced by communities that are experiencing disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 across North America. Solutions must address at least one (but can address more) of the four interconnected drivers of change of the TD Ready Commitment.

Through the challenge, a total of $10 million CAD will be available in the form of one-time grants ranging from $350,000 CAD to $1 million CAD each (approximately $260,000 to $745,000 USD) for initiatives that support communities experiencing disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 based on factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and geographic location; demonstrate a promising approach to building community resilience; align with one or more of the drivers of change of the TD Ready Commitment; are replicable in and for additional communities and populations (or is a pilot project with material evidence of viable success and scalability); have a clear evaluation and measurement process to track impact in place; are focused geographically in areas across North America where TD operates.

The bank will not fund applications for initiatives that are not innovative in nature (e.g., applications for the purchase of medical materials or personal protective equipment or whose purpose is to write research papers), or organizations that have received funds or grants from TD of $250,000 CAD or more between August 31, 2019 through and including August 31, 2020.

A maximum of 20 percent of the grant award can be directed toward organizational administration (e.g. office space and supplies, salaries, venue rentals, evaluation reporting etc.). Costs directly related to delivering an initiative are not considered to be administrative.

All Canadian-registered or incorporated charities and not-for-profits and U.S. organizations defined as nonprofit under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS tax code are eligible to apply.

All proposals must be submitted through the online portal by 4:00 p.m. August 13. Starting in September, an internal TD North American judging panel will review applications and select applications to move into final round of reviews, with finalists to be notified by mid-October. 2020 Ready Challenge recipients will be selected and notified in November.

See the TD website for additional information and/or to start the application process.

Deadline: August 13, 2020

Learn more and apply: https://www.td.com/ca/en/about-td/ready-commitment/funding/the-ready-challenge/

Launched in 2018, the TD Ready Challenge serves as a springboard for social solutions to emerging problems, with a focus on solutions to a specific issue identified in The Ready Commitment, TD’s corporate citizenship platform.

This year’s Ready Challenge is dedicated to Better Health. TD seeks proposals focused on improving access to the early detection of disease, as well as programs grounded in clinical solutions focused on preventative efforts such as screening and intervention innovations, with the goal of reducing the onset, development, and severity of chronic disease and illness.

Through the program, TD will award grants of $1 million (CDN) each to ten future-looking organizations.

Proposals must satisfy one or both of the following criteria: improve on existing healthcare practices and services for underserved and remote populations in Canada and/or low- to moderate-income populations in the United States; and/or utilize cutting-edge technologies to reach underserved and remote populations in Canada and/or low- to moderate-income populations in the U.S.

The 2019 TD Ready Challenge application period opens June 24 and will close on August 23 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Proposals will be judged in multiple rounds by panels consisting of TD executives and external subject-matter experts. The winning organizations will be announced in the fall of 2019.

To learn more, see the TD Ready Challenge website.

Deadline: August 23, 2019

Read more and apply: https://www.td.com/corporate-responsibility/ready-commitment/ready-challenge.jsp

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