Those same 100 organizations are now automatically eligible for a chance to win a final $1-million grant in the next round of voting, which begins today.
In this next round, the ATC and the other winning organizations have submitted documents stating what difference $1 million would make in their work. One organization will win that amount, and five others will receive $100,000 each. A Chase advisory board will select other charities to share in another $1-million pool.
The program the ATC is seeking funds is for is called Mother's Nature Keepers.
HOW TO VOTE:
1) You must be a Facebook user (it's free!)
2) You have to be a fan of Chase Community Giving- click here and then click on the "Become a Fan" button at the top of the page.
3) To vote for the ATC click here - then click on VOTE once on the Appalachian Trail Conservancy "Big Idea" page. You will likely be prompted to allow Chase to access your information so they can keep track of the votes. Please "Allow" or your vote will not be tabulated.
Each voter gets 5 votes they can spread around, however, the ATC hopes that supporters will only vote for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Voting ends on January 22!
You can also find additional information on the ATC website.
Jeff
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