The Gasan Foundation, together with Inspirasia Foundation, are launching a new initiative for social change in Malta. The Social Impact Awards will create a platform for new philanthropic ideas and an opportunity to receive financial and non-financial support.

The awards will recognise non-profit organisations, social enterprises and individuals who submit innovative, social projects that can have a sustainable positive impact and scalable change for Malta.

The primary aim behind these awards is to bring together the private and non-profit sectors and to offer opportunities for NGOs and individuals to receive both financial and non-financial support to develop and materialise a project that could have a positive social impact on Malta. Together, the two foundations and other businesses have already amassed over €50,000 to donate as grants to the best and most effective submissions.

“The idea behind these awards it to inspire business community and corporate foundations to support this initiative and to give more and give well,” said Mark Wiengard, founder of Inspirasia Foundation.

“With these awards we hope to bring the non-profit sector closer to philanthropists and businesses in order to have more social impact in Malta. It is time to start taking our impact as seriously as our profits, with efficiency and professionalism at our core,” said Joseph Gasan, chairman of The Gasan Foundation.

Following an intensive selection process once all applications have been submitted the finalists will have a chance to pitch their projects in front of a panel of judges made up of business leaders and philanthropists, for a chance to win at an event which will take place in October.

Applications and further details can be downloaded from the FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/socialimpactawardsmalta or by contacting Inspirasia assistant director on louisa@inspirasia.org.

The deadline for submissions of expression of interest is July 11.