CLEARLINK Sponsors Program Pairing Entrepreneurs with Nonprofits

CLEARLINK sponsors the first Social Innovation Challenge to provide nonprofits access to 40 of Utah?s most talented entrepreneurs, helping them get back on track.

Salt Lake City, December 07, 2010 - CLEARLINK Technologies, a Utah-based sales and marketing company, served as the key sponsor for the Community Foundation?s very first Social Innovation Challenge today.

The challenge was the first of its kind, pairing business professionals with nonprofit organizations in an effort to tackle some of the most threatening problems for NFPs, like shrinking community support and long-term planning. The challenge enabled nonprofit groups to work with 40 of the state?s brightest entrepreneurial minds, as well as 12 graduate students from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University.

As donations to many of the state?s nonprofits continue to decline, the challenge was a welcomed opportunity for many who were close to closing doors. Thirty organizations applied for the challenge and six were selected. Equipped with $1,000 and six mentors, each organization was given three months to develop a sustainable solution to their problem that could easily be modeled by other organizations.

Earlier today at the Mountain America Credit Union Tanner Building each organization?s group presented the results of their work to a panel of entrepreneurs and business leaders, including CLEARLINK Chief Culture Officer, Mauri Love. Salt Lake CAP Head Start was announced the winner of the challenge for the measurable success of their rebranding efforts.

CLEARLINK is proud to support the challenge and hopes to see more like it develop over the next few years.

About The Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of Utah is a tool to help individuals, families, corporations, nonprofits, government and community leaders gather assets and ideas that will serve Utah for good and forever. The Foundation acts as a catalyst for philanthropy that is visionary, sustainable and inclusive. The CF harnesses Utah?s entrepreneurial spirit in service to the common good through smart philanthropy and help people gather assets and ideas that will serve Utah for good and forever.

About Head Start
Salt Lake CAP Head Start/Early Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood development program serving low-income children from birth to five and their families. Head Start/Early Head Start is a Federal program that is operated by non-profit organizations such as Salt Lake Community Action Program (CAP). Children who attend Head Start/Early Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities including literacy, language, science, social-emotional, and more. They also receive medical and dental services, are provided with healthy meals and snacks, and enjoy playing safely indoors and outdoors.

About CLEARLINK Technologies, LLC
CLEARLINK is a leading technology-driven sales and marketing firm that provides customer acquisitions for 13 national home service brand partners, including DISH Network, ADT Home Security, and QWEST.

CLEARLINK has received numerous awards and recognition from the Inc. 500, Utah Work/Life Awards, MWCN Utah 100, and Utah's Fast 50, among others.

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