The Foundation hopes to build a supportive relationship with Bush Prize winners by:
Working Together
We’ll create a grant agreement including an agreed-upon timeline, reporting schedule and use of funds. The Bush Prize grants are flexible and can be used to advance the charitable purpose of your organization. Funds must be used to support work in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or one of the 23 Native nations.
We’ll be responsive and direct in our communication with you, and will continue to be available to you throughout the grant period. We hope to build a relationship that is supportive and helpful, but also allows you to focus on what you do best.
Learning and Evaluation
We want to know if we’re making a difference, and will ask you to participate in the evaluation of the Bush Prize program, including your experience being a Prize winner. We will use what we learn together to improve the program over time.
We will ask you to share how you used your funds and key lessons learned (successes as well as challenges) as part of your interim and final grant reports. We may share portions of these reports publicly on the Foundation’s website in consultation with you, as Learning Logs.
We’ll periodically invite you to participate in Foundation-sponsored events for Bush Prize winners to meet one another, share the stories of their work and learn together.
Sharing Your Story
We want to publicly recognize you as a Bush Prize winner. We’ll ask you to provide basic content about your work and to participate in both a short, Foundation-produced film and a creative case study that tell your story. We’ll share the films and case studies on our website and through other media.
We may request that you share periodic, informal updates for the Foundation’s media promotional opportunities.
We will invite you to partner with us in various ways to help others learn from your successful innovation experience(s).