The Call of Duty™ Endowment Opens Its 2018 “Seal of Distinction” Submissions for U.S. and U.K. Organizations
14 May 2018 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
The Sixth Annual Award Consideration Starts
Today Until June 1 in U.S. and U.K.
The Call of Duty Endowment today begins its application process
for the sixth annual “Seal of Distinction” Awards, recognizing U.S.
and U.K. based non-profits that demonstrate the highest levels of
effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity in placing veterans into
high-quality jobs.
The prestigious award for grantees is accompanied by a $30,000
unrestricted grant, as well as the opportunity to apply for future
funding. Past beneficiaries include: Goodwill Southern California,
Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainer Region, NextOp, RFEA, and
Walking With the Wounded.
To be considered, organizations must complete an online
application at: www.callofdutyendowment.org/seal
Applications will be accepted now through June 1, 2018. Nominees
for the “Seal of Distinction” must meet a number of criteria,
including:
- Organization must be a charitable,
non-profit, with 501(c)(3) status (or, in the case of the U.K., a
charity determined to have the equivalent status of a U.S.
non-profit with 501 (c)(3) status);
- Mission must include directly assisting
unemployed and underemployed veterans to find high quality
jobs;
- Group must complete an application,
provide requested documentation and be prepared to submit to
verification procedures by Deloitte;
- Applicants will be assessed by metrics
including, the number of veterans placed in jobs, the quality of
those placements, average cost-per-placement, average starting
salary, six- and twelve-month retention rate, key employee
background checks, and a variety of organizational and financial
health indicators; and
- Applicants must not be a previous "Seal
of Distinction" winner.
The “Seal of Distinction” is the preeminent standard of
excellence in the veteran’s employment sector. In the last year
alone, organizations supported by the Endowment placed 11,974
veterans in jobs at an average cost-per-placement of $504.
“We are honored to continue the ‘Seal of Distinction’ program
into its sixth year,” said Dan Goldenberg, Executive Director of
the Call of Duty Endowment. “We’ve seen a growing demand from
veterans for help securing high quality careers—a 60% increase last
year alone—and we’re committed to finding and funding the highest
performing non-profits that successfully address this challenge in
both the U.S. and U.K.”
All applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Call of
Duty Endowment’s outside Board of Advisors. Semi-finalists will be
independently assessed on a pro bono basis by Deloitte and
ultimately approved by the Endowment’s Grants Committee.
The Call of Duty Endowment launched the "Seal of Distinction" in
August 2013. In its sixth year of operation, the program has
awarded $27.6 million in grants. With an ambitious goal of placing
50,000 veterans into high-quality jobs by 2019, the program has
placed more than 46,000 veterans into full-time jobs with an
average 2017 starting salary of $58,000. As a result, the Endowment
has helped veterans capture more than $2.3 billion in first year
salaries and demonstrated the value of veterans in the civilian
workplace to companies across the U.S. and the U.K.
About the Call of Duty Endowment
The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit organization founded
by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. The Endowment seeks to
help veterans find high-quality careers by supporting groups that
prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the
value vets bring to the workplace. For more information about the
Call of Duty Endowment, please visit
www.callofdutyendowment.org.
ACTIVISION and CALL OF DUTY are trademarks of Activision
Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the
properties of their respective owners.
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