CLIMB Wyoming

One Percent Foundation Gives $12,000 to CLIMB Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY – Following a thorough appli­ca­tion and interview process, CLIMB Wyoming is proud to announce that it was the recipient of a $12,000.01 gift from the One Percent Foundation.

The One Percent Foun­da­tion (OPF) is a nation­wide non-profit orga­ni­za­tion dedicated to address­ing per­sis­tent global chal­lenges by building a broad-based movement for next gen­er­a­tion phil­an­thropy. Don Wood of Cheyenne was the OPF member who nominated CLIMB Wyoming for the award.

CLIMB Wyoming trains and places single mothers in higher paying jobs. The orga­ni­za­tion operates six sites across Wyoming that reach out to women in 12 counties. The program has served more than 1,300 women, training and placing graduates in a variety of fields ranging from office admin­is­tra­tion and health care to welding and short haul trucking.

“We believe that phil­an­thropy should not be driven by income or age, but by the power of col­lec­tive action to create lasting change,” OPF states on its website. “Through our active par­tic­i­pa­tion, we are committed to spur inno­va­tion in phil­an­thropy, the non-profit sector, and the problems they aim to solve.”

CLIMB Wyoming was rec­og­nized this year during OPF’s emphasis on orga­ni­za­tions helping those in poverty.

As for the amount of the award, Wood says that the orga­ni­za­tion adds an addi­tional one cent to the grant to recognize the foundation’s com­mit­ment of giving that extra one percent.

For more infor­ma­tion about CLIMB Wyoming or to learn about giving oppor­tu­ni­ties, visit climbwyoming.org or call 307.778.4126.

To learn more about the One Percent Foun­da­tion, visit onepercentfoundation.org.

• Posted on January 3, 2012
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