National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. Grant

Organization - National Telecommuting Institute, Inc.
Grant Amount - $125,000
Foundation - Mott Foundation
Grant Purpose - More than four million Americans work in call centers answering the phones for companies that pay them to take reservations, resolve billing issues, provide product information, take orders, and provide technical support. It is estimated that 112,000 of these agents work from home-based workstations. This renewal grant will provide partial support to the National Telecommuting Institute, Inc., as it continues to develop strategies to create call center jobs for homebound individuals with disabilities.


Similar Grants

National Governors Association Center for Best Practices - $1,000,000 from the Mott Foundation - The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, the National Network of Sector Partners, and the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce have come together to coordinate an initiative that in the past two years has significantly expanded...

Goodwill Industries International, Inc. - $173,320 from the Mott Foundation - Through its local and regional chapters, Goodwill Industries International, Inc., provides temporary staffing services to 14,600 people annually. The temporary staffing program is an integral component of the grantee's mission of providing...

National Employment Law Project - $70,000 from the Mott Foundation - This grant will provide partial support to the National Employment Law Project to provide research and technical assistance to community organizations working on issues related to jobs, wages, and economic development. This work, formerly housed at...

Synergy Enterprises, Inc. - $300,000 from the Mott Foundation - This grant will provide funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Summer Institute in 2008, a project of Synergy Enterprises, Inc. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative provides grants to inner-city and rural schools...

National Center for Black Philanthropy, Inc. - $80,000 from the Mott Foundation - This general purpose grant renewal will help the National Center for Black Philanthropy, Inc., an organization that has encouraged giving and volunteerism among African Americans and educated the public on African-American philanthropy since 1997. ...

Recent News from Mott Foundation