Innovation · Award partners

Help Fund the Next Community Innovation Pilot

Fields of Hope runs an idea-stage cohort tied to real Hope Forest programming — sports weekends, combines, family days, and marketplace events. Award partners help bridge selected concepts from idea to a safe, appropriate pilot on campus.

Who this is for

Award sponsors, funding partners, and grant sponsors

  • Banks and financial institutions
  • Corporate foundations
  • Professional athlete foundations
  • Family foundations
  • Civic funders
  • Corporate marketing / CSR teams
  • Sponsors interested in innovation and community impact
What is happening

What to expect

Support the implementation award

Help underwrite an implementation award for a selected concept from the idea-stage cohort.

Underwrite mentorship & operations

Help fund the mentor network, cohort operations, and discovery work that move ideas toward pilot.

Visibility as an innovation partner

Recognition as a community innovation / award sponsor across cohort and demo moments.

Demo & showcase participation

Participate in showcase moments where founders, mentors, partners, and operators come together.

Optional selection input

Help select or review pilot concepts where appropriate to your organization.

Why it matters

Early ideas need more than advice. They need a real environment, trusted mentors, and a path to implementation. Fields of Hope can provide the environment; award partners help provide the bridge from idea to pilot.

Get in touch

Tell us a bit more

Tell us about your foundation, bank, or CSR team and how you'd like to participate as an award partner.

Share your interest

Tell us about your foundation, bank, or CSR team and how you'd like to participate as an award partner.

We read every submission and follow up within a few days.