Five Dollars, Five Goals

  1. Philanthropy
  2. Education and Awareness about the grant opportunity and past recipients
  3. Community building through a continued relationship with grant recipients 
  4. Service commitment to grant recipients
  5. Bring service into the classroom by connecting Saint Michael’s College curriculum with problems grant recipients are striving to alleviate and solve

Goals in Detail

Philanthropy:  The amount of money given by Saint Michael’s College Fix It With Five program is a substantial contribution to the goals of the non-profits looking to create sustainable, systemic change. By supporting these organizations financially, we are demonstrating the power of a small donation by many individuals to truly have an impact in our greater community.

Education and Awareness: Fix It With Five has developed student education and awareness initiatives that engage the student body.
  • Panel presentation:  the three finalists educate and raise awareness about the cause and organization
  • Sponsorship:  students are invited to be liaisons between the Fix It With Five committee and an organization in which the student has a interest
  • Committee meetings:  open to the students interested in learning more
  • Voting:  the three finalists are entered into an online voting system. Students  are asked to vote for the organization that they believe best fits the mission of Fix It With Five
  • Newspaper:  articles are written by the student newspaper, the Defender, about the committee process, panel and grant recipient

Community Building:  It is an essential part of the grant process to create or further the relationship with the college and the grant recipient through:
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Fundraising opportunities
  • Education and Awareness
  • Informational updates regarding the project to which the funds went

Service Commitment to Grant Recipient
  • Extend upon the link with the grant recipient to form a bond that would include a service based commitment dependent on the organization’s needs
  • Expansion to other schools
  • Creating a Fix it with Five program on other campuses that would allow their students to experience the field of grants as well as donating a portion of their fees to a greater cause