The Call of Duty™ Endowment Opens Its 2021 “Seal of Distinction” Submissions for U.S. Organizations
August 09 2021 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Kicking Off its Eighth Year, the Seal of
Distinction Submission Process Starts Today and Runs Until August
29
The Call of Duty Endowment today begins its application process
for the eighth “Seal of Distinction” Award, recognizing non-profits
that demonstrate the highest levels of effectiveness, efficiency,
and integrity in placing veterans into high-quality jobs.
The prestigious award for non-profits is accompanied by a
$30,000 unrestricted grant, as well as provides the opportunity to
apply for future funding. Due to COVID-related circumstances, there
was not a 2020 submission process. The 2019 winners were:
ForcesUnited, Upstate Warrior Solutions, and Goodwill of Upstate
Midlands South Carolina.
To be considered, organizations must complete an online
application at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CODESOD2021.
Applications from U.S.-based non-profits will be accepted now
through August 29, 11:59pm Pacific. Nominees for the “Seal of
Distinction” must meet all of the following criteria:
- Organization must be a charitable, 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
- Applicants must not be a previous "Seal of Distinction"
winner
The “Seal of Distinction” is the preeminent standard of
excellence in the veteran employment sector. In the last year
alone, organizations supported by the Endowment placed 15,446
veterans in jobs at an average cost-per-placement of $515.
“After an unprecedented year, we are honored to bring back the
Seal of Distinction for 2021,” said Dan Goldenberg, Executive
Director of the Call of Duty Endowment. “This year is pivotal for
veteran employment and we’re looking forward to rewarding new,
high-performing organizations in our space with the recognition
they deserve.”
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 eighth year of operation, the program has
awarded $51.8 million in grants to previous winners. With an
ambitious goal of placing 100,000 veterans into high-quality jobs
by 2024, the program has placed more than 85,000 veterans into
full-time jobs with a 2020 average starting salary of $60,050. As a
result, the Endowment has helped veterans capture more than $4.8
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
co-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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Blizzard 310.255.2213 kelvin.liu@activision.com
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