Everything you need to know before applying to Make More Happen
Below you will find everything you need to know about the Make More Happen Award program before you get going on your online application. Use the links above to navigate to inspiration, guidelines and tips on how to submit your best application possible! If you’re ready to apply now, head over to our application page to learn about the two-step process and link directly to the application portal.
5 Reasons to apply to
Make More Happen
This is our largest donation program awarding independent agents who demonstrate extraordinary volunteerism with a nonprofit in their community. More than a donation program, the Make More Happen Awards are about raising awareness for causes our agent partners care about and showing how your agency works to make your community better.
Once selected for an award, Make More Happen winners:
- Work in collaboration with the Agent Giving team to create a personalized blog story and audio interview which we feature on our website.
- Work with a national public relations firm who reaches out to local media about covering the story.
- Get a customized toolkit to create a marketing campaign about your volunteerism and drum up votes for your story.
- Winners that get at least 500 votes will participate in a giant check presentation of the $10,000 donation to the nonprofit on behalf of the agency!
Please carefully review the information below before submitting your application.
Is my agency eligible?
The Make More Happen Awards are available to independent agents who are appointed to sell Liberty Mutual Small Commercial Insurance and/or Safeco Insurance products. 2022 Make More Happen Award winners are not eligible for an award in 2023.
From our research with the Big “I”, we know that agents support a wide variety of causes and nonprofits. However, guidelines for Make More Happen Award donations restrict the kinds of nonprofits supported by the program. Please review the below sections for the types of causes and populations we support to ensure that the nonprofit you want to nominate is eligible for a Make More Happen Award donation.
If your agency or nonprofit are not eligible, we have created resources on giving back and promoting a cause you support that are available to any agency. Please visit the IA Community Giving Guide and our Agent Giving blog for the latest.
Eligible nonprofits
The donations for the Make More Happen Awards are restricted to nonprofit organizations that have received official recognition of their 501(c)3 status from the Internal Revenue Service, are “public charities” for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code, and do not discriminate in regard to age, gender, sexual orientation, skin color, nation origin, religion or presence of disability.
Focus areas
A majority of awards go to agencies who support the following cause areas; however, we do accept applications for other types of nonprofits, if they meet basic eligibility requirements above.
Education
Health & safety
Civic engagement
Focus populations
Expanding on the focus cause areas, we also give priority to nonprofits that serve one of the below populations in your community.
Youth
Low-income families and individuals
People of all abilities
The following types of individuals, activities, and organizations are not eligible to receive a Make More Happen Award donation
- Individuals, including requests for scholarship or fellowship assistance
- For-profit entities, including small businesses
- Political, labor or fraternal organizations and activities
- Religious organizations without a secular community designation
- Athletic activities that do not serve one of the above focus causes or populations
- Hospitals, although programs that are separate from, but active within a hospital may be eligible
- Promotional and marketing activities or merchandise
- Individual schools, charter schools, private schools and parent-teacher associations
- Endowments
- Trips, tours and transportation
- Foundations that are primarily grant-making agencies
- Conferences or forums
- Nonprofit organizations that have not received recognition from the IRS of their tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)3
If you’re ready to apply now, head over to our application page to learn about the two-step process and link directly to the application portal!