Nominate an NGO that deserves support

The process, step by step

1. 1You nominate an NGO and commit to donating at least 10,000 lei at the Gala.
2. 2On November 5, all nominated NGOs present their projects before an independent jury.
3. 3The jury selects the five projects with the greatest impact, which go on to the Gala stage.
4. 4Nominated NGOs that do not make the five receive a nomination grant of 25,000 lei.
5. 5At the Gala, on November 12, you donate to one or more of the five projects, and our partner, the MacLellan Foundation, matches the amounts raised.

Who can nominate

Any entrepreneur who accepts the conditions below. Each entrepreneur may nominate one NGO.

Which NGOs you can nominate

• An NGO registered in the Republic of Moldova: a public association, a foundation or a private institution. Unregistered initiatives and companies cannot be nominated.
• An NGO whose work rests on biblical principles and/or contributes to spreading the message of the Gospel.

What you commit to as an entrepreneur

• You attend the Gala on November 12, together with your spouse.
• You donate at least 10,000 lei at the Gala, to one or more of the five projects presented that evening. You choose who receives it: if the NGO you nominated is among the five, you may donate to it; if it is not, you choose among the other projects.
• The commitment stays at 10,000 lei even if you come with your spouse, and it holds whether or not the NGO you nominated makes the five.

What the nominated NGO receives

An NGO receives either the nomination grant or the donations from the Gala.

• If the project does not make the five: a nomination grant of 25,000 lei from our partners.
• If the project makes the five: it no longer receives the nomination grant, but the donations raised on the night of the Gala, matched by the MacLellan Foundation — as a rule, a considerably larger sum.
• One condition for the grant: the entrepreneur who nominated the NGO must attend the Gala and donate at least 10,000 lei that evening. Otherwise, the NGO does not receive the grant.
• One grant only, even if the NGO is nominated by several entrepreneurs.
• The grant is transferred after the Gala.
• All nominated NGOs present their project at the event on November 5.

How the five projects are chosen

On November 5, all nominated NGOs present their projects at a public event, before an independent jury. We will share the evaluation criteria closer to the event. The jury selects the five projects with the greatest impact, and these are presented at the Gala on November 12.

Who attends the Gala

• Entrepreneurs who nominated an NGO, together with their spouse.
• Entrepreneurs who want to be at the Gala without nominating anyone, with the same commitment: at least 10,000 lei towards the projects presented that evening.
• One representative from each of the five selected organisations — the director or whoever presents the project.
• Nominated NGOs that do not make the five do not attend the Gala. They present their project on November 5 and receive the nomination grant.

Matching the donations

The MacLellan Foundation matches the amount each of the five organisations raises at the Gala, up to a total ceiling of 1,300,000 lei across all projects.

• If total donations stay below 1,300,000 lei, each organisation receives once again the amount it raised.
• If total donations exceed 1,300,000 lei, the 1,300,000 lei are divided between the organisations in proportion to what each one raised.

Limited places

We have reached the nomination cap for this edition, so nominations are closed. You can still register for the Gala as a participant, with the same commitment of at least 10,000 lei.