Our Partners

Spur Local (Formerly: The Catalogue for Philanthropy:
Greater Washington) 

ScholarCHIPS was recently named a 2023 Spur Local Partnership. This partnership will be active from 2023-2027. ScholarCHIPS was initially accepted and named a Catalogue for Philanthropy partner and “one of the best” local nonprofits in 2019-2020 and again in 2021-2022. The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington is the region’s only locally-focused guide to giving and volunteering. The Catalogue believes in the power of small nonprofits to spark big change. The Catalogue’s goal is to create visibility for local charities, fuel their growth with philanthropic dollars, and support a movement for social good and justice in our region.

Since 2003, the Catalogue has raised more than $50 million for its network of local nonprofits. The Catalogue reviews each organization’s impact, the community need they address, and how they involve the community in their work. The Catalogue also conduct financial reviews and site visits so you can support them with confidence.

The Catalogue highlights critical local charities, and their work, to show what is possible when caring community members connect with worthy causes, acting together on behalf of the greater good. The Catalogue’s vision is a stronger, more resilient, more equitable community, here, where we live.

Giving Together

Giving Together is a giving circle – a group of like-minded, committed women who pool funds and volunteer time to help low-income women and children in the Washington, DC area. Our members make all decisions on the allocation of funds by means of a thorough grantmaking process. ScholarCHIPS became a Giving Together grantee in 2021, when Giving Together awarded ScholarCHIPS an $11,000 grant to aid the organization in launching its new Mental Health & Wellness Program. Giving Together members also support ScholarCHIPS by volunteering and partnering with the Executive Director and interns to pack Fall and Spring care packages for scholars.

MEF Associates

MEF Associates is a small social policy research firm specializing in rigorous research and analysis to shape the design and implementation of social programs. MEF Associates’ mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable individuals, children, and families by building knowledge and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of public policy and programs. ScholarCHIPS became an MEF Associates pro bono partner in 2020. This partnership will last for five-years. MEF Associates staff partner with ScholarCHIPS’ Executive Director to help build up the organization’s infrastructure and impact data, by assisting the organization with developing it’s logic model and program evaluation metrics, analyzing it’s scholar and alumni survey data, and developing crucial documents.

Norasack Design

Norasack Design was founded in 1990 by Mr. Norasack Pathammavong. This studio has served a wide range of international, national and local clients. Norasack Design has been helping clients succeed for over 20 years. Norasack has been honored with over 100 design awards. Most importantly, Norasack Design has earned the trust and respects of its clients. Norasack Design strives for the highest level of creative design in print, branding, marketing, website development and new media.

ScholarCHIPS became a partner with Norasack Design in 2021. Norasack Design took the lead on developing ScholarCHIPS’ new website in 2021-2022. Norasack Design continues to partner with ScholarCHIPS to help the organization further develop its marketing and branding strategy and with needed marketing and branding materials such as brochures, a media kit and more.