ASFPM Foundation Hits $40,000 #GivingTuesday Goal Thanks to Your Support!
In December, we reported that the ASFPM Foundation fell just short of its ambitious $40,000 goal for #GivingTuesday. However, a recount of the generous contributions has revealed exciting news: we did, in fact, hit the $40,000 mark! The ASFPM Foundation extends its heartfelt gratitude to our individual and corporate donors, ASFPM Chapters, and #GivingTuesday ambassadors for making this year’s #GivingTuesday a huge success! All proceeds will go to the Future Leaders Scholarship Fund, helping to support the next generation of flood risk management professionals.
We would like to recognize CDM Smith, Dewberry, Floodproofing.com, and Guidehouse for their generous sponsorship donations for #GivingTuesday. And for the sixth straight year, an anonymous donor provided a major donation, without which we would have been challenged to meet our goal.
The ASFPM Foundation gives special thanks to all the ASFPM Chapter Directors and ASFPM Chapters who helped the Foundation spread the word and encouraged their membership to participate in the annual #GivingTuesday Chapter Challenge. To level the playing field, the Foundation determined the winner of the Chapter Challenge not by the collective dollar amount its membership gave; rather it was based on the overall percentage of its membership who gave. A big “shout out” to members of the Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia Chapters who donated; without you, we would have been even more challenged to reach our goal. We are currently tallying the results and additional chapters that participated along with the overall Challenge winner will be announced at the 2025 ASFPM Annual National Conference in New Orleans!
The donations raised on #GivingTuesday2024 will allow the Foundation to continue to fund the Future Leaders Scholarship. Because of your generosity, more students like Jesus Mulgado, Elizabeth Lacey, Esme Nelson, Kacie Malone, and Eryn Bloom — our past and present FLS scholars — will be able to pursue their dreams of becoming a flood risk management professional. Please visit ASFPM Foundation Giving Tuesday – Future Leader Scholarships to learn more about our current and past FLS recipients.
Deadline is Rapidly Approaching: 2025-2027 Future Leaders Scholarship Applications Are Now Being Accepted until February 1, 2025!
The ASFPM Foundation is again looking for undergraduates pursuing a degree in floodplain and flood risk management, or a related field, to apply for our next Future Leaders Scholarship. We are asking the floodplain management community to reach out to your alma maters, colleagues, family members, and friends to help spread the word about this amazing opportunity for a deserving undergraduate college student. The successful candidate will receive up to $20,000 per year for two years to help fund their college journey.
Online applications and all required documentation are now being accepted with a deadline of February 1, 2025. To learn more and/or apply, visit the Future Leaders Scholarship page on the Foundation website. Any questions may be directed to asfpmfoundation@floods.org. Please include “ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship” in the subject line. Remember…you can’t win if you don’t apply!
The Foundation’s 15th Annual Collegiate Student Paper Competition is Gearing Up!
The 15th Annual ASFPM Foundation Collegiate Student Paper Competition will be held in New Orleans during the 2025 ASFPM Annual National Conference, which is slated to take place on May 18-22, 2025. Important goals of the competition are to encourage student engagement in floodplain and flood risk management topics and to identify talented individuals with the potential to make lasting contributions to the floodplain management body of knowledge.
Abstracts for the competition are due on March 24, 2025, and three finalists will be invited to present their papers to an esteemed panel of flood risk management professionals at the conference. We are encouraging you to use your social media networks to get the word out to eligible college students who may be interested in submitting an abstract, either individually or as a team. As an added incentive, up to $1,500 is provided for the cost for one presenter from each team to travel to the conference, and 2025 prize money will be $1,600 for 1st Place, $1,200 for 2nd Place, and $700 for 3rd Place.
To learn more, visit the Student Paper Competition page on the Foundation website. Questions can be directed to asfpmfoundation@floods.org. Please include “2025 Student Paper Competition” in the subject line.
