TORONTO and CHERRY HILL, N.J., June
24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TD announced today that
applications are open for the 2019 TD Ready Challenge, its annual
North American initiative that has a total of 10 grants of
$1 million (CDN) each, available to
be awarded to ten future-forward organizations offering innovative
solutions for a changing world.
Launched last year, the TD Ready Challenge acts as a springboard
for social innovation to help forge relationships, test new ideas
and scale solutions for emerging problems. Eligible organizations
are invited to submit proposals offering solutions to a specific
issue identified within The Ready Commitment, TD's corporate
citizenship platform.
This year's TD Ready Challenge focuses on Better Health.
TD is seeking proposals focused on helping improve access to early
detection and intervention for disease, with the goal of helping to
increase equitable health outcomes for more people. This includes
programs grounded in clinical solutions that focus on preventative
efforts, such as screening, early detection and intervention
innovations, with the aim to reduce the onset, development and
severity of chronic disease and illness.
"There is a clear link between financial health and physical
health, but access to quality healthcare that ensures early
intervention may not be experienced equally across all
communities," says Andrea
Barrack, Global Head, Sustainability and Corporate
Citizenship, TD Bank Group. "The goal of this year's TD Ready
Challenge is to support organizations with innovative ideas to
increase access to care that will promote screening and detection,
which leads to more equitable health outcomes."
Proposals must satisfy one or both of the following criteria:
they must aim to improve on existing healthcare practices and
services to help reach underserved and remote populations
(Canada), or low-to-moderate
income populations (U.S); and/or they must utilize technologies to
reach underserved and remote populations (Canada) or low-to-moderate income populations
(U.S).
TD will begin accepting grant applications for the 2019 TD Ready
Challenge on June 24. Applications will be accepted until
Friday, August 23 at 4 p.m. EST and will be judged in multiple rounds
by panels consisting of TD executives and external subject matter
experts. Those selected as grant recipients will be announced in
fall 2019.
To learn more about the TD Ready Challenge, visit
www.td.com/readychallenge. Additional details about the TD Ready
Commitment can be found at td.com/thereadycommitment.
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its
subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the
"Bank"). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves 26
million customers in three key businesses operating in a number of
locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian Retail,
including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth
(Canada), TD Direct Investing, and
TD Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America's Most
Convenient Bank®, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth (U.S.), and an
investment in TD Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking, including TD
Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading online
financial services firms, with 13 million active online and mobile
customers. TD had CDB $1.4 trillion
in assets on April 30, 2019. The
Toronto-Dominion Bank trades under the symbol "TD" on the
Toronto and New York Stock
Exchanges.
About The Ready Commitment
TD has a long-standing
commitment to enriching the lives of its customers, colleagues and
communities. As part of its corporate citizenship platform, The
Ready Commitment, TD is targeting CDN $1
billion (US $775 million) in
total by 2030 towards community giving in four areas critical to
opening doors for a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow –
Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities and
Better Health. Through The Ready Commitment TD aspires to link its
business, philanthropy and human capital to help people feel more
confident - not just about their finances, but also in their
ability to achieve their personal goals in a changing world. For
further information, visit td.com/thereadycommitment
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