Ideas that Matter

More than a decade ago Sappi North America established the Ideas that Matter grant program to recognize and support designers who generously donate their time and talent to a wide range of charitable activities. Since 1999, Ideas that Matter has funded over 500 nonprofit projects, contributing $12 million worldwide to causes that enhance our lives, our communities and our planet. Sappi believes that the creative ideas of designers can have an impact beyond the aesthetic and that those ideas can be a powerful force for social good.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ideas that Matter 2016 | The Pain Project: Creating Tools for Shared Decision-Making
Another winner of this year’s Ideas that Matter grant is The Center for Design in the Public Interest (DiPi) at the University of California, Davis.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Ideas That Matter 2016 | ALL AMERICA: We See Changemakers Everywhere

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ideas the Matter 2016 | The Growing Girls Project
Our Ideas that Matter program is meant to inspire change and drive social good through print.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ideas That Matter 2016 | SOLA Case Statement and Website
Design studio, The Blank Page, is helping SOLA, School of Leadership, Afghanistan to change lives through our Ideas that Matter grant.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ideas that Matter 2016 | Extraordinary Playscapes
Extraordinay Playscapes is a national traveling exhibition and education program focused on the importance and design of outdoor play.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sappi North America Announces Recipients of the 17th Ideas that Matter Grant
Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, today announced the eight grant recipients of its 17th annual Ideas that Matter program, where financial support is given to designer applicants who create and implement print projects for social impact.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ideas that Matter: Empowering Today’s Dreams to be Tomorrow’s Reality
Have you heard of Sappi’s Ideas that Matter competition? More than a decade ago, Sappi established the grant program to recognize and support designers who use their skills and expertise to solve communications problems for a wide range of charitable activities. Since 1999, Sappi has funded over 500 nonprofit projects, contributing over US$12million worldwide to causes that enhance our lives and our planet.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Ideas that Matter: EducationSuperHighway

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi North America Opens 2015 'Ideas that Matter' Call for Entries

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Sappi Fine Paper Announces Recipients of the 15th Ideas that Matter Grant

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