AVIXA's Brad Sousa Impact Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications The Brad Sousa Impact Fund, organized by the AVIXA Foundation, is accepting applications for grants through May 5. Recipients will be honored at InfoComm 2025 in Orlando, Florida. The fund was created to honor the profound legacy of the late Brad Sousa, chief technology officer of AVI Systems and a member of AVIXA's board of directors. In a statement, the association says, "Whether in the home or the workplace, Brad lived a life loving not just with words or speech but with actions and in truth. He was known to say, 'Influence is the counterfeit of impact.' He was committed to making a difference in all his pursuits, both personal and professional." The fund supports the AVIXA Foundation's global mission through impact investing and partnerships with a key focus on developing audiovisual and digital transformation professionals and their understanding of each other's overlapping needs. Through digital transformation, organizations and communities embed technologies within our society to create a meaningful impact and promote fundamental change. The fund will award grants to people in pursuit of educational and vocational outcomes; programs with social consciousness and purpose that impact society, community, and culture; and partnerships that amplify the missions of associations, community, and nonprofit organizations. "Audiovisual and digital transformation professionals have the ability to make profound and lasting change in the world. The Brad Sousa Impact Fund seeks to support and empower them to reach their ambitions," says Sarah Joyce, executive director of the AVIXA Foundation and chief global officer of AVIXA. "The AVIXA Foundation is looking forward to providing funding through the Brad Sousa Impact Fund to support people and organizations that carry this vision." To donate, visit www.avixa.org/impact. To submit an application, go to www.avixa.org/impact. 
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