Football's Greatest Bears (FGB) is a Chicago Bears-focused media platform managed by Educational Partnerships to Impact Children, Inc. (EPIC). FGB connects Illinois-first Bears content with a community impact model that helps fund EPIC Content Creator Grants through audience engagement and partner contributions.
Why Partner With FGB?
Micro-targeted audience
Chicago Bears fans, with Illinois communities as the primary market.
Community impact
Partner contributions create dedicated Community Impact Account balances connected to each business.
Customer activation
EPIC pays the customer directly after verifying their visit. You keep the full sale.
Public transparency
Partner balances, verified visits, and incentives issued are shown through a public Community Impact Ledger.
Nonprofit alignment
FGB is connected to EPIC's charitable mission and Content Creator Grant initiative.
Impact Multiplier Program
Excess revenue returned to you
As Football's Greatest Bears grows, EPIC intends to periodically add Impact Multiplier Credits to Community Impact Partner Account balances. These additional credits increase the amount available for Community Impact Incentives tied to your business and are made at EPIC's sole discretion. Since we are a community nonprofit, our excess revenue is returned to you.
How the Dedicated Community Impact Account Model Works
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You support the program.
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We promote your business.
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Customers visit your location.
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We verify their visit.
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We pay the customer.
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You keep the sale.
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We handle everything else.
FGB Community Impact Partner Program
Frequently Asked Questions
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Partnership Tiers
Subscribe directly via PayPal. All contributions support the dedicated Community Impact Account model above.
FGB Community Impact Partners help turn Bears fandom into local opportunity. Each partner has a Dedicated Community Impact Account. Customers visit participating businesses, submit proof of patronage, and EPIC issues a Community Impact Incentive payment directly to the verified customer. Partner activity is tracked publicly so the community can see the impact grow.
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Become an FGB Community Impact Partner
Approved partners receive a partner agreement, logo upload request, payment setup instructions, and public ledger onboarding.