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We are very pleased to announce today that the Case Foundation, Causes and PARADE are joining together to present the 2009 America’s Giving Challenge, a national competition launching on October 7.
The Challenge, which will be featured in an October 11th cover story in Parade and will utilize the Causes application on Facebook, will enable passionate individuals and nonprofits to compete for awards of up to $50,000, based on the number of donations they garner for their favorite cause.
The first America’s Giving Challenge brought together tens of thousands of people and motivated them to give to the causes they care about. We hope this year’s Challenge will not only help nonprofits leverage their existing efforts to raise awareness, support and donations, but will be a catalyst to help nonprofits think about how to use online social networking and social media in a more strategic way to engage supporters for their causes.
In the weeks ahead, we’ll share more details about how this year’s Challenge will work. In the meantime, if you haven’t already, I encourage you to check out our Gear Up for Giving training sessions aimed at helping nonprofits better navigate the world of social media. It is our hope that nonprofits participating in these sessions will put their new skills in action by participating in America’s Giving Challenge. In addition, you can help us spread the word about the upcoming launch by blogging, tweeting (using #AGC), posting on Facebook, or sharing with your network in some other way. We look forward to having you join us for the 2009 America's Giving Challenge!
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Getting very excited for the challenge! Do we know of an end date yet?
- Nick 1 Oct 09, 16:24I also want to know how to make sure my organization is officially enrolled. This is an amazing opportunity and I want to make sure the charity I represent benefits...
- Charity 30 Sep 09, 16:29Is there a limit to the size of the non-profit that can participate? For example, will the United Way or Doctors Without Borders (the larger groups) be allowed to participate)?
thanks!
Hi, are we automatically enrolled in the competition if we have a causes account? Is there anything else we need to do to get in to the competition?
- Victoria 24 Sep 09, 13:33Is it challenging?
- Anonymous 23 Sep 09, 23:30Great question, MeIT. Based on the research we conducted following the last Giving Challenge, we decided to create one challenge, on one platform to simplify the process for participants. The Causes on Facebook application, which reaches more than 80 million users on one of the largest social networks, will serve as the technology platform for America's Giving Challenge.
However, you do not have to be a member of Facebook to donate or to help spread the word about a cause.
- Allie Burns 23 Sep 09, 17:26So no GlobalGiving this year? Is there a way for non Facebook and Myspace supporters to participate?
- MelT 23 Sep 09, 12:49Thanks for incentivizing us to take our use of social media for fundraising to another level; and providing the training along with it!
- David Crowley 23 Sep 09, 5:55Kudos to Causes, too!
- Lana Westfall, Director of Development 22 Sep 09, 14:16Parade and the Case Foundation - Another great example of what partnering can do to improve the lives of others.
Lana Westfall - Our Military Kids - Helping the children of deployed Guard and Reserve personnel ..."One Child at a Time"
- Lana Westfall, Director of Development 22 Sep 09, 13:40Thank you Case Foundation for your continued leadership in promoting online philanthropy through innovative contests.
We at Atlas Corps are excited to hear this good news.
Take care,
Scott Beale
http://www.atlascorps.org
Looking forward to more details on this so we can start planning! Oct. 7 is coming fast!!
- Susannah Ware 22 Sep 09, 12:06Hi Richard- $50K will be the largest single award. We'll have more details to share on the AGC award structure in the days ahead. Thanks! - Allie Burns, Case Foundation
- Allie Burns 22 Sep 09, 11:44Hey Jean,
Can you quickly confirm if the prize fund is $50,000 or $500,000? We heard elsewhere it would be the latter?
- Richard Millington 22 Sep 09, 10:17
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