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UK Catalyst Awards: Winners to learn from!

amysampleward — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:38:44 -0400

Britt Bravo is on a much-deserved vacation, so I'm stepping in for her to keep news and information about the social change web coming your way!

The UK Catalyst Awards highlight examples of individuals or groups putting social technology to use in connecting people and doing good. "It doesn't matter if you're a community group, a charity, in business, or just doing something smart in your own time – we can all do our bit." These stories offer ideas and inspiration about innovative uses of social technology that you or your organization can learn from.

But who won? The eight winners include:

What's your nonprofit's tagline?

amysampleward — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:28:14 -0400

Britt Bravo is on a much-deserved vacation, so I'm stepping in for her to keep news and information about the social change web coming your way!

The Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Awards have been announced and there are 12 nonprofit winners! This was the first of an annual contest, bringing in over 1,000 tagline submissions and over 3,000 votes.

American Express Members' Project: Submit Your Ideas for Positive Change

Britt Bravo — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:51:06 -0400

Hey all you do-good web innovators and entrepreneurs!

American Express is gearing up for its Members Project again this year. They are looking for projects that are, "innovative, achievable, and can make a positive impact in one of the following areas: Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education, Environment & Wildlife, and Health." Last year, one of the finalists was DonorsChoose, a site that connects public school teachers' needs with donors.

Video Contest: American Cancer Society's Relay for Life & SharingHope.tv

Britt Bravo — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:07:19 -0400

The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life and Sharinghope.tv have launched a video contest.

Contest categories include:

· Crazy, Zany, Wacky Things I See at Relay
· Why I Fight Back
· My Relay “Recruitment” Video
· Making Your Relay Meeting Fun

The winner will receive a free flipcam, and the winning video(s) will be featured on RelayForLife.org and SharingHope.tv. The deadline to enter is August 10, 2008.

For more information go to http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/videocontest

Requested Adobe Software Through TechSoup? You Could Win $1,000!

Britt Bravo — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:06:49 -0400

As many of you know, TechSoup, NetSquared's mother organization, has an awesome service called TechSoup Stock where qualified organizations are eligible to apply for donated technology products at the lowest possible cost.

Your Mapper Logo Contest Winner

metromapper — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:41:54 -0400

I've just awarded the prize to EastSideDesigns.biz for his submission of logo #158 . Congrats! Thanks to everyone who talked with me or sent me messages about the designs they liked. It was really helpful to get some community feedback for this.

Logo Contest and Experiment for Your Mapper

metromapper — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:19:58 -0400

A Crowdsource Design Site for a Crowdsource Mapping Site Logo

For the Your Mapper project, we decided to use an existing site to "crowdsource" the design of our logo. This means that we are starting up a paid contest to determine our logo. Anyone can contribute a design for free, everyone can vote for and comment on the designs, and to the winner goes $150 in cash!

Enter the DonateNow Mashup Challenge sponsored by the Case Foundation

Britt Bravo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:22:28 -0400

How would you mashup the Network for Good donation processing service with other services to make it easier for nonprofits to raise money online? Submit your ideas to the DonateNow Mashup Challenge sponsored by the Case Foundation by May 19.

Twitter's Impact on the NetSquared Contest - $5 Well Spent

metromapper — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:24:09 -0400

I thought that some of you might like to know what I did to get the word out about voting for the Your Mapper project. Here are some details, focusing on Twitter.

Forge Louisville Asks You to Vote for Your Mapper

metromapper — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:29:18 -0400

Forge Louisville, a local organization about the Louisville startup community has asked everyone to vote for the Your Mapper project!

http://forgelouisville.com/vote-for-metro-mapper-again/

I really appreciate Forge's enthusiasm for the project idea, and the community support I've received so far. Thanks Forge!