Two contests: Webby, ePhilanthropy pick and seek Web campaigns.The 11th annual Webby Awards For the Ducktales character, see . Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, The Webby Awards are a set of awards presented to the "world's best websites". The awards have been given out since 1996. announced the nominees for Best Charitable Organization This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. and Non-Profit Site of the Year. Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Webby Awards is an international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Web sites, online film and video, interactive advertising, and mobile content. The Academy unveiled nominees in more than 100 categories from more than 60 countries. A full list of nominees can be found at http://www.webbyawards.com. Reflecting the diversity of charitable organization and nonprofit sites on the Web, the five nominees in the category are: * I spy I spy is a guessing game usually played in families with young children, partly to assist in both observation and in alphabet familiarity. I spy is often played as a car game. with my little eye http://www.ikzieikziewatjijnietziet.nl/english * SAM http://sos.arcww.com.sg * Denver Zoo The Denver Zoo is an 80-acre [1] facility located in City Park of Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1896, it is owned by the City and County of Denver and funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). http ://www.denverzoo.org * Nothing but Nets http://www.NothingButNets.net * Bioneers http://www.bioneers.org Last year's winner for Best Charitable Organization and Non-Profit Site was: Katrina Help Center (http://www.katrinahelpcenter.org). Winners of the 11th annual Webby Awards and Webby People's Voice Awards will be honored at a gala event on June 5 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In keeping with Webby tradition, winners will once again be held to a five-words-or-less acceptance speech. EPHILANTHROPY FOUNDATION The ePhilanthropy Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2007 International ePhilanthropy Awards. Eligible organizations will be able tn nominate themselves by going online to www. ePhilanthropy, org/awards The awards program will feature a new category this year: Best Senior Friendly Web site Design and/or Online Campaign. Other categories include: Best Online Community Building/Volunteerism and/or Activism Campaign; Best Integrated Online and Offline ePhilanthropy Campaign; Best Online Special Event Registration and/or Membership Campaign; Best Online Donations/ Fundraising Campaign; and, Global People's Choice Award. Finalists for all awards will be announced September 4 via the ePhilanthropy Foundation's eZine. The runners up and the winner in each category will be announced at the International ePhilanthropy Awards Ceremony on September 20 at the Harvard Club in New York City. Judges for the contest include: Meg Garlinghouse, director, Yahoo! For Good, Yahoo! Inc.; Robert J. Gould, Ph.D., partner and managing director, Porter Novelli;J. Robby Gregg ,Jr., director of diversity communications, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ; Pat Lewis, treasurer and trustee, AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million Foundation; Sue-Ann Wallace, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Fundraising Institute Australia; Magda N. Yrizarry, vice president, workplace culture, diversity and compliance, Verizon Communications; and, Michael Yutrzenka, executive director, Cisco Systems Foundation, Cisco Systems. Winners receive public recognition, a cash award of $500 to the charity of their choice, and a glass sculpture designed by artist Edward Kachurik. |
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