Chase and Facebook have announced the first round winners of the $5 million Chase Community Giveaway. The 100 winners of the first round would each get $25,000. These 100 charities now a chance to receive an additional $1 million in the second round that will begin from 15th Jan, 2010 and will last till 22nd Jan 2010.
As part of the Giveaway, Chase created a Community Giveaway Page on Facebook and asked users to vote for the charities, whom they think are the most deserving i.e. the ones that are making the most difference. More than 1 million fans signed up to vote for their favorite charities. Eligible charities included 501(c)(3) charities with an operating budget of $10 million or less, serving the general public in designated areas.
“We were pleased to see the level of enthusiasm and support that Round One generated. Interestingly, only two of the 100 organizations overlapped with our existing giving portfolio, which confirmed our early view that this method of giving would indeed complement our traditional giving, while sparking innovation," said Kim Davis, president of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.
Facebook was another beneficiary of the Charity Giveaway, as this campaign turned out to be one of the most popular crowd sourcing campaigns in Facebook’s history. According to Elliot Schrage, vice president of global communications and policy at Facebook:
This has been one of the most popular crowdsourcing campaigns in Facebook history. Millions of people using Facebook have taken up the Chase challenge to demonstrate the power of crowdsourcing for philanthropic giving. The program is unique in that a person can leverage their vote on Facebook — in addition to their wallet — to collectively help those in need during the holidays or support a cause important to them.
The campaign also, served as a wakeup call for local charities to start considering the immense prospects offered by social media. Throughout the campaign thousands of local charities created their own grassroots campaigns to encourage supporters to get out to vote, using e-mail campaigns, appearances on the local evening news, Facebook status updates and Wall posts, Twitter tweets and many other methods.
The 100 charities announced today span 31 states and serve the public in a variety of areas such as:
- supporting families and children battling Autism, Muscular Dystrophy, heart disease, cancer, infectious disease and many other illnesses;
- improving the lives of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and their families;
- providing the homeless with basic human needs and services;
- helping families displaced by Hurricane Katrina move back into their homes;
- international aid for the underserved in rural China, Turkey, Sri Lanka and other locations;
- rebuilding communities ravaged by war;
- providing greater access to college for disadvantaged students; and
- supporting local music, theater and creative and performing arts groups.
A full list of the winners of the first round could be viewed by going to the Community Giveaway page on Facebook.
How do I get your site off my fb. By accident you were added…please tell me how to delete this. I have tried under friends and it does not recognize your company.
[Reply]