<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:18.72px;font-family:sans-serif">Volunteer Stories Competition 2013: The Impact of Skilled Volunteers<br><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">
In
an effort to raise awareness about and appreciate individuals that improve our
community by volunteering with not-for-profit organizations, the LIN Center for Community Development, with support from Intel Vietnam, has just launched it's third competition for volunteer stories!<br><br>From now through 15 November 2013, LIN is inviting skilled volunteers and not-for-profit organizations to submit stories.<br>
<br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">WHO CAN SUBMIT A STORY?</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif"></div><ul><li><b>Nonprofits </b>- Nonprofit organizations who received support from one ore more skilled volunteer during the past four years.</li>
<li><b>Volunteers </b>- Individuals who contributed their skills to one or more nonprofit organization in the past four years.</li></ul><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">TOPIC:</div><ul><li>For NPOs, <b>"What do skilled volunteers mean to us?"</b></li>
<li>For Volunteers: <b>"What impact did I make by contributing my skills to an NPO?"</b></li></ul><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">FORMAT:</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">
Stories may be submitted in, Vietnamese or in English, in any of the following formats:<br><ul><li>Narrative (800 words or less);</li><li>Poem (800 words or less); <br></li><li>Video (5 minutes or less; or </li><li>A combination of any of the above formats.<br>
</li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">DEADLINE: Stories must be submitted to volunteer@LINvn.org on or before 5:00pm on 15 November 2013.� <br></div><br><div style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">
OUTPUTS:</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">(1) Eligible stories will be shared and promoted on LIN's Facebook page and blog from 18 November to 24 November.<br></div>(2) Printing and dissemination of a volunteer stories book. 15 stories will be selected for inclusion in a hard-copy book containing inspiring stories about volunteers who support nonprofits. The selection of the 15 included stories will be determined as follows:<br>
<ul><li>The online community will be asked to clicking "like" under their favorite stories. This outcome will have 25% weight in the final decision.</li><li>The opinions of an independent panel of judges will contribute the remaining 75% of the final decision.� </li>
</ul><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">INCENTIVES: <br>You might ask, what are the benefits of participation?� Well, there are quite a few:<br></div><div style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">
<ul><li>Authors of the 15 selected stories will receive a prize (2 grand prizes, valued at VND 5 million, and 13 appreciation prizes, valued at VND 1 million).</li><li>Invitation to an award ceremony, which will take place on International Volunteer Day (7 December 2013) in HCMC <i>(Note: LIN is unable to cover transportation/accommodations to attend the event)</i><br>
</li><li>Volunteers and Nonprofits can generate positive PR for their organization and for the causes they address, which may help to attract donors and future volunteers.�</li><li>Nonprofits can appreciate their volunteers in the most meaningful way, by giving them a story about how their support helped the organization.��</li>
<li>A chance to inspire other people to make a difference in their community.<br></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">For more information, please log on to: <a href="http://lincenter.wordpress.com/volunteer-stories/">http://lincenter.wordpress.com/volunteer-stories/</a><br>
<br></div><div style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">Or contact Ms. Nguyen Thanh Truc, LIN's Volunteer Coordinator.<br><br></div><div style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>We look forward to receiving your stories!</b></span></font><br>
<br></div><div style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif">Feel free to spread the word :)<br><br><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:13.28px;font-family:sans-serif"><br clear="all"></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">
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