[opportunities] LIN Volunteer Stories Contest 2013: The Impact of Skilled Volunteers

[Dana Doan]

Volunteer Stories Competition 2013: The Impact of Skilled Volunteers

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!

>From now through 15 November 2013, LIN is inviting skilled volunteers and
not-for-profit organizations to submit stories.

WHO CAN SUBMIT A STORY?

   - *Nonprofits *- Nonprofit organizations who received support from one
   ore more skilled volunteer during the past four years.
   - *Volunteers *- Individuals who contributed their skills to one or more
   nonprofit organization in the past four years.

TOPIC:

   - For NPOs, *"What do skilled volunteers mean to us?"*
   - For Volunteers: *"What impact did I make by contributing my skills to
   an NPO?"*

FORMAT:
Stories may be submitted in, Vietnamese or in English, in any of the
following formats:

   - Narrative (800 words or less);
   - Poem (800 words or less);
   - Video (5 minutes or less; or
   - A combination of any of the above formats.

DEADLINE: Stories must be submitted to volunteer at LINvn.org on or before
5:00pm on 15 November 2013.

OUTPUTS:
(1) Eligible stories will be shared and promoted on LIN's Facebook page and
blog from 18 November to 24 November.
(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:

   - The online community will be asked to clicking "like" under their
   favorite stories. This outcome will have 25% weight in the final decision.
   - The opinions of an independent panel of judges will contribute the
   remaining 75% of the final decision.

INCENTIVES:
You might ask, what are the benefits of participation?  Well, there are
quite a few:

   - 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).
   - Invitation to an award ceremony, which will take place on
   International Volunteer Day (7 December 2013) in HCMC *(Note: LIN is
   unable to cover transportation/accommodations to attend the event)*
   - 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.
   - Nonprofits can appreciate their volunteers in the most meaningful way,
   by giving them a story about how their support helped the organization.
   - A chance to inspire other people to make a difference in their
   community.

For more information, please log on to:
http://lincenter.wordpress.com/volunteer-stories/

Or contact Ms. Nguyen Thanh Truc, LIN's Volunteer Coordinator.

*We look forward to receiving your stories!*

Feel free to spread the word :)



-- 
Dana R.H. Doan
LIN Center for Community Development
180/47 Nguyen Huu Canh, P.22, Q. Binh Thanh
T.P. Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam
Tel: +84-83-512-0092
www.LINvn.org
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