Founding Partners
Founding Partners
The winning projects will also be highlighted on the Design Ignites Change website and in PR efforts.
Twice a year grants will be awarded to the concept or concepts that have the demonstrated ability to ignite change within their local community based on the following broad parameters:
» Addresses a pressing social need within a community
» Can be implemented within that community
» Delivers positive results that can be measured
Awards will be given to fund the material costs of executing the project. Design Ignites Change believes that designers should be compensated for their time when executing socially minded projects. As such, up to 10% of your total requested award amount may be earmarked as an honorarium to cover your time. Monies will be disbursed in one of two ways:
» Paid directly to the vendors contracted to execute the project
» Paid to the school or organization who will oversee the execution of the project
The written application and online case studies must be submitted and posted by:
Cycle 1: June 31, 2010
Cycle 2: December 31, 2010
The application will be posted here on April 1, 2010.
» Fax your application to: 212.807.0024, or
» E-mail your application to: mrandall@worldstudioinc.com, or
» Mail your application to: Mark Randall, Worldstudio, 200 Varick Street, Suite 507, New York, NY 10014, tel: 212.366.1317
The following groups enrolled in Design Ignites Change are eligible to submit projects developed in 2010:
» Colleges and universities
» Creative professionals and creative professional organizations
» Youth mentoring organizations involved in arts and design
A note to students: if you would like your school to participate you must have a teacher, advisor or school administrator register your college or university in the program.
Participants in the basic Create! Don’t Hate. billboard mentoring program are not eligible, but any original extensions – in addition to the billboards – developed by the mentoring organization and the teams, can be submitted.
Participants in the School: by Design mentoring program are eligible to apply for an award in Cycle 2 only.
All applications will be reviewed by an independent committee of creative professionals, business, civic and non-profit leaders. Projects will be evaluated on concept, viability, potential for impact, as well as a detailed plan for timely execution.
The winner(s) will be announced:
Cycle 1: August 1, 2010
Cycle 2: February 1, 2010
The awarded funds will be made available within 30 days of announcement.
The following parameters and restrictions apply:
» All awarded projects must be executed six months after the award is announced. Extensions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
» Award recipients will work under the close supervision of Worldstudio based on their submitted timeline.
» Awards are given to cover the material costs of executing a project. Up to 10% of your total requested award amount may be earmarked as an honorarium to cover your time.
» Projects can be independently executed or in partnership with a corporation or non-profit organization.
» Design Ignites Change advisory board members are not eligible to directly apply, although any organizations and students they are affiliated with are eligible.
» Worldstudio employees and family members are ineligible.
» All concepts remain the intellectual property of the applicants.
» Adobe Youth Voices, Worldstudio, Design Ignites Change and appropriate partners have the right to reproduce and showcase the submitted entries as case studies.
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