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Oct 3, 2009
AiA Win the ShareToWin Educational Prize
San Francisco, USA. - September 30, 2009 - 3banana Inc. announced the winners of the "Share to Win" challenge and awards the Education Prize to Art in All of Us
The challenge, launched this September, was sponsored by 3banana as a philanthropic crowdsourcing contest helping health, environment and education focused non-profit organizations raise money and exposure for their respective causes.
Over 50 non-profit organizations were nominated to the challenge. Each cause created a note on 3banana describing why people should care about their mission and then shared a link to their note through Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and email. 3banana selected the winners based on the number of unique users who wrote an online comment endorsing the cause.
The winners are:
- The SENS Foundation
- Los Angeles Habilitation House
- Disaster Accountability Project
- Art in All of Us
- Institute of HeartMath
"There are two main ingredients to be successful in the new socially connected world: An idea worth spreading and a core group of passionate people willing to light a fire online," said Steve Brown, CEO of 3banana. "Art in All of Us helps kids express and share their experiences, their passions, and their dreams with peers around the world. Their vision inspired supporters from 80 countries to endorse them in Share To Win. We feel fortunate to have discovered such a great cause so that we too can be inspired by their work." adds Mr. Brown.
"One Art in All of Us volunteer inform us about the contest only 10 days ago. Thanks to social networking and our large team of volunteers, we manage to receive more than 400 comments. We are very proud to be the best Prize for the best educational non for profit organization" , says Anthony Asael, Executive director of AiA
AiA mobilization capacity is the most valuable asset of our organization and the richest reward from this challenge.
About 3banana 3banana Inc. creates smartphone and web applications that capture and share information effortlessly, wirelessly and securely. 3banana Notes are less work and easier to share than any other smartphone or online note taking application available today. Combining patent-pending innovations in semantics and social media with fast, efficient and secure wireless information capture, 3banana mobile and web applications help people become more productive and more connected. For more information, please visit http://3banana.com. 3banana Notes is currently available as a free download in the Google Android App Market and in the iPhone App Store.
About Art in All of Us
Art in All of Us (AiA) is a not-for-profit organization based in both Belgium and the United States (501(c)(3)) that promotes tolerance through artistic and cultural exchange activities throughout all the 192 UN listed countries. Backed by organizations like UNICEF, SOS Children Villages, Fundacion America along with it's vital network of volunteers, AiA's activities have reached more than 18,400 children and 300 schools in 192 countries.
Press Contact: Anthony Asael: anthonyasael@artinallofus.org
Press Kit: http://www.artinallofus.org/news/press-interviews/presskit.html
Website: www.artinallofus.org
Photographs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyasael/collections/
The challenge, launched this September, was sponsored by 3banana as a philanthropic crowdsourcing contest helping health, environment and education focused non-profit organizations raise money and exposure for their respective causes.
Over 50 non-profit organizations were nominated to the challenge. Each cause created a note on 3banana describing why people should care about their mission and then shared a link to their note through Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and email. 3banana selected the winners based on the number of unique users who wrote an online comment endorsing the cause.
The winners are:
- The SENS Foundation
- Los Angeles Habilitation House
- Disaster Accountability Project
- Art in All of Us
- Institute of HeartMath
"There are two main ingredients to be successful in the new socially connected world: An idea worth spreading and a core group of passionate people willing to light a fire online," said Steve Brown, CEO of 3banana. "Art in All of Us helps kids express and share their experiences, their passions, and their dreams with peers around the world. Their vision inspired supporters from 80 countries to endorse them in Share To Win. We feel fortunate to have discovered such a great cause so that we too can be inspired by their work." adds Mr. Brown.
"One Art in All of Us volunteer inform us about the contest only 10 days ago. Thanks to social networking and our large team of volunteers, we manage to receive more than 400 comments. We are very proud to be the best Prize for the best educational non for profit organization" , says Anthony Asael, Executive director of AiA
AiA mobilization capacity is the most valuable asset of our organization and the richest reward from this challenge.
About 3banana 3banana Inc. creates smartphone and web applications that capture and share information effortlessly, wirelessly and securely. 3banana Notes are less work and easier to share than any other smartphone or online note taking application available today. Combining patent-pending innovations in semantics and social media with fast, efficient and secure wireless information capture, 3banana mobile and web applications help people become more productive and more connected. For more information, please visit http://3banana.com. 3banana Notes is currently available as a free download in the Google Android App Market and in the iPhone App Store.
About Art in All of Us
Art in All of Us (AiA) is a not-for-profit organization based in both Belgium and the United States (501(c)(3)) that promotes tolerance through artistic and cultural exchange activities throughout all the 192 UN listed countries. Backed by organizations like UNICEF, SOS Children Villages, Fundacion America along with it's vital network of volunteers, AiA's activities have reached more than 18,400 children and 300 schools in 192 countries.
Press Contact: Anthony Asael: anthonyasael@artinallofus.org
Press Kit: http://www.artinallofus.org/news/press-interviews/presskit.html
Website: www.artinallofus.org
Photographs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyasael/collections/
