Charity Challenges... could this work?

Excellent suggestion, Brian, about the idea donating to reputable charities.

Another take on this might be that the winners decide personally what portion of their winnings they'd like to donate which will remain anonymous, as opposed to requiring all entrants to donate.

I am sure many of us support a variety of non profit groups and I would hesitate to require the entrants to donate. Sometimes even the most generous heart gets tapped out financially. There may be a way to set it up so that anyone can donate, without feeling compelled to in order to enter the contest.

Frankly, I think most of us would enter without the cash prize incentive and just do it for fun.

Just my Saturday morning thoughts.

 

Great ideas, Amin!

 

Brian, check out this article from the NY Times which discusses this idea as well as offering links to organizations that evaluate charities: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/us/10contest.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=charities%20which%20are%20good?&st=cse I know I've read other articles over the years about sites which vet and rate charities...such as which ones spend less on administration costs, etc.

The organization that I have read about before that is known for vetting is Guidestar:http://www2.guidestar.org/ You can check their links under "News" on their site for more info... I read about them a number of years ago.

 

Just a few (practical), points

Bank charges etc., on small transations
what is the cost of small amounts payable by PP
what are the exchange rate implications of transferring small amounts
the £ : $ : Euro consideration

were is everybody based - maybe we should have a poll to see or ask that they include location in published profile

 

Money, The pollutant!
Maybe we should just say, "Nice Image" to the winner.
I don't like the idea of money playing a part of the forums.

I also think it's now a community issue. Maybe a vote should be set up to decide......

We're drifting......

 

I'm all for pitching in to a prize-pot that goes to charity. It need not be compulsory for competetion entry, just an extra way to help some people out.

 

i agree with our super mod

it's just another complication at this time - this is a photographic forum

 

Ahhh Haaa...I knew there was someone making Millions around here.....

See Brian, I told ya it was Amin.......

you are now returned to your regular programming......

 

Subsidise or not

The suggestion about contributions for competitions from entrants I suspect will only serve to put people off entering and will prove hard and timely on the organisers to manage.

If we feel that as a forum we need to be offered monetary gain as a prize then it is not right that Amin should have to dip into his pocket each time or we will have to become a paying site, perhaps we could approach the 4/3rds manufacturers and appeal to their willingness to support the forum through finance or gifts.

I would be perfectly happy as a forum member entering the competitions if I was fortunate to win to be rewarded by having my winning image featured on the website front page for a period of time with a short bio and link to my blogsite, I don't enter forum competitions primarily for material gain, I enter for recognition of my work and as an opportunity to see and learn from other entrants work, this way all forum members at all levels gain from the experience of the winners and gain motivation and shared knowledge that allows them to improve and contribute for the benefit of the forum and all.