P4A 2012 edition
stage · status: result
About: Project for Awesome, Nerdfighteria, YouTube, Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Nerdcrafteria, Vlogbrothers, Indiegogo
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-04 | launch | John introduces the sixth annual Project for Awesome on December 17th: upload videos at noon Eastern, embed them at projectforawesome.com for votes, a 48-hour livestream, and funds to the five most-voted organizations at the all-Nerdfighter board's discretion. | Time for AWESOME 00:01:27 |
| 2012-12-04 | milestone | John reports the P4A 2012 pot already holds more than $15,000 and that four anonymous donors will match donations up to $50,000. | Time for AWESOME 00:02:26 |
| 2012-12-11 | milestone | John reports the Bank of Nerdfighteria's giving arm is refilled ($15,000 plus $60,000 in pledges) and ready for the Project for Awesome. | Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE'S FAVORITE TOPICS 00:02:37 |
| 2012-12-14 | rule-change | Hank sets out P4A 2012 coordination: projectforawesome.com as the central place, the livestream on the Vlogbrothers channel, and a new mailing list. | I Got Nothin... 00:00:55 |
| 2012-12-17 | launch | John announces that the sixth annual Project for Awesome is under way today across YouTube. | THE PROJECT FOR AWESOME 2012 IS HERE! Save the Children. 00:00:00 |
| 2012-12-22 | result | Hank reports P4A 2012 raised $397,000 on Indiegogo and more than half a million dollars in all, with over 700,000 comments and 15,000 donors. | Meet the Team: The Missoula Office (And P4A and TheBrainScoop) 00:01:45 |
| 2012-12-28 | result | Hank says P4A 2012 raised more money than anybody expected. | Nood Ood, Drums, Donuts, Fish, the USDA, P4A and SLEDDING! 00:01:50 |
| 2012-12-28 | propose | Hank proposes splitting the P4A 2012 money among ten charities instead of those in the top five P4A videos, as originally planned. | Nood Ood, Drums, Donuts, Fish, the USDA, P4A and SLEDDING! 00:01:50 |
| 2013-03-08 | result | Hank says P4A 2012 raised over $400,000 and names the ten charities receiving it, after a legally complicated delay. | ONE MILLION NERDFIGHTERS! 00:00:58 |
| 2013-03-15 | result | Hank says this video fulfils a P4A perk: a donor who won the right to choose a Vlogbrothers topic asked for something the brothers care about; many perk videos will be unlisted. | Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes 00:00:58 |
| 2013-11-26 | result | John reports last year's P4A raised more than $400,000 for organizations fighting illiteracy, domestic violence and global poverty, among others. | The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:00:39 |
| 2013-12-16 | result | Hank says P4A raised $400,000 last year. | Project for Awesome Time!! What does it Mean?! 00:01:41 |