P4A 2014 edition
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2015-01-13)
The 2014 Project for Awesome was moved up to December 12 and 13 because of the Paper Towns shoot and split into two halves: first-day money went to Save the Children and Partners in Health with matching, the rest to charities chosen by vote. It raised $1,282,750, the most successful Project for Awesome up to then.
Parts: Hank asks Nerdfighters to contribute music to the P4A 2014 compilation album perk (2014) · Hank asks viewers to mark the P4A 2014 dates and start planning their videos (2014) · John asks Nerdfighteria for feedback on changing how P4A 2014 money is divided (2014) · John: talk more about the P4A 2014 feedback once he is less exhausted (2014) · John asks Nerdfighters making P4A 2014 videos to follow Hank's tutorial and upload at noon Eastern on Friday (2014) · John asks viewers to watch and share P4A 2014 videos and the livestream (2014) · John asks viewers to vote carefully for P4A 2014 charities at projectforawesome.com (2014) · John asks viewers to donate to P4A 2014 through its Indiegogo campaign and perks (2014) · John asks viewers to say in comments what they thought of P4A 2014 (2014)
Other editions: P4A 2008 edition · P4A 2009 edition · P4A 2010 edition · P4A 2011 edition · P4A 2012 edition · P4A 2013 edition · P4A 2015 edition · P4A 2016 edition · P4A 2017 edition · P4A 2018 edition · P4A 2019 edition · P4A 2021 edition · P4A 2022 edition · P4A 2023 edition · P4A 2024 edition · P4A 2025 edition · P4A 2026 edition
Told alongside: Hank asks viewers to comment on, rate and favorite Project for Awesome 2007 videos (2007) · Project for Awesome 2007 edition: the final Brotherhood 2.0 project (2007)
About: Project for Awesome, Save the Children, Partners In Health, Indiegogo
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-10 | announced | Hank says it is time to start thinking about the Project for Awesome and that they are working on very cool perks. | I Kinda AM Batman 00:03:21 |
| 2014-11-18 | rule change | Hank announces that, because of the Paper Towns shoot dates, the Project for Awesome moves up this year (2014) to December 12 and 13. | How to Never Feel Embarrassed Again 00:03:50 |
| 2014-11-19 | rule change | After Nat Wolff gives the December 12-13 dates, John announces that P4A 2014 moves to December 12, mostly because of the end of the Paper Towns shoot (and, jokingly, Nat's birthday), instead of around December 17. (playful) | The Future of the Project for Awesome: Pizzamas Day 8 00:01:34 |
| 2014-11-19 | proposed | John proposes P4A 2014 in two days: day one raises matchable money for three efficient organizations fighting global poverty and disease; day two raises money for charities chosen by Nerdfighteria's votes, with real comment discussions instead of spamming. | The Future of the Project for Awesome: Pizzamas Day 8 00:02:41 |
| 2014-12-08 | rule change | John sets the P4A 2014 money rule after community feedback: donations on or before day one go to Save the Children and Partners in Health (unlocking about $250,000 in matching), later donations to charities chosen by Nerdfighteria's votes, with most perks saved for day two; the event starts in five days with a 48-hour livestream. | I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome 00:01:39 |
| 2014-12-12 | launched | Hank's P4A video opens P4A 2014 on Friday: first-half money split between Partners in Health and Save the Children with matching for the first $500,000 ($1 million total if reached by Saturday (13 December 2014) noon), second-half money by vote; 48-hour livestream Friday noon to Sunday noon Eastern. | NONSENSE: P4A 2014 - Partners in Health 00:01:16 |
| 2014-12-16 | outcome | John reports P4A 2014 has raised over $1.2 million for charity, by far the most successful P4A of all time. | Jelly Face, Sharpie Face, Peanut Butter Face, and Mummy Dancers: The 2014 Project for Awesome 00:00:36 |
| 2014-12-19 | milestone | On the livestream John counts down from $160 short of a million, waits through an Indiegogo donation error, and celebrates when P4A 2014 passes one million dollars. | BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! 00:01:42 |
| 2014-12-19 | outcome | Hank reports P4A 2014 had six trending hashtags, tens of thousands of donated perks, hundreds of thousands of votes on over 900 videos, and raised $1,282,750. | BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! 00:03:33 |
| 2015-01-13 | outcome | John reports the day-one half of P4A 2014 raised over $700,000 for Save the Children and Partners in Health, and announces the 20 Nerdfighteria-chosen grant charities. | On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome 00:02:22 |
What is said about it
26 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2014-10-10 · I Kinda AM Batman — announcement: Hank says that on October 10th it is time to start thinking about the Project for Awesome; they are working on perks, including a compilation album of Nerdfighter music. — 00:03:21
- 2014-10-14 · A Minor Crisis — John says the foundation now has about $45,000, partly from Nerdfighter projects like Nerdcrafteria (he says 'Minecrafteria') and more Vlogbrothers income - its best shape ever going into P4A. — 00:01:44
- 2014-11-19 · The Future of the Project for Awesome: Pizzamas Day 8 — announcement: Nat Wolff announces the P4A will be on December 12 and 13, not its usual time around his December 17 birthday, because that is the end of the Paper Towns shoot. — 00:01:06
- 2014-11-19 · The Future of the Project for Awesome: Pizzamas Day 8 — announcement: John: the P4A moves to December 12 mostly because of the Paper Towns shoot, 'but also' (jokingly) Nat's birthday; he apologises but really wants to be part of it. (playful) — 00:01:34
- 2014-11-19 · The Future of the Project for Awesome: Pizzamas Day 8 — John proposes that day one of the P4A raise money for three organizations known to be excellent and efficient against global poverty and disease, attracting matching donations and fighting a known cause of world suck. — 00:02:41
- 2014-11-19 · The Future of the Project for Awesome: Pizzamas Day 8 — John proposes that day two raise money for charities chosen by Nerdfighteria, with meaningful discussions in P4A video comments instead of comment-spamming. — 00:02:55
- 2014-11-19 · The Future of the Project for Awesome: Pizzamas Day 8 — announcement: John's summary: December 12-13 instead of 17-18; videos uploaded at noon Eastern on the 12th; watching, discussion, careful voting at projectforawesome.com; later money to voted charities, day-one money to global health and poverty charities. — 00:03:05
- 2014-12-08 · I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome — announcement: John says the Project for Awesome starts in five days and he made this bonus video so everyone in Nerdfighteria is ready. — 00:00:22
- 2014-12-08 · I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome — John: For new Nerdfighters, John explains that the Project for Awesome is an annual 48-hour event that raises lots of money for charity while many people make videos about charities. — 00:00:28
- 2014-12-08 · I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome — John thanks everyone who donated time and effort, from Natalie Tran to Troye Sivan to Nerdfighters who made art perks like French the Llama paintings; many perks are one-of-a-kind. — 00:01:11
- 2014-12-08 · I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome — announcement: John announces a trial: day-one donations are split between Save the Children and Partners in Health, longtime Nerdfighteria partners highly rated for efficient work on poverty and disease. — 00:01:39
- 2014-12-08 · I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome — John says the day-one split will decrease world suck and unlock at least about $250,000 in matching donations. — 00:01:59
- 2014-12-08 · I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome — announcement: John says many perks are saved for day two onward, when money goes to charities Nerdfighteria votes for, likely many small ones; he asks for careful, thoughtful voting. — 00:02:06
- 2014-12-09 · Question Tuesday with Cara Delevingne of Paper Towns — announcement: John says he will see Hank on Friday, when the Project for Awesome begins, with links to all of it in the description. — 00:03:39
- 2014-12-12 · NONSENSE: P4A 2014 - Partners in Health — announcement: Hank says money from the first half of P4A is split between Partners in Health and Save the Children, with matching for the first $500,000, making a million dollars if reached by Saturday (13 December 2014) noon; second-half money goes by vote. — 00:01:16
- 2014-12-12 · NONSENSE: P4A 2014 - Partners in Health — announcement: Hank lists perks: a replica of the An Imperial Affliction prop (seven pages, written by John, as Shailene Woodley reads in the movie) and a P4A-only green special edition of The Fault in Our Stars. — 00:02:09
- 2014-12-12 · NONSENSE: P4A 2014 - Partners in Health — announcement: Hank: More perks: a calendar of YouTubers' baby pictures including Hank, pressed pennies stamped with P4A and Nerdfighteria logos, Hank's Hanklerfish drawings, Hank and Katherine's Princess Bride commentary, Nerdfighter music and art compilations. — 00:02:28
- 2014-12-12 · NONSENSE: P4A 2014 - Partners in Health — announcement: Hank says more perks will be added during the 48-hour livestream, which runs from noon Friday (today) to noon Sunday Eastern, with many YouTubers joining. — 00:03:02
- 2014-12-16 · Jelly Face, Sharpie Face, Peanut Butter Face, and Mummy Dancers: The 2014 Project for Awesome — John says P4A 2014 has raised over $1.2 million for charity, by far the most successful P4A ever; at the end he cheers "$1 million… actually like 200,000 more". — 00:00:36
- 2014-12-16 · Jelly Face, Sharpie Face, Peanut Butter Face, and Mummy Dancers: The 2014 Project for Awesome — announcement: John says donations are tax-deductible in the US and all money after manufacturing and shipping costs goes to charities chosen by the Nerdfighter community at projectforawesome.com. — 00:01:42
- 2014-12-19 · BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! — John tells Hank the livestream is $160 away from a million; at a million Grace will dress as a Christmas tree and Sarah will do his makeup. — 00:01:42
- 2014-12-19 · BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! — John: The livestream total passes one million dollars and John celebrates: 'we did it'. — 00:02:02
- 2014-12-19 · BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! — Hank thanks everyone for P4A 2014: six trending hashtags, dozens of guests donating tens of thousands of perks, hundreds of thousands of votes on 900+ videos, and $1,282,750 raised. — 00:03:33
- 2015-01-13 · On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome — John says the half of the 2014 Project for Awesome that raised money for Save the Children and Partners in Health raised over $700,000. — 00:02:22
- 2015-01-13 · On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome — announcement: John announces the ten charities that, by viewers' votes at projectforawesome.com, will each receive $25,000 from the 2014 Project for Awesome. — 00:02:35
- 2015-01-13 · On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome — announcement: John says smaller grants of still over $10,000 go to the next ten charities chosen by Nerdfighteria, and names them. — 00:03:16