P4A 2016 edition
project history · status: completed · last event: milestone (2017-06-16)
The 10th annual Project for Awesome, announced in autumn 2016, began on 9 December 2016 with matched donations and raised over two million dollars; its grant checks were all sent by June 2017.
Parts: Hank asks John to make the video about P4A 2016 (2016) · John asks viewers to donate to P4A 2016 through its Indiegogo campaign and perks (2016) · John asks viewers to make P4A 2016 videos about charities they care about, uploaded December 9 (2016) · John asks would-be large donors (over $1,000) to email hankandjohn@gmail.com to join the P4A 2016 matching fund (2016) · John asks viewers to suggest P4A 2016 perks in comments (2016) · John asks viewers to suggest P4A 2016 livestream guests in comments (2016) · John asks viewers to watch the P4A 2016 livestream and vote for videos at projectforawesome.com (2016)
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About: Project for Awesome
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-28 | announced | Hank says the Project for Awesome is coming up and he won't be able to talk about it much before it happens, so viewers should get ready. | Give Me Your Tweets, I'll Give You My Phone · Last Video Before Leave! 00:01:24 |
| 2016-11-01 | announced | John announces the 10th annual Project for Awesome next month (December 2016), beginning at noon Eastern on December 9, and says it needs viewers' help. | BABY! BABY! BABY! (And the 10th Annual Project for Awesome) 00:00:27 |
| 2016-12-06 | milestone | John announces the P4A 2016 first-half beneficiaries and $300,000 in matching from Nerdfighters, Hank and John, plus matching donors from both charities, making every dollar worth $4. | Exactly Like the Human Sternum 00:00:52 |
| 2016-12-09 | launched | John announces that Friday, December 9, 2016 is the beginning of the 10th annual Project for Awesome. | The Difference A Decade Makes: The 10th Annual Project for Awesome Is Here! 00:00:00 |
| 2016-12-13 | outcome | Hank reports the tenth Project for Awesome saw Nerdfighteria raise over two million dollars. | P4A 2016 Hilarity Reprise - OVER $2M RAISED!! 00:02:35 |
| 2017-05-19 | looked back | Hank recalls that for last year's (2016) Project for Awesome he and Travis McElroy made a one-off podcast, the DadCast, in which two brand-new dads answered questions. | Should I Have a Baby? 00:00:00 |
| 2017-06-16 | milestone | Hank says that, after some delay, all Project for Awesome grant recipients have now been sent their checks. | When Will You Die? 00:03:25 |
What is said about it
2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2016-12-06 · Exactly Like the Human Sternum — announcement: John says the tenth annual Project for Awesome, Nerdfighteria's annual charity event, begins at noon Eastern on Friday (9 December 2016), when viewers should upload their P4A videos and submit them to projectforawesome.com. — 00:00:05
- 2016-12-06 · Exactly Like the Human Sternum — announcement: John says all money raised in the first half of the P4A will be split between Save the Children and Partners In Health, which do amazing work helping the most vulnerable children and families. — 00:00:42