P4A 2017 edition
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2018-01-16)
The 11th Project for Awesome was a 48-hour charity livestream starting December 15, 2017, preceded by a Vlogbrothers calendar sold for the Foundation to Decrease World Suck. It raised almost two million dollars, and 25 charities received grants.
Parts: John asks viewers to make P4A 2017 videos about a charity and upload them at noon Eastern on December 15th (2017) · John asks viewers whom they would like as P4A 2017 co-hosts (2017) · John asks viewers for P4A 2017 perk ideas that would tempt donations (2017) · John asks donors of $1,000 or more to join the P4A 2017 matching donation fund by email (2017) · John and Hank: match donations to P4A 2017's pre-selected charities up to $250,000 (2017) · John asks viewers to donate to P4A 2017 at projectforawesome.com, with perks (2017) · Hank asks viewers to vote for P4A 2017 charity videos at projectforawesome.com (2017) · Hank asks viewers to join the P4A 2017 48-hour livestream (2017)
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About: Project for Awesome
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | announced | Hank says they are already working on Project for Awesome 2017, which will happen right after PodCon. | Some Unhealthy Productivity Tips (and some Healthy ones) 00:00:29 |
| 2017-11-24 | milestone | The usual P4A calendar and t-shirt come before P4A this year (2017): a Vlogbrothers calendar from a silly photo shoot themed 'Silly brother, serious brother', proceeds to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck. | The Bizarro History of Black Friday: (AND 2017 CENSUS!) 00:02:51 |
| 2017-11-28 | announced | John says all the Foundation's money will be given away after the 11th annual Project for Awesome, a 48-hour livestreamed charity event beginning at noon Eastern on December 15th. | Let's Talk about Money 00:01:13 |
| 2017-12-12 | milestone | The description announces that the Project for Awesome fundraiser is live. | 2017 is the Best? video description |
| 2017-12-15 | launched | The 48-hour charity livestream is going on now at projectforawesome.com/live, and probably also on the Vlogbrothers channel; Hank really wants viewers to join. | Why Big Solutions Fail 00:03:31 |
| 2017-12-19 | outcome | As John records, the 11th Project for Awesome has raised almost two million dollars for charity. | History Is Happening 00:01:24 |
| 2018-01-16 | outcome | Twenty-five charities will get grants from this year's (2018) Project for Awesome; John congratulates them and thanks everyone who donated. | My Hollywood Star, Brexit Pears, and Hank's Book: It's QUESTION TUESDAY 00:02:03 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2017-11-28 · Let's Talk about Money — announcement: John: In P4A's first half money goes to pre-selected charities: this year (2017) Save the Children, a partner for a decade, and Last Mile Health, which trains and pays community health workers in Liberia. — 00:01:26
- 2017-12-12 · 2017 is the Best? — announcement: John's fifth bit of good news: the Project for Awesome starts this Friday (15 December 2017) at noon Eastern, with more info and thumbnails at projectforawesome.com. — 00:03:08
- 2017-12-19 · History Is Happening — John: In the first half of this year's (2017) Project for Awesome they raised money for Save the Children and Last Mile Health. — 00:02:27