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I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome

2014-12-08 · announcement · John · 2:47 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Global development (also: Personal life) · mode: Announcements · tags: calendar ritual, fundraising ask, civic or action cta, community lore

In a Monday bonus video from home, John prepares Nerdfighteria for the 2014 Project for Awesome, five days away: how to take part, the Indiegogo perks, and a new split of the money between two well-rated charities on day one and community-chosen charities afterwards.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Monday bonus video: John briefly home with his family, his 2011 FA Cup trophy, fox hat and the An Imperial Affliction prop from the TFIOS movie

  • ★★ John says it feels good to be home for a couple of days, mostly with his family, but also with his 2011 FA Cup championship trophy and his fox hat. — 00:00:02
  • ★★ John mentions his copy of An Imperial Affliction that Hazel read in the TFIOS movie: a prop, not a real book, the same four pages he wrote over and over. (playful) — 00:00:12 · Hazel Grace Lancaster, The Fault in Our Stars (film)

00:00:22 — P4A starts in five days: overview for new Nerdfighters, Hank's tutorial for video makers, ways to participate (watch, share, livestream, vote), the Indiegogo and its perks, thanks to perk donors

  • ★★★ 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 · Project for Awesome, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ 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 · Project for Awesome, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ John urges P4A video makers to watch Hank's tutorial and repeats Hank's point that a good P4A video can be imagined as an advertisement for your charity. — 00:00:37 · Project for Awesome, Hank Green
  • ★★★ John says those not making videos can still take part: watch and share P4A videos and the livestream, and vote at projectforawesome.com for the charities that should get the money. — 00:00:51 · Project for Awesome
  • ★★★ John hopes viewers who can afford it will consider donating through the Project for Awesome Indiegogo, which will have awesome perks. (hedged) — 00:01:04 · Indiegogo, 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 · Nerdfighteria, French the llama, Indiegogo

00:01:28 — How the money is divided: after asking Nerdfighteria, day-one donations go to Save the Children and Partners in Health (with matching), later donations to charities chosen by votes; vote carefully

  • ★★★ John says they asked Nerdfighteria a few weeks ago how to divide the money; the biggest concern was keeping P4A a place where small charities get important funding. — 00:01:31 · Nerdfighteria, Project for Awesome
  • ★★★ 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 · Save the Children, Partners In Health, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ John says the day-one split will decrease world suck and unlock at least about $250,000 in matching donations. — 00:01:59 · world suck, Project for Awesome
  • ★★★ 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 · Nerdfighteria, Project for Awesome
  • ★★ John says everyone can give whichever way they prefer and that he will probably give both ways. (hedged) — 00:02:25

00:02:31 — 48-hour livestream; upload videos at noon Eastern on Friday; see you tomorrow; sign-off

  • ★★ John mentions a nonstop 48-hour livestream featuring many favourite YouTubers and tells video makers to upload at noon Eastern on Friday. — 00:02:31 · Project for Awesome

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Central: Partners In Health · Project for Awesome · Save the Children

Also: An Imperial Affliction · effective altruism · FA Cup · French the llama · Hazel Grace Lancaster · Indiegogo · The Fault in Our Stars (film) · world suck

Only in the description or credits: Natalie Tran · Troye Sivan

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