BABY! BABY! BABY! (And the 10th Annual Project for Awesome)

2016-11-01 · announcement · John · 3:59 · watch on YouTube

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

John celebrates the birth of Hank and Katherine's son Orin, notes guest Hanks will cover Hank's paternity leave, and announces how the 10th annual Project for Awesome will work (videos, voting, a 48-hour livestream, matched donations to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck), asking for perk and guest ideas.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Hank is a dad: Katherine has baby Orin; Cheez Doodles Guy excitement; guest Hanks start with Sabrina

• ★★★ John announces Hank is a dad: Katherine had a baby boy, Orin, over the weekend (30 October 2016); he is adorable and John is very happy. — 00:00:00 · Hank Green, Katherine Green, Orin Green
• ★ John says his excitement about the baby is at the level of Cheez Doodles Guy, and screams. (playful) — 00:00:09
• ★★ John says Hank is now truly on paternity leave, and several guest Hanks will fill in over the coming weeks, starting Friday with NerdyAndQuirky Sabrina. — 00:00:17 · Hank Green

00:00:27 — The 10th annual P4A on December 9; John suddenly feels old

• ★★★ 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. — 00:00:27 · Project for Awesome
• ★ John says he is suddenly old, since his baby brother had a baby, going from Cheez Doodles Guy excitement to glimpsing the void in under a minute. (playful) — 00:00:33 · Hank Green

00:00:51 — How P4A 2016 works: videos and voting, the livestream, the Indiegogo for the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, pre-selected and voted charities, matching

• ★★ John says the Project for Awesome began in 2007 when Nerdfighteria essentially tricked YouTube's algorithm into featuring videos about charity. (hedged) — 00:00:51 · Project for Awesome, Nerdfighteria, YouTube
• ★★ John says the P4A has evolved but always focused on decreasing the overall level of suck in the world and encouraging great videos about favourite charities. — 00:00:59 · Project for Awesome, world suck
• ★★★ John asks viewers to make P4A videos: on December 9 upload a video about a charity they care about, explain why its work matters, and ask people to vote for it at projectforawesome.com. (hedged) — 00:01:10 · Project for Awesome
• ★★ John says the most-voted charities get grants; last year (2015) the top-voted charities received $25,000 each. — 00:01:25 · Project for Awesome
• ★★★ John announces a 48-hour livestream on the vlogbrothers channel from noon Eastern on December 9, hosted by Hank, John and lots of special guests. — 00:01:34 · Project for Awesome, Vlogbrothers, Hank Green
• ★★ John says an Indiegogo with perks from YouTubers will send all proceeds to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, a real 501(c)(3) charity, so US donations are tax deductible. — 00:01:52 · Indiegogo, Foundation to Decrease World Suck, YouTube, world suck
• ★★ John says the Foundation has no overhead because its workers volunteer, so 100% of donations less perk costs go to charity, and it raised more than $3 million in three years. — 00:02:13 · Foundation to Decrease World Suck
• ★★★ John says the first half of the P4A raises money for pre-selected charities, this year (2016) Save the Children and Partners in Health, long-time partners of the community. — 00:02:28 · Save the Children, Partners In Health, Project for Awesome · also in: Let's Talk Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semi-Annual Report
• ★★ John says the community has seen the impact of its donations to the two charities from Bangladesh to Haiti, Ethiopia, the United States and refugee camps in Jordan. — 00:02:39 · Save the Children, Partners In Health, United States
• ★★★ John says pre-selecting charities allows matching donations, so in the first half every dollar donated will be worth at least two. — 00:02:48 · Project for Awesome
• ★★ John asks anyone wanting to give a very large donation, over $1,000, to email hankandjohn@gmail.com with the subject 'Matching' to join the matching fund. — 00:02:56
• ★★ John says the second half raises money for charities chosen by the Nerdfighter community through voting at projectforawesome.com. — 00:03:15 · Project for Awesome, Nerdfighteria
• ★ John says last year's (2015) winning charities ranged from Water.org to a suicide-prevention charity. — 00:03:23

00:03:33 — Asks for perk ideas and livestream guest suggestions in comments

• ★★★ John asks viewers to suggest in comments perks that would excite them to donate, or perks they loved in the past. — 00:03:33 · Project for Awesome
• ★★★ John asks viewers to suggest in comments people they would love to see on the P4A livestream. — 00:03:42 · Project for Awesome

00:03:50 — Congratulations to Hank; Sabrina on Friday

Threads in this video

• update · Hank and Katherine have a baby, Orin (2016) — John announces Hank is a dad: Katherine had a baby boy, Orin, over the weekend; he is adorable and John is very happy. (00:00:00)
• callback · Cheez Doodles Guy, the screaming man of Pizzamas 2015 (2015) — John says his excitement about the baby is at the level of Cheez Doodles Guy, and screams. (00:00:09)
• update · Hank's paternity leave from vlogbrothers, with guest hosts standing in (2016) — John says Hank is now truly on paternity leave, and several guest Hanks will fill in over the coming weeks, starting Friday with NerdyAndQuirky Sabrina. (00:00:17)
• announced · P4A 2016 edition — 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. (00:00:27)
• asked · John asks viewers to make P4A 2016 videos about charities they care about, uploaded December 9 (2016) — John asks viewers to make P4A videos: on December 9 upload a video about a charity they care about, explain why its work matters, and ask people to vote for it at projectforawesome.com. (00:01:10)
• asked · John asks would-be large donors (over $1,000) to email hankandjohn@gmail.com to join the P4A 2016 matching fund (2016) — John asks anyone wanting to give a very large donation, over $1,000, to email hankandjohn@gmail.com with the subject 'Matching' to join the matching fund. (00:02:56)
• asked · John asks viewers to suggest P4A 2016 perks in comments (2016) — John asks viewers to suggest in comments perks that would excite them to donate, or perks they loved in the past. (00:03:33)
• asked · John asks viewers to suggest P4A 2016 livestream guests in comments (2016) — John asks viewers to suggest in comments people they would love to see on the P4A livestream. (00:03:42)
• result reported · Hank asks John to make the video about P4A 2016 (2016) — John explains in this video how the 10th annual Project for Awesome will work. (00:00:27)
• reminder · Hank asks viewers to comment on, rate and favorite Project for Awesome 2007 videos (2007) — John says the Project for Awesome began in 2007 when Nerdfighteria essentially tricked YouTube's algorithm into featuring videos about charity. (00:00:51)
• looked back · Project for Awesome 2007 edition: the final Brotherhood 2.0 project (2007) — John says the Project for Awesome began in 2007 when Nerdfighteria essentially tricked YouTube's algorithm into featuring videos about charity. (00:00:51)
• looked back · Foundation to Decrease World Suck becomes a real non-profit (2012) — John says an Indiegogo with perks from YouTubers will send all proceeds to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, a real 501(c)(3) charity, so US donations are tax deductible. (00:01:52)
• outcome · P4A 2015 edition — John says the most-voted charities get grants; last year (2015) the top-voted charities received $25,000 each. (00:01:25)
• result reported · John asks viewers to watch and vote for P4A 2015 videos at projectforawesome.com (2015) — John says last year's (2015) winning charities ranged from Water.org to a suicide-prevention charity. (00:03:23)
• asked · John asks viewers to donate to P4A 2016 through its Indiegogo campaign and perks (2016) — John says an Indiegogo with perks from YouTubers will send all proceeds to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, a real 501(c)(3) charity, so US donations are tax deductible. (00:01:52)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• John asks viewers to watch and vote for P4A 2015 videos at projectforawesome.com (2015) — reported back; last: result reported, 2016-11-01
• John asks viewers to donate to P4A 2016 through its Indiegogo campaign and perks (2016) — the project it belongs to reported its result; last: reminder, 2016-12-13
• John asks viewers to make P4A 2016 videos about charities they care about, uploaded December 9 (2016) — reported back; last: thanks, 2016-12-13
• John asks would-be large donors (over $1,000) to email hankandjohn@gmail.com to join the P4A 2016 matching fund (2016) — reported back; last: thanks, 2016-12-13
• Hank asks John to make the video about P4A 2016 (2016) — reported back; last: result reported, 2016-11-01
• P4A 2016 edition — completed; last: milestone, 2017-06-16
• Hank's paternity leave from vlogbrothers, with guest hosts standing in (2016) — followed over 16 videos (2016); last: update, 2016-12-23
• Hank and Katherine have a baby, Orin (2016) — told 5×, last update 2026; last: mentioned, 2026-10-30

Mentioned

Central: Orin Green · Project for Awesome

Also: People: Aleksander Gamme · Katherine Green · Sabrina Cruz

Projects: Foundation to Decrease World Suck

Organizations: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · Indiegogo · Partners In Health · Save the Children · Water.org · YouTube

Terms: Peanut Butter Face · world suck

Concepts: 501(c)(3) organization · refugee

Places: Bangladesh · Ethiopia · Haiti · Jordan · United States

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