Let's Talk Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semi-Annual Report

2018-11-08 · announcement · John · 3:36 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Global development · mode: Announcements · tags: calendar ritual, fundraising ask, civic or action cta, self promotion, recurring series, community lore

In his suited Bank of Nerdfighteria report closing Pizzamas, John says the Foundation to Decrease World Suck has about $50,000 going into the 12th Project for Awesome (December 7, first-half donations matched up to $150,000), explains that Nerdfighteria revenue such as Pizzamas royalties and Life's Library proceeds is shifting to charity because the brothers can afford it, and asks for perks, matching donors and P4A videos.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Last Pizzamas video in a suit: the Bank of Nerdfighteria semi-annual report

• ★★ In his last Pizzamas video, wearing a suit, John presents the Bank of Nerdfighteria's semi-annual report, the last of which was a year and a half ago. — 00:00:01 · Bank of Nerdfighteria, Pizzamas

00:00:14 — The Foundation's $50,000 and where it came from; last day of Pizzamas

• ★★ John explains that Nerdfighteria's charity, the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, is a real charity despite its silly name, raising money all year for the Project for Awesome. — 00:00:14 · Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Nerdfighteria, Project for Awesome, world suck
• ★★★ John says the Foundation has about $50,000 in the bank going into this year's (2018) P4A. (hedged) — 00:00:30 · Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Project for Awesome
• ★★ John lists sources of the Foundation's money: AmazonSmile, workplace giving programs, and a lot from Tab for a Cause, which raises charity money while you browse. — 00:00:34 · Foundation to Decrease World Suck
• ★★ John says half of this YouTube channel's revenue goes to the Foundation, thanking viewers for watching ads or subscribing to whatever YouTube Red is now called. — 00:00:42 · Vlogbrothers, Foundation to Decrease World Suck
• ★★ John says this year (2018) every Pizzamas purchase supports the Foundation. — 00:00:51 · Pizzamas, Foundation to Decrease World Suck
• ★★ John reminds viewers that Pizzamas items are available for only one more day at DFTBA.com. — 00:00:54 · Pizzamas, DFTBA Records

00:01:05 — Nerdfighteria revenue moving to charity, the reasons, and generosity relative to means

• ★★★ John says more of the brothers' Nerdfighteria work is shifting to supporting charity: Pizzamas royalties go to the Foundation and proceeds of Life's Library, his book club with Rosianna, to Partners In Health. — 00:01:05 · Nerdfighteria, Pizzamas, Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Rosianna Halse Rojas, Partners In Health
• ★★ John's first reason: he and Hank don't need money, having well-paid jobs: his is having written a book seven years ago that became popular, Hank's is having 40 jobs. (playful) — 00:01:19 · The Fault in Our Stars
• ★★★ John's second reason: revenue generated by Nerdfighteria should be spent in ways in keeping with Nerdfighteria's values. (hedged) — 00:01:30 · Nerdfighteria
• ★★ John says he has always felt kind of guilty being paid for Pizza John t-shirts and thinks there are better ways to spend that money, so they will. (hedged) — 00:01:37 · Pizza John
• ★★★ John stresses that a person with $10 giving $1 is far more generous than a millionaire giving $100,000; it is easy for the rich to seem altruistic, and the brothers shift because they can afford to. — 00:01:44

00:02:03 — P4A 2018: date, charities, past total, matching, perks, matching donors and P4A videos

• ★★★ John says the $50,000 will start the 12th annual Project for Awesome, which begins at noon Eastern on December 7th. — 00:02:03 · Project for Awesome, Foundation to Decrease World Suck
• ★★ John says P4A's first half raises money for pre-selected Save the Children and Partners In Health, highly effective partners for over a decade; the second half for charities Nerdfighteria chooses. — 00:02:13 · Project for Awesome, Save the Children, Partners In Health, Nerdfighteria · first in: 2016-11-01, BABY! BABY! BABY! (And the 10th Annual Project for Awesome)
• ★★★ John says that since 2012 the Project for Awesome has raised over seven and a half million dollars for charities, from cancer research to clean water. — 00:02:27 · Project for Awesome
• ★★ John asks viewers to suggest in comments perks that might tempt their donations. — 00:02:35 · Project for Awesome
• ★★★ John says he and Hank will match all donations to the first half of the Project for Awesome up to $150,000. — 00:02:42 · Project for Awesome, Hank Green
• ★★ John asks anyone able to give $1,000 or more to join the matching fund by emailing hankandjohn@gmail.com with 'Matching' in the subject; donations are tax-deductible. — 00:02:51 · Project for Awesome
• ★★★ John says anyone, donor or not, can make a P4A video for a charity they care about; people vote and the charity might get a Foundation grant; P4A is 29 days away. — 00:03:03 · Project for Awesome, Foundation to Decrease World Suck

00:03:18 — Life's Library enrollment closing; thanks for Pizzamas and sign-off

• ★★ John says the Life's Library book club closes enrollment tomorrow (9 November 2018) because it is running out of spots. — 00:03:18

Threads in this video

• reminder · Hank asks viewers to get their Pizzamas 2018 gear at DFTBA.com before Pizzamas ends (2018) — John reminds viewers that Pizzamas items are available for only one more day at DFTBA.com. (00:00:54)
• launched · Nerdfighteria revenue (Pizzamas royalties, Life's Library proceeds) redirected to charity (2018) — John says more of the brothers' Nerdfighteria work is shifting to supporting charity: Pizzamas royalties go to the Foundation and proceeds of Life's Library, his book club with Rosianna, to Partners In Health. (00:01:05)
• restate · What is the community's charity drive for: attention for causes, money, or the community itself? — John's second reason: revenue generated by Nerdfighteria should be spent in ways in keeping with Nerdfighteria's values. (00:01:30)
• announced · P4A 2018 edition — John says the $50,000 will start the 12th annual Project for Awesome, which begins at noon Eastern on December 7th. (00:02:03)
• asked · John asks viewers for P4A 2018 perk ideas in comments (2018) — John asks viewers to suggest in comments perks that might tempt their donations. (00:02:35)
• promised · John (with Hank): match all donations to the first half of P4A 2018 up to $150,000 (2018) — John says he and Hank will match all donations to the first half of the Project for Awesome up to $150,000. (00:02:42)
• asked · John asks donors of $1,000 or more to join the P4A 2018 matching fund by email (2018) — John asks anyone able to give $1,000 or more to join the matching fund by emailing hankandjohn@gmail.com with 'Matching' in the subject; donations are tax-deductible. (00:02:51)
• asked · John asks viewers to make P4A 2018 videos for charities they care about (2018) — John says anyone, donor or not, can make a P4A video for a charity they care about; people vote and the charity might get a Foundation grant; P4A is 29 days away. (00:03:03)
• milestone · Life's Library book club: launch and first year (2018) — John says the Life's Library book club closes enrollment tomorrow because it is running out of spots. (00:03:18)
• looked back · Foundation to Decrease World Suck becomes a real non-profit (2012) — John explains that Nerdfighteria's charity, the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, is a real charity despite its silly name, raising money all year for the Project for Awesome. (00:00:14)
• milestone · Pizzamas 2018 edition — In his last Pizzamas video, wearing a suit, John presents the Bank of Nerdfighteria's semi-annual report, the last of which was a year and a half ago. (00:00:01)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• John asks donors of $1,000 or more to join the P4A 2018 matching fund by email (2018) — reported back; last: result reported, 2018-12-07
• John asks viewers to make P4A 2018 videos for charities they care about (2018) — reported back; last: thanks, 2019-01-04
• John (with Hank): match all donations to the first half of P4A 2018 up to $150,000 (2018) — the project it belongs to reported its result; last: progress update, 2018-12-07
• Pizzamas 2018 edition — completed; last: outcome, 2018-11-09
• Life's Library book club: launch and first year (2018) — last documented in 2019 (looked back on in 2020)
• P4A 2018 edition — completed; last: looked back, 2019-01-04
• Nerdfighteria revenue (Pizzamas royalties, Life's Library proceeds) redirected to charity (2018) — completed; last: milestone, 2026-10-09

Mentioned

Central: Foundation to Decrease World Suck · Project for Awesome

Also: Projects: Bank of Nerdfighteria · DFTBA Records · Life's Library · Pizzamas

Works: The Fault in Our Stars

Organizations: Partners In Health · Save the Children · Tab for a Cause

Terms: doobly-doo · Pizza John

Products: AmazonSmile · YouTube Red

Only in the description or credits: Rosianna Halse Rojas

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