Awards and Funders
Knight News Challenge, 2008: Voted as one of 16 winners of one of the most prestigious awards for news and information, Video Volunteers received this award to train 100 people in rural India as Community Video Producers . For more information on this award click here.
Echoing Green, May 2007: Echoing Green is one of the worlds foremost Fellowships for social start-ups and social entrepreneurs. Jessica Mayberry was awarded this fellowship in 2007. For more information click here.
King Baudouin Foundation (of Belgium) International Development Prize, 2008: Video Volunteers was one of the five shortlisted organizations for the King Baudouin Foundation (of Belgium) International Development Prize. For more information on this foundation click here.
Manthan Award South Asia, 2009: The goal of the Manthan Award South Asia is to showcase the content that already exists online and thus demonstrate the richness and diversity of content creativity to those interested in understanding and planning the Global Information Society. Video Volunteers’ was given this award in the category of “e-content” for displaying best practice initiatives.
Global Social Benefit Incubator, August 2007: Video Volunteers has been invited to participate in the prestigious Global Social Benefit Incubator at Santa Clara University. The GSBI is a premier support network for many social entrepreneurs and social start-up organizations. For more information click here.
Business Plan Competition, May 2007: Video Volunteers was announced as a winner of the Business Plan Competition put on by the NYU Stern School of Business Berkley Center. This was a wonderful recognition of our model to accelerate social change. The prize is $60,000, and access to office space and other resources through the Incubator Program. For more information click here.
2006 Development Gateway Award, December, 2006: Video Volunteers was announced as a finalist in the 2006 Development Gateway Award. In 2006, the Award was focused on Youth, and Video Volunteers was recognized for the work we and our partners have achieved in engaging and training youth within our Community Video Units. For more information click here.
Laureate of the Tech Museum Awards, November 2006: Video Volunteers was awarded as a Laureate of the Tech Museum Awards in the Equality category. For more information click here.
Creative visions Foundation: This foundation supports “Creative Activists”, individuals who use the power of media and the arts to create positive change in the world.. For more information click here.
The Fledgling Fund: this fund seeks to improve the lives of vulnerable individuals, families, and communities by supporting innovative media projects that target entrenched social problems.. For more information click here.
The Global Fund for Children: this fund for Children provides capital to strengthen innovative community-based organization serving the most vulnerable children and youth.. For more information click here.
Beyond Profit: Video Volunteers was awarded the ‘Beyond Profit Badge’ by Beyond Profit magazine, as a recognition of VV’s outstanding achievement in the social enterprise sector.