Green Options » Forest Stewardship http://greenoptions.com/tag/forest-stewardship Posts tagged 'Forest Stewardship' Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:30:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en $10,000 Available in Sustainable Forestry Awareness Campaign Competition http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/16/10000-available-in-sustainable-forestry-awareness-campaign-competition/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/16/10000-available-in-sustainable-forestry-awareness-campaign-competition/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:30:01 +0000 Leonard Adler http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/16/10000-available-in-sustainable-forestry-awareness-campaign-competition/ This is a guest post by Leonard Adler, an entrepreneur who is the founder of Green VC, a resource for entreprenuers, and Green Jobs Network, a resource for job seekers.

Social Design Network

If you are an environmentally-oriented designer or online marketer who is looking for some extra funds you might consider entering the Wood, Paper, Checkmark competition.  This competition was developed by DESIGN 21: Social Design Network to benefit The Nature Conservancy and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and will present a total of $10,000 in prize money for winning consumer awareness campaigns for sustainable forestry.   The $10,000 will be awarded as follows:

  • $5,000 to the Overall Winner chosen by The Nature Conservancy and FSC-US
  • $5,000 divided between multiple prizes: DESIGN 21 Judge’s Picks and Most Popular

To enter the competition you will need to create elements of a consumer call-to-action campaign that asks targeted consumers to purchase FSC products as a means of protecting forests around the world.  Entries need to contain the following components (please review the competition website for complete guidelines and the design brief):

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