GlobalGiving (www.globalgiving.org) recently opened up its platform/APIs to developers. We are launching a developer contest later this week in partnership with eBay (a long-time corporate partner) and are hoping to promote the contest through some schools, including University of Washington. Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard and several other universities will be promoting it, and eBay promoted the contest to its developer network last week. The contest web page is (www.globalgiving.org/api-contest). Applications will be accepted through March 3rd and winners will be announced March 19th. The winning developer gets a trip to visit a GlobalGiving project in one of the 85 countries in which GlobalGiving projects operate.
Calling all developers!
Create an app that has big social impact and major visibility on the GlobalGiving and eBay platforms by entering GlobalGiving’s Innovate for Good Contest.
In partnership with eBay, GlobalGiving is giving developers the opportunity to show their creativity and talent in a way that has big social impact and major visibility through the GlobalGiving and eBay platforms using either GlobalGiving or eBay APIs—or both. The winning developer will win an all-expenses-paid trip to visit a GlobalGiving project in one of many exotic locations around the world.
GlobalGiving, a nonprofit funded by Omidyar Network, is an eBay-like platform for giving to specific, grassroots
social and environmental projects located around the world. Entries will be reviewed by a high-profile panel of
judges including:
Seema Shah
General Manager eBay GivingWorks and eBay World of Good
Adam Hirsch
Community Director of Mashable
Mari Kuraishi
Founder and President of GlobalGiving
Entries are being accepted now through March 3, 2010.
Winners will be announced March 19, 2010.
Go to globalgiving.org/api-contest to get started!
grand Prize:
A trip to one of GlobalGiving’s exotic project locations!
The GlobalGiving team will arrange a 7-10 day all expenses paid trip to visit one or several projects in one of the 85 countries where GlobalGiving projects operate. Up to a $10,000 value.
2nd Place Prize:
A $1,000 GlobalGiving Gift Card—you choose where the money goes!
3rd Place Prize:
A $500 Apple gift certificate!