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And the CommuniCause winner is…

It’s been a long and enjoyable journey, but the first phase of CommuniCause is coming to an end. All the votes have been counted and the winner of the $25,000 social media makeover has been selected.

Overall, the campaign has exceeded the goals we originally set. In three months, over 1000 charities were nominated and over 60,000 votes were cast through the site and via Twitter. That’s a pretty astounding number considering that the entire campaign was promoted via word of mouth by CommuniCause participants. We simply seeded the message through Twitter, Facebook and a small email blast to our existing MindComet email list. We’re patting ourselves on the back over here.

Now we’re on the next phase: engaging the winner of the $25,000 in MindComet consulting services. So who is the winner?

Well, you’ll have to tune into our virtual awards banquet on Sept 17th 12:30PM EST. Just head on over the the CommuniCause homepage at http://communicause.com where we’ll reveal the winner. It won’t take much of a commitment, maybe 10 minutes or so, but we have a surprise in store, so you won’t want to miss it.

Hope to see you there!

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Posted by Jeremy Hilton on Sep. 16, 2009

I vote for…

Today marks the official launch of CommuniCause. It allows the community to nominate and vote for their favorite charitable organziation. The winner, to be randomly selected from the top ten organizations based on votes, will receive a $25,000 social media makeover from us!

There were a few organizations that I would like to have voted for, but I’ve decided to vote for an organization that is fighting a disease that has touched me and my family very personally, Alzheimer’s disease. My Grandmother, Anne Falkiewicz, was a victim of Alzheimers.

Anne was loving and thoughtful individual, who adored her family and friends. As a devout catholic, she was heavily involved in her community and church. Loving and helping those around her was her passion and mission in life.

As the disease progressed, Anne slowly faded away. It seems so cruel that she spent the last years of her life unable to recognize the people she had devoted her entire life to. She passed away in August of 2006.

I hope that one day, with all of our support, a cure for this terrible affliction can be found.

Please consider voting for the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Posted by Jeremy Hilton on Apr. 27, 2009