Haiku Contest Update - Voting now open!

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From the hundreds of haikus that were submitted, we are now down to the final 10!

Our heartfelt gratitude goes to our group of technology superstar judges:

Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com

Beth Kanter, Blogger, Trainer, and Consultant to nonprofits

Jerry Yang, Founder of Yahoo!

Akiko Yamazaki, Philanthropist, Trustee, SF Asian Art Museum

We also want to say thank you once again to all of you who entered the contest.  With so many wonderful haikus, it was difficult choosing the final 10.  I know you have all been waiting to see who made the cut and to vote for your favorite so make sure you check out the home page to submit your vote, www.zerodivide.org.

Voting will be open until Friday, May 15 and the winners will be announced the following week. 

For those of you who are voting from the same office (where you have the same ip address) you will need to register first to vote.  Please follow the instructions sent to the email address you provided to complete your registration and login to the site.  Once you are logged in you can vote on the home page.  If you have completed the steps above and still cannot register your vote, please contact us at webcontact@zerodivide.org

Finalists:

Paul Anderson on behalf of Phoenix Project

Robert Cavooris on behalf of One Economy Corporation 

Jen Gallo on behalf of Children & Families First

Karen Gong on behalf of The Asian American Writers' Workshop

Poppy Lochridge on behalf of NetCorps

Tressa Milford on behalf of Public Interest Clearinghouse/Legal Aid Association of CA

Stephanie Upp on behalf of MicroMentor

Alberto Vajrabukka on behalf of SharedSpaceSF.org

Jyesha Wren on behalf of Global Information Internship Program

Anthony Wright on behalf of Health Access Foundation

Prizes:

1st Place: Haiku will be featured on our website and newsletter. The designated organization receives a grant for $2,000

2nd and 3rd place: Haikus will be featured on our website and newsletter. The designated organizations each receive a grant for $1,000

 

Don't forget to vote to help one of the finalists win money for a wonderful nonprofit.

Encourage your friends and family to vote also!  

Congratulations to all of our 10 finalists.  Good Luck!