If you’re a member of a nonprofit organization that is working towards making your neighborhood, city or college campus a greener place, just like the Climate Institute or Keep America Beautiful, or if you know of a local nonprofit organization that deserves to be recognized for its outstanding environmental efforts, then you should nominate them for GreatNonprofits’ Green Choice Awards.
So, what is the Green Choice Awards? Our friend Shari Ilsen, who works for the GreatNonprofits’ organization, sent Green Student U this great post to explain the green awards contest:
“Green Causes Are Great, But What Are They Actually Doing?
Special Earth Day Contest Seeks the Answer
How do you know you’re making a difference? This is the question behind the GreatNonprofits Green Choice Awards, launched April 1 to identify the best environmental nonprofits out there.
Whether you sporadically recycle or wear recycled clothing, you know how important it is to take care of our planet and its dwindling resources. But it’s hard to know that your time, your money, and your support are going to green causes that are really accomplishing something. GreatNonprofits aims to fix this problem by turning the question back around and asking…you!
By gathering reviews from folks who have been personally involved with environmental organizations (especially you, the very-active college student!), essentially the entire world will be able to gauge the impact being made. The Green Choice Awards - which run until April 15th - identify the best small, medium, and large environmental nonprofits based on the most positive ratings and reviews.
These organizations will be featured in national media, and those of you who write reviews of the winning organizations will have the chance to win great prizes like earthy-friendly wines from Fetzer wineries, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream coupons, a free stay at the chic Joie de Vivre hotel chain, and Whole Food gift certificates.
For more info and to enter the contest, take a few minutes between hitting the books and go to the Green Choice Website. Post your review - good, bad, whichever! - of organizations that you’ve volunteered with, donated to, attended an event, or any other experience you think the world should know about!”
Green Student U would like to thank Shari, along with Emilie Cole and her outreach efforts, for this information.
If you want to share your favorite nonprofit organization’s efforts with the rest of the world you should definitely nominate them for this nonprofit award. You might just help them have a bigger impact on the environment than you think.
