FIRST CHALLENGE Report -- 8.22.12 TO 9.20.12
First Challenge Report August 22, 2012 to September 20, 2012
Executive Summary FIRST CHALLENGE KEY STATISTICS:
On August 22, 2012, OneVietnam launched it’s online fundraising platform featuring 20 outstanding nonprofit organizations working in
20 Participating organizations
Vietnam and Vietnamese American communities. These organizations participated in the First Challenge 1, a 4-week campaign that ended on September 20, to earn a permanent fundraising spot on
$26,247 Total amount raised
1,148
OneVietnam. To meet the Challenge, each organization must raise 50 donations in 4 weeks. The organizations together raised 1,148 donations totaling $26,247 from 650 donors.2 18 of 20 organizations met the Challenge and earned a permanent spot on OneVietnam.
Donations received
Participating Organizations 650 Unique donors
Organizations featured on OneVietnam address seven important causes in Vietnam and Vietnamese diaspora communities: activism,
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arts and culture, education, health, humanitarian aid, and women and
Days of First Challenge
children. Most of the 20 organizations that participated in the First Challenge has projects addressing more than one cause. The most common cause is education, with 15 organizations supporting all levels of education from elementary and secondary to universities, vocational schools, technical training, literacy, and adult education.
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Throughout the year, OneVietnam will host different First Challenge campaigns to provide new nonprofit organizations opportunities to join and fundraise on OneVietnam. 2
At the same time of the First Challenge, OneVietnam, as a community, had a goal of raising 1,000 donations in 30 days. The community met that goal in only 27 days, raising over $30,000 from 700 donors.
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FIRST CHALLENGE AVERAGES:
The second most common cause is health, with 11 organizations addressing public health issues and providing medical related services such as surgeries, equipment, and training. Exhibit 1
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describes each organization and its related cause(s).
Ave. number of donations received / organization
First Challenge Results
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50,000 people across the web tuned into OneVietnam to follow the
Ave. number of unique donors / organization
stories of 20 outstanding organizations and the people they help.
$1,312 Ave. amount raised / organization
Hundreds of pictures and videos were shared about grassroots projects from a cooperative vegetable farm in Hue, Vietnam to a nail salon safety workshop for manicurists in Virginia, U.S.A.. After 4 hard weeks of campaigning, 18 of 20 organizations met the First Challenge and earned a permanent spot on OneVietnam.3 650 individuals made 1,148 donations totaling $26,247 to support these organizations. The average number of donations, average number of unique donors, and average amount raised were 57, 45 and $1,312, respectively. The three organizations with the most number of donations were: ICAN (86), Pacific Links Foundation (81), and LIN Center for Community Development (74). Although only the number of donations were counted towards the First Challenge, the three organizations with the most amount raised during the First Challenge were: VOICE ($5,238.25), Pacific Links Foundation ($2,504.82), and VNHELP ($2,294.25). The three organizations with the most number of unique donors were: ICAN (75), LIN Center for Community Development (61), and Humanitarian Services For Children Of Vietnam (57). Exhibit 2 shows detailed results for all organizations.
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Our1World and the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation did not meet the First Challenge. These organizations can no longer accept donations on OneVietnam. You can continue to follow their updates on OneVietnam.
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Exhibit 1: Participating Nonprofit Organizations
Organization Name
Description
Cause(s)
Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association
VAALA's mission is to connect and enrich communities through Vietnamese art and culture.
Arts & Culture
Catalyst Foundation
Help build communities in Vietnam fight trafficking.
Women & Children Education Arts & Culture
Humanitarian Services For Children Of Vietnam
Provide assistance to needy children in regard to education, clothing, nutrition, housing and medical care.
Women & Children Health Education
Boat People SOS
A national Vietnamese American community organization with the mission to "empower, organize, and equip Vietnamese individuals and communities in their pursuit of liberty and dignity."
Activism Health Education
Project Vietnam Foundation
Provide surgery, medical and dental services to children in Vietnam.
Health Women & Children Humanitarian Aid
Friends of Hue Foundation
Provide education/empowerment to disadvantaged youths; mobilize communities around health initiatives for healthy communities; enable businesses with micro-loans for growth and rebuilding communities through philanthropic services.
Women & Children Health Education
Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network
Promote artists from the Vietnamese diaspora who work in literature, visual art, film, and performance art.
Arts & Culture
LIN Center for Community Development
LIN connects, consults and inspires grassroots, notfor-profit organizations, volunteers and donors so they can provide sustainable solutions to community challenges.
Health Education Arts & Culture
Viet Nam Scholarship Foundation
VNSF seeks to transform the lives of children by providing multi-year scholarships to disadvantaged children and renovating libraries in Vietnam.
Education
International Children Assistance Network
Help children become compassionate leaders by engaging them in humanitarian projects and community service.
Women & Children Humanitarian Aid Education
Viet Dreams
Viet Dreams provides clean-safe drinking water to children living in the poorer, rural areas of Vietnam.
Humanitarian Aid Health Education
Vietnamese Culture and Science Association
Promote excellence in education, leadership and skills development through culture and science.
Education Arts & Culture Activism
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Organization Name
Description
Cause(s)
Kids Without Borders
Facilitate volunteer opportunities supporting orphans, disabled children, Agent Orange victims, ... throughout Viet Nam.
Women & Children Education Health
VNHELP
Help impoverished individuals achieve self-sufficiency through a multitude of education, health and economic development projects.
Humanitarian Aid Health Education
VOICE
VOICE does 2 things: helps resettle the last remaining stateless Vietnamese refugees in Southeast Asia and empowers young Vietnamese through internship programs.
Education Activism
Pacific Links Foundation
PALS leads counter-trafficking efforts in Vietnam by increasing access to education, providing shelter and reintegration services, and enabling economic opportunities.
Women & Children Education Activism
Vietnamese American Professional Women Association of Silicon Valley
VAPW is dedicated to professional and personal growth for Vietnamese American women of all ages and background.
Education Arts & Culture Activism
Global Community Service Foundation
GCSF supports healthcare, education, and income generation among poor, disabled and disadvantaged persons in Central Vietnam.
Humanitarian Aid Health Education
Our1World
Promote sustainable choices for food, water, energy, transportation, and housing for families and children in Vietnam.
Health Women & Children Education
Asia Injury Prevention
Provide life-saving traffic safety knowledge and skills to the developing world with the goal of preventing road traffic crash fatalities and injuries.
Health Education
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Exhibit 2: First Challenge Results By Organization4 Organization Name
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Number of Donations
Total Amount Raised
Average Donation
Number of Unique Donors
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International Children Assistance Network
86
$1,358.25
$15.79
75
2
Pacific Links Foundation
81
$2,504.82
$30.92
48
3
LIN Center for Community Development
74
$1,151.00
$15.55
61
4
Humanitarian Services For Children Of Vietnam
71
$1,886.98
$26.58
57
5
VOICE
70
$5,238.25
$74.83
32
6
Vietnamese American Professional Women Association of Silicon Valley
66
$612.95
$9.29
53
7
Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association
65
$544.76
$8.38
50
8
Boat People SOS
61
$1,873.00
$30.70
53
9
Viet Nam Scholarship Foundation
61
$1,406.00
$23.05
43
10
VNHELP
58
$2,294.25
$39.56
53
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Global Community Service Foundation
58
$1,592.25
$27.45
49
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Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network
57
$1,088.54
$19.10
43
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Kids Without Borders
57
$840.95
$14.75
36
14
Vietnamese Culture and Science Association
56
$652.45
$11.65
45
15
Friends of Hue Foundation
54
$1,077.15
$19.95
49
16
Viet Dreams
54
$406.75
$7.53
30
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Catalyst Foundation
53
$1,042.75
$19.67
46
18
Project Vietnam Foundation
51
$416.30
$8.16
47
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Our1World
10
$252.25
$25.23
17
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Asia Injury Prevention Foundation
5
$7.35
$1.47
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Organizations in blue text are the top three in respective columns.