Who Should Participate?

• Youth-led efforts only!
  
  
• Youth can be from ages 6 to 22 years old.
  
  
• Live in Indiana or represent an organization doing business in Indiana.
  
  
• Featured projects by Indiana youth can benefit any geographic region.
  
  
• Each application must have a sign-off by an adult – either an organization host or parent/guardian.

 What do we do to participate

*Creativity is Key* -- Have FUN!

Include in the content:

• How or why you got involved in philanthropy.
• What you are doing – what is your project or program?
• How others could be involved in philanthropy – your project or other efforts.
• The video should be no longer than 2 minutes.
• Videos may be filmed using casual tools, such as mobile phones and flip-cams.
• Videos may include sound, combinations of media, be black-and-white or in color. The choice is yours!
• The only technical issue is that the video must be uploaded and viewed via YouTube.

How do we participate?

• Submit your video by the 20^th of the month for that month’s contest.  Submit each video only once! You may make and submit multiple videos.
  
  
• Upload your video onto your YouTube site. Paste the URL of your video into the application form.
  
  
• If you do not have a YouTube site available to you, you may send the video to YPII
   (please indicate that on your application form where the URL would go) by emailing ypiivideocontest@gmail.com .
  
  
• Fill in your application online – find them HERE: Contest Application
  
  
• Get approval from all participants in the video – you are responsible for this verification.
  
  
• Tell your friends to view your video on youtube or ypin.org video page – “hits” to your video will help earn points for a prize!
  
  
• Winners will be announced by the 10^th of the following month. – we will let you know by email if yours is the month’s winning entry.
  
  
• Meeting the deadline:  Entries may be submitted on the 1st of the month and must be received by the 20th of the month.
  
  

Videos will be judged on:
1.  Number of hits on the video on YouTube from the 1st until the 31st or end of the month (1/3 of points);
2.  Content:  (a) creativity; (b) having a compelling story (2/3 of points)

Why we should enter the YPII Video Contest!

• Tell others about your good work!
  
  
• Encourage kids to get involved!
  
  
• Receive state and national recognition for your project and organization!
  
  
• Monthly winners will have their videos streamed to YPII’s Facebook page, as well as other venues.
  
  
• Monthly winners are entered into the annual contest for more recognition and prizes!
  
  
• To bring recognition to the work of youth from around the state.
  
  
• To recognize and celebrate YPII’s 10th anniversary!
  
  
• To spread the word about philanthropy statewide.
  
  
• Monthly Winners get a $15 iTunes gift card!
  
  
• The Overall Winner gets to direct a $500 donation to their favorite nonprofit organization!
  
  

Win the Video Contest!

• There will be a contest winner each month: $15 ITunes gift cards (sponsored by Crowe Horwath)
  
  
• Monthly winners will be considered for a grand prize award, to be made in November in conjunction with Philanthropy Day events
  
  
• Grand prize is an opportunity to designate a $500 gift to an Indiana 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
  
  
• Other local, statewide and national recognition will be provided for videos on YPII's social media outlets.