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    Be A Better Bud Challenge Winner
    Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 11:06 PM
    Be A Better Bud Challenge Winner

     

    Make a difference in your community and Be A Better Bud in your neighborhood!

     On July 27, 2013 YPN-ULEM was the recipient of $8,000.00 for the Be A Better Bud Challenge and outstanding Community Service projects.

     

     

    1. Leadership Development Conference
    2. YPN-ULEM Entrepreneur
    3. Small Business Resource Forum

    In 2013, the National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) partnered with Anheuser Busch on the Be A Better Bud Challenge (the “Competition”) that was an initiative to inspire and challenge the Young Professional chapters around the United States to launch community service projects that would make a positive difference in the communities they serve! The Competition was intended to provide recognition to the young professional chapters (collectively, “Contestants”) for developing innovative community service projects that enhance education and/or economic empowerment. YP chapters were required to submit a brief and basic a 90-second (max.) video (per entry) detailing their service project(s). Chapters also had the option to submit a 500-word (max.) description of their idea, how it works, and how the project impacts the community. The service project must impact either education or economic empowerment. Project submissions were due by 5:00pm (EST), Wednesday, May 8, 2013. There were no limits to the number of projects that a chapter could submit. Requirements:

    1. Registered a representative for your chapter.
    2. Submitted a community service project(s) by May 8, 2013. CLICK Here to see videos
    3. Generated buzz, votes and excitement about our project between May 9th to June 30, 2013 (high votes improved our chances of winning).
    4. Completed project and submit results by July 15, 2013.
    5. Celebrated All Your “Buds’” Service Projects at National Conference on July 27, 2013.

    Judging: All submissions that meet the application requirements would be posted online and reviewed by a judging committee. The review committee includes NUL and Anheuser Busch executives. The judging will also consider projects that included online votes, likes and video views generated by the chapters. The judges used the following criteria:

    1. What need or problem does the service project solve?
    2. Can/Will the chapter finish the project by July 15, 2013?
    3. How great is the potential scale of the project?
    4. How relevant is the project in the community?
    5. How well is the project implementation specifics developed?

    Awarding: YP Chapters that receive high scores from the judging committee and a minimum of 50 votes were awarded a $4,000.00 unrestricted grant for their chapter to use toward future projects and initiatives. Additional cash awards were made to outstanding YP Chapter Community Service Projects on July 27, 2013 at the National Urban League Conference in Philadelphia!