- Last Updated on Thursday, 01 August 2013 05:06
The Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) has announced the results of its recent web-based “Clicks for Cash” contest for charities that have registered to participate in WCCF Gives – its inaugural community-wide day of giving on September 10.
Members of the community were encouraged to participate by visiting www.wccfgives.org and clicking on the charity profile pages of their favorite WCCF Gives participants. The WCCF tracked the unique pageviews of each charity’s profile page from June 10-23 to determine a winner. Each unique pageview was counted as a vote for that charity.
Receiving more than 400 votes during the contest period, Washington Symphony Orchestra secured the grand prize: a $1,000 unrestricted grant from the Acorn Fund. All other participating charities were entered into a computerized lottery for an opportunity to receive one of four $500 Acorn Fund grants. The charities received one chance in the lottery for each vote they received in the contest. The Brownson House, Old Schoolhouse Players, Children’s School of Washington, and the Literacy Council of Southwestern Pennsylvania were randomly selected as the lottery winners.
“With 5,580 votes recorded, the ‘Clicks for Cash’ contest greatly surpassed our expectations,” stated Betsie Trew, WCCF President & CEO. “The primary factor in determining how well our charities will do on September 10 is the public’s awareness of the day of giving opportunity. We want our charities to do well and so we designed the ‘Clicks for Cash’ contest as a dress rehearsal for WCCF Gives, rewarding those charities who took steps to increase the public’s awareness of the opportunity."
Qualified 501(c)(3) charities that have not yet registered for WCCF Gives are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible. For complete criteria, please visit www.wccfgives.org.
