SCIP Web Awards 2008: Deadline extended

We've received lots of entries for the SCIP Awards but we only really gave people a week's notice, so we're extending entries until midday Friday details below. Please please please ask me if you think you want to give it try. Because it's the first time we've done this I want to get lots of ideas submitted send up to 300 words about how technology is doing good in your community
** SCIP Award 2008: Technology for Good **

Are you using the web, mobile phones or computer games to make a difference in your community?

Sussex Community Internet Project (SCIP) is proud to announce a new award that celebrates the creativity and innovation of the not for profit sector in Sussex and surrounding parts of the south east.

Entries are required by email by the midday 24 October 2008. Full details below or atwww.thedimas.org.uk

* A new showcase for innovation and inspiration

This new Award, Technology for Good, is part of the first Digital Media Awards South a high profile showcase for the creative talents of people building and using digital media tools for business and the wider good of the community.

SCIP has worked with not for profit organisations for more than 12 years, helping them use the internet, mobile phones, email and other technology to tackle disadvantage and make positive changes in our communities. We want our Award to help raise the profile of the not for profit sector, recognise the hard work of staff and volunteers and share stories that inspire others.

* Who will win?
We want to know how digital media has changed the way you work with your communities. It could be the web, email, mobile phones, computer games, social networks or any other digital technology.

It could be a way of using brand new tools to meet an age-old need, or a creative way of integrating established digital media into a community project.

It could be linked to campaigns, service delivery, community engagement, fundraising or any other aspect of your work. The key thing is that it is used to deliver real benefits for the good of the community.

It's not about how much money you've spent, or how big your organisation is. You may have paid staff, or rely entirely on volunteers. We're looking for stories that will inspire and inform others.

Here are some examples which we hope will encourage you to give it a try:
* A local history website that is run entirely by volunteers and has hundreds of new stories posted every year;
* An older people's organisation that uses exercises on a Nintendo Wii as part of its well-being campaign;
* An organisation that uses digital video to build creative projects with people with learning disabilities.


* Who should enter?

Any not for profit organisation from Sussex or the surrounding parts of the south east. This could include voluntary and community organisations, charities, social enterprises and public bodies.

Please contact Mark Walker if you need any clarification on eligibility.

Agencies may enter work on behalf of their clients as long as the entry clearly shows the consent of the client.


* How to enter

Please complete a 300 word (max) submission explaining your project and how it benefits people in the community.

Email this to dimas@wiredsussex.com no later than 12noon Friday 24th October.

Please send any supporting material on DVD or CD clearly labeled with your name, company name, contact number and award category name to: Nish Dhailwal, Wired Sussex, Studio 8, Level 4 South, New England House, New England Street, Brighton BN1 4GH


* More information on the DiMAS

The Digital Media Awards South is a prestigious new Award Ceremony, which builds on the Web Awards, which SCIP has organised for the past seven years. The winners will be announced at a glittering event in Hove on the evening of 27 November.

Take a look at all the categories to see what other Awards you could be eligible for:www.thedimas.co.uk


* Any Questions?

Please ask Mark Walker at SCIP. Email him on mark@scip.org.uk or call 01273 234049

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The Digital Media Awards South 2008 are organised by Wired Sussex, SCIP and Midnight Communications, in association with The Argus, SEEDA and Sussex University.


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Mark Walker
Project Manager and South East Regional ICT Champion

SCIP: IT Services for Charities and Communities
Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG

Tel: 01273 234049 Email: mark.walker@scip.org.uk
Web: www.scip.org.uk Mobile: 07956 627116
Blog: www.scipmark.org.uk