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Call for Entries: Tzedakah Box Design Competition
26 Dec2011
The Where Do You Give? National Design Competition is searching for talented designers who can translate tzedakah‘s meaning into compelling, relevant design. That is why we have created a design competition that invites a new generation of globally conscious designers to celebrate the critical role that tzedakah plays in today’s world.
The Where Do You Give? National Design Competition will challenge designers, artists and conceptual thinkers to create a 21st century icon inspired by the values and imagery of the traditional tzedakah box that reflects our increasingly interconnected, global and technologically accelerated world. Compelling entries will spark conversations about the values behind our giving, inspire us to expand our universe of obligation around where we give, and bring new relevance and urgency to giving.
The Where Do You Give? National Design Competition is the centerpiece of Where Do You Give? Reimagining Tzedakah for the 21st Century, a project of American Jewish World Service (AJWS) that combines a national design competition, online interactive media and educational resources to engage the Jewish community in critical questions about where we give, to whom and why.
Step 1: Consider the Challenge
The Where Do You Give? National Design Competition seeks to bring an ancient Jewish ritual object—the tzedakah box—into active dialogue with contemporary thinking about philanthropy and social change. We hope to catalyze deeper engagement around what philanthropy means in our increasingly interconnected, global and technologically accelerated world.
For decades, most Jewish homes had a small tin box tucked away in a corner—an iconic receptacle for dimes and nickels—that served as a testament to the biblical imperative to care for the downtrodden and that was periodically emptied to support the local synagogue, soup kitchen or the State of Israel.
The Where Do You Give? National Design Competition pays homage to the tzedakah box of old and honors the enduring values it represents as it challenges artists, designers and thinkers to create an updated vehicle for tzedakah in the 21st century that inspires a national conversation among all of us who seek to engage more deeply with our communities—be they geographic, ethnic, national or other—about where we give, to whom and why.
Step 2: Review the Submission Categories
Entrants may submit only one design to one of the following three categories. Please review each category carefully, as each has its own specific guidelines and requirements.
Step 3: Start Designing
As you design with the guidelines from Step 1 in mind, also consider that submissions will be judged according to the following criteria:
- The extent to which the design provokes critical thought about the obligation to give, where to give, to whom and why.
- The extent to which the design brings new relevance to the concept of tzedakah and the idea of the tzedakah box.
- The potential to motivate people to expand their financial giving to include the developing world.
- The design’s creativity and aesthetic appeal.
Need some inspiration? Click here to learn more about tzedakah and here to hear stories from Jewish philanthropists about where, to whom and why they give tzedakah. Also check out our blog to stay up to date on the competition and read thoughtful posts about philanthropy and social change in the 21st century.
Step 4: Submit Your Design
The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. EST on March 9, 2012. Only complete submissions will be accepted. A complete submission includes up to three images of your design and a completed entry form. Semi-finalists will be announced on March 15, 2012. Click here for a full competition timeline.
Don’t forget to come back to the site to review the entries and vote! Sign up now and we’ll e-mail you with all the important stuff.
For more information and to submit a design check out: http://wheredoyougive.org/submit-a-design/
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