First:
We've been nominated for a Shorty Award in the human rights category. The most nominations win the category. To nominate WITNESS go to this link and finish the statement "I nominate @witnessorg for a Shorty Award in #human rights because. " or simply Tweet your nomination from your Twitter account directly. The tweet must include: Shorty Award #humanrights and @witnessorg in order to be counted.
Voting ends January 31st so please RT now! Sample tweet: I nominate @witnessorg for a Shorty Award in #human rights because.(and fill out the rest yourself)
The Shorty Awards are considered the "Oscars" of Twitter and will be held in New York City in March and will be streamed online.
Here is the link you can register your vote
http://shortyawards.com/witnessorg
Second :
We're also a finalist in the Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding contest. The contest intends to help nonprofits build their brand, raise their profile, strengthen their impact and develop deeper relationships with donors, volunteers, employees and other stakeholders.
The public voting stage is now open. To vote for WITNESS visit our page on the contest site and click Vote Now. You can vote once per day. Voting ends January 26th.
Please also share on Facebook, Twitter or via email, etc. Every page on the contest site includes a link to share via Facebook.
http://wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/67208/voteable_entries/14206935?ogn=website
http://wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/67208?ogn=website
here they are. :-]
witness page
http://www.witness.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1119&Itemid=70