With over 25,000 volunteers who have served on a CCS program, there are thousands of unique perspectives on volunteering abroad. What’s your take on the CCS Experience?
Share a video describing how your CCS program has impacted your life - show others what volunteering abroad has meant to you, and encourage the next wave of volunteers to serve. Describe a memorable event that inspired you while you were volunteering, or share a story through a series of photos. Whether you have video footage from your CCS program or want to create a “show and tell” of memories from your program, we want to see how you reflect on your CCS experience now that you’re back home.
Get creative ... and get ready to share your take on your experience with us!
**The CCS 2011 Video Contest is now closed. We thank everyone who participated.**
Winner of the CCS 2011 Video Contest:
My Take on the CCS Experience
Kimberly Marciniak - "7 Programs, Several Important Messages"
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How it Works
- Submit a video no more than five minutes long to our Video Contest tab on the CCS Facebook page.
- The public will vote on the videos submitted on the Video Contest tab, in order to select the top finalists. The public can vote for their favorite videos once per day.
- A panel of judges at CCS will choose the top three winners from the finalists. Winners will be chosen based upon the quality of the video and creativity of their story.
- Winners will be contacted by email or phone. Please be sure to update your contact information.
Timeline
- Submissions will be accepted between Monday, March 14, 2011, 12:00 a.m. EST and Sunday, April 24, 2011, 11:59 p.m. EST.
- Public voting for 5 finalists begins on Monday, April 25, 2011, 12:00 a.m. EST.
- Voting closes on Sunday, May 1, 2011, 11:59 p.m EST.
- Panel of judges at CCS will vote on the final 3 winners.
- All winners will be announced on Monday, May 9, 2011 on our Facebook Video Contest Page.
- Winners will be contacted by email or phone by Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Please be sure to update your contact information so we can get in touch.
How to Submit Your Video
- Click on the "Enter Contest" tab/button on our CCS Facebook Page Video Contest tab. Don’t forget to like our CCS Facebook Page!
- Upload your video portraying your experience with CCS. You will be asked to either upload your video via your Facebook page or your YouTube channel.
- Label your video submission with your full name, where you volunteered, the year you volunteered, and a caption. Example: Jane Smith, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009. Caption – "Remembering the first trip to my placement."
Eligibility
- Videos must be made by a a former or current CCS volunteer with footage s/he owns.
- Videos must reflect your take on the CCS Experience in some way. Show us how your experience impacted your life, what you did in-country, your memorable moments captured on film, etc.
- Limit one video entry per contestant.
- Videos must be no longer than 5 minutes in length.
- Videos must never have been previously submitted for competition. Any video that has previously won a competition, been published, or sold to any party for reproduction, cannot be entered.
- Current and former staff of Cross-Cultural Solutions are not eligible to enter.
Prizes
- First place winner receives a complimentary CCS Insight Abroad program in any Latin American country through 2012.
- Second place winner receives a $500 voucher good toward any CCS program through 2012.
- Third place winner receives a $250 voucher good toward any CCS program through 2012.
- All individuals who submit a video that is selected to be in the top 25 will receive a complimentary one year digital subscription of Verge magazine.
- Prizes are non-transferrable and must be accepted as awarded.
- Prizes must be redeemed for a start date on or before December 31, 2012. Airfare and other expenses are not included.
Rights
CCS reserves the right to publish any entry and/or use any entry in related promotional material and related CCS products.
By submitting videos for consideration, the videographer grants CCS the rights to reproduction and exhibition of all images submitted. These rights include but are not limited to: posting videos in electronic form and use of the videos for related promotional purposes without further compensation.
The entrant also confirms that she or he is the videographer and owns all rights to any videos entered in this contest. Accordingly, the entrant hereby agrees to compensate CCS fully regarding any claims arising out of the use of the videos.
The videographer consents to the entry of his or her submission and agrees to abide by the contest rules.
CCS reserves the right to disqualify/refuse to post any video in the entry gallery for any reason in its sole discretion.
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