October 26th, 2009

Announcing the “S Contest” Results

Voting ended last Friday with approximately 2,000 total votes cast for our five finalists.  We’re thrilled with the level of participation. Thanks to everyone who took the time and placed a vote.

While we wish that we could help them all, the votes showed that National Association of Mothers’ Centers (NAMC) was the lucky winner.  We will have the pleasure of working with them for up to a two-month engagement worth $10,000 in services (and hope they will have fun working with us!).

Linda Juergens, Executive Director at NAMC, said “There is no way to underestimate how crucial a sustainability strategy is for organizations, particularly non-profits which are facing increasing challenges in the current economic environment.  The NAMC is thrilled to have this opportunity to work with a firm like SDialogue to accomplish our mission of supporting care giving work.”

Check our blog over the coming months, as we will report on how we were able to help NAMC.  Thanks again for your interest in the contest!

As a reminder, the five finalists – all very dynamic, worthy organizations – were:

• icouldbe is a pioneer in the emerging online mentoring industry reaching young people who do not have access to quality educational resources, using a dynamic virtual learning environment to connect them to mentors who offer practical and individualized advice, information and expertise.

• People Capital is an early-stage, socially-responsible firm that aims to address the funding gap between higher education costs and federal loans and grants – a $113 billion market.

• National Association of Mothers’ Centers (NAMC) has a 35 year history of life-changing mother-to-mother support and connections addressing mothers’ unique needs and experiences within a unique culture of mutual respect. Our programs impact not just mothers, but children and families too.

• Speak Shop. Speak Shop provides face-to-face Spanish tutoring via webcam with teachers in Guatemala and Nicaragua. Customers schedule lessons at their convenience and pay about $10 per one-hour lesson. Teachers gain business and technology skills while working at a fair wage as micro-entrepreneurs.

• Sweetriot is an activist candy company based in New York City and is creating a sweet movement to FIX the world! Sweetriot sources and produces our cacao directly in Latin America and uses recyclable, reusable packaging which features emerging artists.