PHOTO CONTEST - Deadline extended to April 27

Seeking high-resolution digital images

to use on the cover of Giving USA 2007

Deadline extended to April 27


Appropriate subject matter: People providing direct assistance through a charitable organization or volunteer effort that represents the spirit of giving. Activities could include fundraising, delivery of services, or other types of help.


Specifications: Photos selected for the cover will be printed in black and white or black with another color (duotone). Entries must be:


Giving USA permission to use the photo at no charge

photograph have given permission in writing for the photograph to be used


Black and white images are preferred to color photos.


Criteria for selection: The judges will be looking for photographs that reproduce well in black and white (or duotone), that convey the importance of giving to a charity, that work well together to tell a story, and that are not dominated by the logo, name, or service mark of any one charity. The judges’ selection will be final.


Winning entries will receive :


Acknowledgment in Giving USA 2007

A complimentary copy of Giving USA 2007 ($75 retail value)

Their photos posted at the Giving USA Web site for an unspecified time but beginning around June 25, 2007.


Submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form, one form per submission. No more than five submissions per organization or individual photographer. Send submissions by e-mail to sbond@connect2amc.com or by mail (on CD) to Sharon Bond, 4700 West Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025.

Entry form

Giving USA 2007 Cover Photo Contest


INSTRUCTIONS

Please complete this form and submit it with your photo. Complete ONE form for EACH photograph. No more than five images will be accepted from any one entrant.


If your entry is selected Giving USA will need to obtain written permission from all recognizable subject(s) (people) in the photo, from the charity depicted AND from the photographer or photographer’s legal guardian (if photographer is a minor). By completing this entry form, you assure Giving USA Foundation that you understand the requirements and that if permission cannot be obtained, your photograph will not be used and you will not be named a winner.


Send submissions by e-mail to sbond@connect2amc.com or by mail (on CD) to Sharon Bond, 4700 West Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60025. Only electronic images will be accepted (jpeg format preferred).



INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHOTO (Click on the gray box to enter text)


Submit this file for entry into the contest:

Brief photo description:

Name(s) of people depicted (if the people in the photo can be recognized, this is REQUIRED information):


Do you have written permission from this person or these people to use the image? Yes No


OWNER(S) OF THE IMAGE

Photographer (name):

Photographer contact address:

City, State, Zip:

Contact phone: E-mail:

Is photographer under age 18? Yes No If yes, the photographer’s legal guardian must sign below.


Charity represented:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Contact person (name):

Contact phone: E-mail:


Form completed by (if not the photographer or if photographer is a minor):

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Contact phone: E-mail:


CERTIFICATION

By completing this submission form, I give Giving USA Foundation permission to use this photograph without charge in print and online at www.givingusa.org. I assure that if this image is selected for the Giving USA cover, I can provide similar permission to use the photograph from the subjects in the image.


Signature/Typed name (for online entry):

If photographer is a minor, the child’s legal guardian must sign.