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[CraftForACause]

NEW: What do you guys think about this? You don't donate directly to us at all. You donate to the picked charity, give us proof of your donation, and you are in! We think this is the best route to go, that way all of the skeptics out there do not have to worry about us scamming anyone.

NEW: We need help with prizes! Being in college is expensive and I can't buy the prizes, if you or anyone you know can donate the a prize such as a Steam gift code or XBL points, etc, let us know! You don't have to send them to us, just be able to commit to sending to the winners! (We can pay for the postage).

Craft For A Cause is a non-profit, monthly Minecraft building competition. Our goal is to spread the awareness and raise money for numerous organizations, foundations, and charities with a good cause (e.g. Autism Speaks, American Cancer Society) by means of crafting! We all love Minecraft, and we spend numerous hours on it, so why not put all that time and money to a good cause?

100% of donations go towards a pre-announced non-profit organization with a good cause. The prize will be pre-announced and will consist of things like Steam gift codes, Minecraft merchandise (socks pickaxes, etc) and much more!

We are not a legal 503c non-profit organization yet, but we are currently working on filing for all of that!


TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND YOU, WE WILL NOT BE HANDLING DONATIONS. YOU MUST DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE PICKED CHARITY AND PROVIDE TO US VALID INFORMATION PROVING YOUR DONATION. [this should make the skeptics happier ]



To find out when we start, please visit our website. That is the only place we are allowed to post information.
Our unfinished website is http://www.craftforthecause.com


Most of all:
If you like this, OR hate it, please post your opinion to keep this great idea alive!


FAQ:
http://www.craftfort...se.com/faq.html


Support us:

[url=http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/497478-craft-for-a-cause-competition-prizes/][img]http://i52.tinypic.com/53tn9g.jpg[/img][/url]

Made by Nix01 and Anathlyst:

[url=http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/497478-craft-for-a-cause-competition-prizes/][img]http://i54.tinypic.com/2rwmbs9.jpg[/img][/url]

Just copy these codes into your signature!
If you make banners please send some so that we can use them for signatures and/or website banners!

[Status_quo69]

I support this!

[CraftForACause]

Status_quo69, on 24 July 2011 - 02:33 AM, said:

I support this!

Thank you! Spread the word, and keep on crafting for a cause!

[Beltir]

Is this the same as the "Craft for a cure" competition?

[G'orzak]

Beltir, on 24 July 2011 - 03:08 AM, said:

Is this the same as the "Craft for a cure" competition?

Maybe try reading the post, huh?

[CraftForACause]

Beltir, on 24 July 2011 - 03:08 AM, said:

Is this the same as the "Craft for a cure" competition?

Yes sir. We had a name change for legal reasons.

[Beltir]

G'orzak, on 24 July 2011 - 03:33 AM, said:

Maybe try reading the post, huh?

I have read the post, and it seems very similar to another donation competition. However, I am verifying that they are the same, not just very similar.

Rather than taking action with possible misinformation, I'd like to hear back from this person.

You probably shouldn't jump to conclusions so much, it can lead you to trouble.

CraftForACause, on 24 July 2011 - 03:35 AM, said:

Yes sir. We had a name change for legal reasons.

Thank you very much. I shall close the other thread then. Please inform a member of staff when something like this comes up.

[CraftForACause]

Beltir, on 24 July 2011 - 03:38 AM, said:

Thank you very much. I shall close the other thread then. Please inform a member of staff when something like this comes up.

Ok thanks! I'll be sure to do that in the future.

[janitar1]

Hey this will be great once its up and running, I cant wait

[CraftForACause]

janitar1, on 25 July 2011 - 12:19 AM, said:

Hey this will be great once its up and running, I cant wait

I know! It should be ready pretty soon. Spread the word!

[mattmyszka]

i support it

[CraftForACause]

mattmyszka, on 25 July 2011 - 02:21 AM, said:

i support it

Thanks!

[RooSalad]

Will there be some way for you to prove to us where the donations go?

[CraftForACause]

RooSalad, on 25 July 2011 - 02:34 AM, said:

Will there be some way for you to prove to us where the donations go?

Well. We want to, if we can think of a way to prove it. Right now I can only think of screenshots or a video of us donating the money. Currently donations go like this: Money is taken out for the server costs (which is only going to be $30 a month at first) a set percentage or a set amount goes to the winner. ALL the rest goes to charity. If you have any ideas for us please share them. We are open to change.

There will be no money taken out for the server

[Nix01]

I want to support this, and I hope I can! You should try and make a banner to help spread the word. Also, is the 5$ donation weekly or just donate once and you're in forever and can participate and vote in each compitition.

[CraftForACause]

Nix01, on 25 July 2011 - 02:50 AM, said:

I want to support this, and I hope I can! You should try and make a banner to help spread the word. Also, is the 5$ donation weekly or just donate once and you're in forever and can participate and vote in each compitition.

Probably every competition, since you ARE winning money if you get first place. To be honest I can't make banners that well. I suppose I could use the big banner as a signature advertisement. I'll put that in the original post. Expect to see it within a few minutes.

[Nix01]

CraftForACause, on 25 July 2011 - 02:54 AM, said:

Probably every competition, since you ARE winning money if you get first place. To be honest I can't make banners that well. I suppose I could use the big banner as a signature advertisement. I'll put that in the original post. Expect to see it within a few minutes.

Oh ok, that sounds cool. And I can maybe adjust the banner a bit to make more...banner like. I'll PM you a link when I'm done!

[Nix01]

Nix01, on 25 July 2011 - 03:18 AM, said:

Oh ok, that sounds cool. And I can maybe adjust the banner a bit to make more...banner like. I'll PM you a link when I'm done!

I finished it, do you wanna see it? here's a link: http://i54.tinypic.com/2rwmbs9.jpg

EDIT: the credit goes to me (Nix01) and Anathlyst.

[CraftForACause]

Nix01, on 25 July 2011 - 04:37 AM, said:

I finished it, do you wanna see it? here's a link: http://i54.tinypic.com/2rwmbs9.jpg

EDIT: the credit goes to me (Nix01) and Anathlyst.

Oh wow. That's AMAZING. Thank you so much! I'll be sure to credit you guys with the work.

[Fenderic]

this sounds like a great idea! I hope you can get this going, I will definitely participate!