During the month of August we will offer a free logo to one of the follwoing non-profit organizations, and you’re going to help us decide. Read a bit about the non-profit organizations below, and vote for your favorite. The organization with the most votes by August 31st at 11:59pm EST will win. Additional information about the logo for good program can be found at an earlier post.

Additional information about the non-profits is avaliable below. Thanks For Voting. Non-profits are listed n the order they submitted.

Theatre Charlotte (link)

Theatre Charlotte is a volunteer-based community theatre dedicated to creating outstanding theatre opportunities relevant to the people of the Charlotte region.  As the oldest arts organization in Charlotte and the oldest continuously producing community theatre in North Carolina, Theatre Charlotte is committed to making theatre relevant in the lives of more people by demonstrating that theatre engages, inspires and unites communities. Now in our 82nd season, Theatre Charlotte produces a 5-production Main Stage series and a holiday production annually. Theatre Charlotte holds open auditions for volunteer actors and crew for all of our Main Stage performances and enlists the assistance of more than 500 volunteers annually

Triple J Great Dane Rescue (link)

Triple J Great Dane Rescue is organized as a non-profit organization for the prevention of cruelty to animals. We strive to promote animal welfare, decrease the number of homeless Great Danes, and prevent cruelty to animals. Triple J Great Dane Rescue provides foster care including food, lodging, and socialization to Great Danes. We make sure that all dogs at Triple J get proper veterinary care including vaccinations and spaying/neutering.

Habitat for Humanity Charlotte (link)

Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte has been serving families in need since 1983, partnering with them to create hope for their future through homeownership opportunities. We have served over 900 families utilizing our traditional model of new home construction as well as making critical repairs to existing homes. Also, we have recently begun to purchase vacant, foreclosed homes in an effort to serve even more families as well as preserve and stabilize existing neighborhoods.

We are so thankful for the loyal volunteers and donors who have helped make our mission possible over the past 25 years. We have become increasingly aware of the importance of engaging this and younger generations in our mission to eliminate poverty housing. It is their determination, their focus, their volunteer hours, their gifts – that will sustain our organization in the years to come. Our main effort to engage this demographic is through our group the Habitat Young Professionals of Charlotte (HYPC). Currently the HYPC is over 500 members strong and is growing all the time. Habitat Charlotte sees the huge value and unprecedented potential they hold and we want to take the HYPC to the next level. Our goal is to have a movement of young people supporting our mission with their voice, their time and their gifts. We want to offer our members as many opportunities to help the eliminate poverty housing in the Charlotte community as we can and allow them to set an example of service for those in their sphere of influence.

The Parish School (link)

The Parish School is the only school in Houston, public or private, which offers a multi-age, language-based, developmental curriculum for children 18 months through fifth grade. Children served have communication and learning differences, but average to above average learning potential. These differences may include problems with speech/language, learning to read, focusing attention, visual motor areas, social skills, and auditory processing.

The Parish School utilizes a classroom based therapy program implemented by certified teachers and speech/language pathologists. Classroom ratios are low and treatment/education plans are individualized to maximize the success of each child. The state-of-the-art facilities include parent/therapist viewing areas, built in assisted listening devices, play and picnic areas, gardens and large, bright classrooms. The creative and visual arts play a large role in the academic program and incorporate the focus on expressive, receptive and pragmatic language skills while giving children a creative outlet in which to express themselves.

Urban Harvest (link)

Urban Harvest is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the community about local food. In a commercial world, driven by the latest consumer buying trends, we are educating a community to sustain itself on the basic necessity of life. By teaching the entire community how to grow and prepare food, we aim to show all walks of life that local, organic food is the key to a healthy community.

Working with local volunteers, we build both residential and community gardens in various locations around Greensboro, NC. We use these residential and community gardens as a platform to teach the community how to landscape using edible plants. We believe that the future of our food is in the hands of the local farmers- and we want to educate everyone to be a local farmer

We asked a few friends (49) what social media information they wanted to know more about. While some of the answers are not surprising at all, especially given our subset of polled. (Social Media Concepts, Online Marketing , and Community Engagement rounding out the top 3). I was a bit shocked that listening fell so low. Listening is at the core of so many of the other concepts, and is arguably one of the most important.

If companies listened to their customers/clients more we would have missed some of the biggest SM mistakes of the year (so far). If Domino’s was listening online they would have know the net was aflutter after a video of their employees making tainted food (more info) and while damage had been done, they could have help stop some of the bleeding. Then there is United Airlines, if they had listened to Dave Carroll when they broke his guitar they probably wouldn’t have ended up with with this catchy video about how bad they suck (video) (more info).  The other answers are important, don’t get me wrong. Companies need to engage online communities, and market the newest, greatest product ever developed, but if you are not listening, you’re not responding. If your not responding who is?

Check out the results below, and let us know your take on it.

John Fuller is the President of Phoenixfire Solutions and a professional with more than ten years experience in IT, seven years in non-profit, and four years in design.  Taking his love for all things technological and all things artistic,Phoenixfire Solutions came into being.  John’s expertise offers a unique perspective from someone who has been both the client and the vendor.  After experiencing years both the good and bad of outsourcing solutions, John has made it his mission to bridge that gap for companies and non-profits that have fallen prey too many times. Connect with John on Twitter: @phoenixfire8383 & LinkedIn.