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ObscuraCam Mentioned in Wired UK's "25 Big Ideas for 2012"

Our mobile app (in development with the Guardian Project) designed to help obscure faces is mentioned in "Always On Sousveillance," one of 25 ideas to look out for this year.

 

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WITNESS Named #83 of 100 Best NGOs

January 23, 2012 - Global Journal

As compiled by the Global Journal online magazine.

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AZ Green Magazine Covers Jamie Lynn Butler and the iMatter TRUST Campaign

February 10, 2012 - AZ Green Magazine»

Native American Youth Sues Arizona Governor Over Failure to Combat Climate Change, features the Jamie Lynn Butler video from the iMatter TRUST series. 

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Arizona's NBC Affiliate Interviews Jamie Lynn Butler, Plaintiff in the iMatter TRUST Campaign

February 10, 2012 - Watch»

The morning show of Arizona's Channel 12 News interview Jamie Lynn and her mother about their concerns for their enviromnent in this 3:45 minute segment. 

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Awards

2011 Banff World Media Award for Excellence for Socially-Responsible Media

WITNESS attended the 2011 Rockies Gala to receive the first-ever Award of Excellence for Socially-Responsible Media at the Banff World Media Festival.

2011 SIPA Global Leadership Award

 
SIPA’s Global Leadership Award recognizes WITNESS for its work of empowering citizens to publicize and end human rights abuses through video.
 

 

2004 - 2008 Social Capitalist Award

 
Fast Company named WITNESS one of 45 recipients of a Social Capitalist Award for five straight years.
 

2004 - 2008 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship

 
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship supported WITNESS’s work in documenting human rights abuses on an international scale.
 

2007 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Award

 
The New York Times recognized WITNESS with its Excellence in Communication Award for its use of open source technology, transparent communication among partners and its Performance Dashboard, which uses metrics to measure the organization’s results and features reviews of its key activities.
 
New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards

2007 National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Humanitarian Award

 
The National Television Academy awarded its first-ever Humanitarian Award to WITNESS for its use of video and online technologies to document and expose human-rights violations around the world. The award honors television professionals and non-profit organizations for programming that advances the common good.
 
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Humanitarian Award

2007 One World Media Award

 
The One World Broadcasting Trust recognized WITNESS with a New Media award for its work in launching The Hub. The Trust called the site a “benchmark” for all organizations seeking to bring social change through media and technology. 
 
OneWorld Media Award for New Media

2007 American Express Building Leadership Award

 
The American Express Building Leadership Award seeks non-profit organizations that place emphasis on the cultivation of internal staff, board and volunteer leadership. WITNESS received the 11th Building Leadership Award for its excellence in these areas, as well as its mission to provide hands-on video training for grassroots organizations in pursuit of basic human rights around the world.
 
2007 American Express Building Leadership Award

2006 Webby Award Official Honoree

 
Established in 1997, the Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences recognized WITNESS as a Webby honoree in for utilizing the web and visual media to create a lasting social impact.
 
The Webby Awards

2005 Schwab Social Entrepreneur

 
The Schwab Foundation searches for leading social entrepreneurs around the world. In 2005, Schwab named Gillian Caldwell, who served as WITNESS’ Executive Director for ten years, one of 40 Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs.
 
Schwab Entrepreneur

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