Non-Profit / Pro-Bono / Public Service

Communications of a public service nature for a non-profit organization or association, including political messages, and special interest/trade group communications. 

2000 SILVER

Five Years

Project Exile is a gun-control program initiated in Richmond, Virginia, to help the number of gun-related homicides and crimes. The program allowed criminals caught with an illegal gun to be prosecuted under tough federal laws which exile them to prisons in other states and carry a mandatory sentence. In order for the program to succeed, criminals and potential criminals needed to be made aware that these tougher federal laws would be enforced. A complete ad campaign was developed and targeted to this audience as a deterrent message. In the last 18 months, the homicide rate in Richmond, Virginia, has dropped 57%.

Brand: Project Exile
Client: Project Exile Citizen Support Foundation
Agency: The Martin Agency
Language: English

2000 SILVER

Do Good. Mentor A Child

The "Do Good. Mentor A Child" campaign has enabled Save The Children to begin shedding its lackluster U.S. image of being "another charity for impoverished children" to that of a "leading and dynamic child growth organization". Rather than focus on problematic kids, the campaign celebrates the joys and rewards of mentoring and the enhanced self-esteem mentors can experience through mentoring. Call volume, the key objective for the campaign, is running 2.5 times ahead of projection, shattering any reasonable expectations.

Brand: Save The Children
Client: Save The Children United States
Agency: McCann-Erickson New York
Language: English

2000 BRONZE

Ventura for Governor

Jesse Ventura's election as governor of Minnesota truly "shocked the world," as he became the first Reform Party candidate in America to be elected to high office. Overcoming two better-known and better-financed major party opponents, Ventura won by appealing to young voters and voters who had "given up" on politics. Despite being outspent by a combined $12.5 million to $650,000 Ventura's creative advertising and innovative paid and free media strategies energized the electorate and motivated over 330,000 new voters to take part in the election, as Minnesota's voter turnout led the nation. Ventura's marketing program is credited as the first effective use of the Internet in a political campaign, and the campaign's unique advertising even led to market demand for Jessa Ventura Action Figures and other merchandise featuring the governor, which has generated nearly $100,000 for Minnesota charities through the nonprofit organization Venture for Minnesota, Inc.

Brand: Ventura for Governor
Client: Ventura Volunteer Committee
Agency: North Woods Advertising
Language: English

FINALISTS

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9/11 Day State of Unitedness

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