Contest Rules

1) SPONSOR. The YPO-WPO SEN Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility Contest ("Contest") is sponsored by the YPO-WPO Social Enterprise Network, ("Sponsor").

2) ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is open only to YPO-WPO member organizations. One entry per business entity. Contest begins on 12:01am Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 2 December 2009, and ends at 11:59pm EST on 8 January 2010 (the "Contest Period"). Contest is subject to official rules, which can be found at http://www.ypo.org/senaward/index.html. All entries must be submitted during the Contest Period. Entrants should be an organization of a YPO-WPO member who currently holds an active role in that organization.

3) HOW TO ENTER. You may enter the Contest via e-mail, fax or postal mail. Entries must either be e-mailed to sencsraward@ypowpo.org or faxed to +1.847.622.8015 by 11:59pm EST on 8 January 2010.

During the Contest Period, you may access the entry form at http://www.ypo.org/senaward/index.html. Limiting yourself to the word restrictions for each question, answer ALL of the questions listed in the application. Your essay must be truthful and can be as creative as you like within the Submission Guidelines set forth below. All entry Submissions must be written in English. Sponsor will not acknowledge receipt of Submissions.

By entering, Contestants acknowledge that their Submissions may be posted publicly for third parties to review and implement and that Contestant may not claim any proprietary rights to the Submission.

Submissions must be received no later than 8 January 2010, 11:59 PM EST. No hand deliveries will be accepted. All complete and qualified entries received by the end of the Submission Period will be eligible. Sponsor will not acknowledge receipt of Submissions.

4) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. Your Submission must be an original work of authorship and no longer than word limits described in the application. Submissions may not contain any illegal, offensive or obscene subject matter. Contestants may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the Submission from any source, nor may the Submissions include third party copyrighted material. Contestant must hold all rights to the entire Submission. Sponsor is not responsible for legal protection or clearance of Submissions in any form. Contestant agrees to indemnify Sponsor against any and all claims from any third party for any use by Sponsor of Submission. If, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, your Submission constitutes copyright infringement or otherwise violates the rights of any third party, the Submission will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete or corrupted are void and will not be accepted.

5) JUDGING. The YPO-WPO SEN Award for Corporate Social Responsibility will be bestowed upon YPO-WPO organizations that are premier examples of how companies manage business to produce an overall positive impact on society. These awards will recognize organizations that excel in one of the four areas of this award: Economic Justice/Community Impact, Sustainable Environmental Business Practices, Employee Impact or those who work in Philanthropic/Nonprofit organizations (NGOs). In addition, the YPO-WPO organization that incorporates several facets of CSR and influences other organizations to act with socially responsibility will be recognized with the YPO-WPO SEN CSR Leadership Award.

• Economic Justice/Community Impact (e.g., How does your organization provide economic opportunities in underserved communities, empower people in disadvantaged communities, etc.)
• Environmental Sustainable Business Practices (e.g., How does your organization minimize its environmental footprint, promote environment sustainability or create new environmental programs?)
• Employee Impact (e.g., How do you create a uniquely healthy workplace environment, including addressing issues of diversity, living wages, wealth sharing, ownership programs, and transparency and democracy in the workplace?)
• Philanthropic/Nonprofit Organization (e.g., If you are a nonprofit or philanthropic organization, describe how your organization participates in some form of corporate social responsibility that impacts a community, the environment or a specific population)
• CSR Leadership Award (e.g., How does your company incorporate all three facets of corporate social responsibility? How do you influence the socially responsible business practices of others [customers, suppliers, competitors, industry, etc.]? How is your corporate governance exemplary?)

Winners will:
• Exemplify a high volume and/or quality of outcomes relative to peers and explain the tangible differences these outcomes make in the world.
• Demonstrate relevance, ingenuity and uniqueness of ideas
• Emphasize the entrepreneurial nature of the entrant
• Effectively convey the topic

All entries will be prescreened to insure they have correctly met the Submission Guidelines. Sponsor reserves the right to contact Contestants for additional information or clarification regarding their Submissions.

The winners will be required to respond (as directed) to the phone and/or e-mail notification within 72 hours of attempted notification. The failure to respond within 72 hours may result in forfeiture of the prize; and, in such case, the Sponsor may choose the next highest scoring entry from among the remaining eligible entries. All or part of the winner’s submission may be posted or published for use, (I reinserted this to be consistent with later phrasing) viewing and/or implementation by third parties throughout the world.

6) CONDITIONS. Contest is subject to these Official Rules. Contestants represent and warrant that there are no patents or copyrights pending or registered in whole or part of their Submissions. Contestants further agree to waive any and all proprietary right(s) and claim(s) they may have in whole or part of their Submissions, including without limitation any copyright or patent right(s). By participating, Contestants agree: (i) to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law. By accepting a prize, Selected Contestant agrees to release Sponsor, including its subsidiary and any affiliated entities together with the respective directors, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents, and respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Contest, (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all liability, loss or damage arising from or in connection with awarding, receipt and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any prize-related activities. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Contest, in its sole discretion. Sponsor may prohibit a Contestant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such Contestant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, undermine or harass any other players or Sponsor representatives. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Contestant it finds to be violating these Official Rules. Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Contest will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas.

7) PUBLICITY. Sponsor reserves the right to use the entry submissions to the Contest for publicity purposes prior to or after the Contest end date, in any media, and to use the name, likeness, chapter affiliation, of any Contestants, including all or part of their Submissions throughout the world, without any compensation or prior review unless specifically prohibited by law. Selected Contestants understand and agree that all or part of their Submissions may potentially be posted or published for use, viewing and/or implementation by third parties throughout the world, with or without credit to Selected Contestants’ names. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of Selected Contestants, and Contestants may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for any awarded prize. This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and subject to applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.