From professional artists to part-time doodlers, HOPE is looking for designers to enter our first-ever T-shirt design contest!

BRIEF

HOPE International (HOPE) is a Christian faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working in 14 of the poorest, least-served countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean to alleviate the many dimensions of poverty through microenterprise development—providing microloans, savings services, and biblically based business training. As loan officers build relationships with clients, they also have the opportunity to pray with them, instruct them in the Word of God, and provide ongoing discipleship.

We are looking for a T-shirt that represents our brand. Designs should include the HOPE International logo and should fit with our existing look (i.e., earthy, natural, weathered, etc.).

CONTEST DETAILS

The goal of this contest is to create a HOPE International T-shirt that supports our brand and promotes our mission. The T-shirt will be given to employees and key supporters and sold through HOPE’s Café Press online store, with profits benefiting entrepreneurs worldwide. All T-shirt submissions must reflect the mission and brand of HOPE International, and designers must meet the following specifications for their designs to be considered in the competition:

1. Download the HOPE logo files HERE.
2. Design your T-shirt to meet the following specifications:
   
   1. Design must be printable.*
   2. Provide artwork at actual size [minimum resolution 300 DPI or vector graphics (vector preferred)].
3. Create a preview of your T-shirt design (minimum image size 500 x 260).
4. Follow the submission link below to make a submission. After providing your basic information, you will be directed to a link where you can upload your artwork. Please upload your submission as a single .zip file (max. size 75MB). Use your name as the file name on your zip file.** If you have trouble uploading your file, please email jbrown@hopeinternational.org for assistance.

*HOPE reserves the right to alter a winning submission (size, color, placement, ect.) if necsessary to fit our printing requirements.
**Submissions that cannot be tied to an email address will be deleted.

SUBMISSION LINK

CONTEST DATES

The final submission deadline is March 15, 2011. The winner will be selected by the HOPE Marketing Team and announced on April 1, 2011 on HOPE International’s homepage (www.hopeinternational.org).

PRIZES

CONTEST RULES

• You must be at least 18 years old or have reached the age of majority in your country/state of citizenship, whichever is older, to participate in this contest. Entries received from individuals under the age of majority will not be judged.
• HOPE International assumes all entries are original creations and the work and property of the entrant, with all rights granted therein.
• HOPE International reserves the right to refuse material deemed to be abusive, harmful, harassing, pornographic, or in other ways unsuitable for display. We reserve the right to use our discretion on this point.
• HOPE International reserves the rights to, if necessary, modify the rules and/or proceedings of the contest, in order to stamp out cheating, fraud, etc. HOPE International has taken the necessary steps to monitor the proceedings of the contest in their entirety, and will actively root out any attempts at cheating.
• By submitting an entry to this contest, the contestant grants HOPE International and its affiliate companies the rights to freely publish said image online or in printed media in relation to the contest, without remuneration. In entering a creation in the contest, the contestant hereby irrevocably grants to HOPE International all right, title, and interest in and to such creation (including but not limited to the copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights therein), and any and all ideas and information embodied therein, in perpetuity and throughout the world.
• Contestant personal information will not be distributed outside of contest sponsor companies.

Entries not complying with the contest rules are subject to disqualification without prior warning.

HOPE’S MISSION