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Story by
daniellexo,
EtsyTeams,
sarawearsskirts
Published on July 18, 2008 in Etsy News |
Photo by sarawearsskirts |
Each month as the 15th rolls around and we peek into the Grant application folder, we're more and more impressed with the applications we've received. For July 2008 Team Grants, it is our pleasure to announce the following receipients:
- UPDATE 8/8/08: Unfortunately, we are no longer able to offer a grant to the So-Cal Bench Project Team at this time. The reality is that there are protocols we must follow. In this case, deadlines for submitting required materials were not met by the applying party and we were not able to process the payment. We wish all involved the very best of luck with this event , and encourage any and all to reapply next month.
Please go support this worthy cause on August 9, 2008, from 9:30am-3pm in Culver City, California. For more information, visit the SoCal Bench Project website.
- Etsy Teams has awarded a grant to the Arizona Crafty Burrito Collective Team in the form of two tables at First Fridays in Phoenix, Arizona. This Arizona Team will be distributing Etsy promotional goodies and selling their wares at the First Fridays event in November.
- The {New New} York Etsy Team applied for a Teams Grant for help in putting together a holiday catalog of products found in their members' shops. We were completely wowed by this creative idea, and can't wait to see the handmade, finished product.
- Check out the Vegan Etsy Team and their Team blog! This Virtual (based on interest, as opposed to location) Team applied for a Team Grant to place an ad in VegNews magazine to attract their target demographic to their Etsy shops.
- In the October Issue of Weird NJ magazine, look for an advertisement for the Etsy NJ Team! This location based Team from the Garden State decided to pool together to place an ad in this state-wide publication.
Does your Etsy Team have an event, advertisement or other marketing project in mind? Apply for a Team Grant! As usual, thanks for being so wonderful, Teams, and congratulations to these completely awesome Teams for taking the initiative to get these projects rolling!
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92 comments Login to add your own!
LaveMeSoapCo
WOOT! YEA CCCOE! I am getting ready for the Culver City Show now. (my shop is resting)
TY ETSY!!!!!
CombustionGlassworks
NICE!
Go CCCOE! The bench project is benefitiing such a great cause!
And I used to vend at First Fridays in Phoenix, congrats to the Burritos!
kimmchi
The {NewNew} York Street Team was thrilled to be approved for our grant!
Shutterkate
I for one gotta give it up to AbbieRoad and Hoolyghans (EtsyNJ's leaders) for doing an awesome job in getting us this grant and organizing our ad! They're doing outstanding work!
LusciousNaturals
The WeirdNJ ad is going to be fantastic! I echo fellow EtsyNJ member, ShutterKate, bravo to AbbieRoad and Hoolyghans and thanks to Etsy for the opportunity!
jillhannah
littletilegnome
emmask9kitchen
copabananas
NestaHome
another woohoo!!! I'm going to have a big burrito tonight to celebrate :)
catrocks
Mwilson
ValerieTyler
VeganEtsy
The Vegan Etsy team is super excited about this grant! Thanks so much, Etsy!!!
TheCrayonBin
Kudos to Abbie & Hooly for all their hard work and a special thanks to Etsy for the help and support. :)
thisisit
Yay for VeganEtsy! We're so excited about this grant - thanks so much to our founder: Molly of EmmasK9Kitchen for all of her hard work! And thanks so much for putting our journal in this article! :)
katylua
Happiknits
PictureMerchants
dogties
howlindoggie
SandySimone
madebymelissa
I'm so excited about the Weird NJ ad! Thanks Etsy and thanks to our great members for coming up with the idea and putting it all into motion.
TheSpinningHand
Many thanks to Etsy and to the fab EtsyNJ team. I know you are putting a lot of OT on this one! It will be worth it!
QuirkynBerkeley
it is most regrettable that etsy backed out of its commitment for a $200 grant for the socal bench projrct and by extension failed to provide promised support for american veterans. for shame!
formfireglassworks
peggradyart
What happened? Why did Etsy go back on its word? $200 is nothing to a corporation as large as Etsy but a great deal to a non-profit organization that benefits American veterans.
designsbymariejulie
Why promise something to the Bench Project and not give it??? People pay out of pocket figuring on the grant that was promised. Bad business.
suchandsort
what happened to CCCOE's grant? This is not good for etsy or those who are promised a grant, do the work for it, pay their own $$ and get squat in return.
not good, etsy.
AlliesAdornments
I second this!
QuirkynBerkeley says:
it is most regrettable that etsy backed out of its commitment for a $200 grant for the socal bench project and by extension failed to provide promised support for american veterans. for shame!
ohmay
I am not understanding why Etsy listed the So.Calif. Bench Project as a "winner" of a grant when in actuality, they are not getting it.
TheChainmailleLady
And the $200 is even tax dedutable to ETSY since it was to benefit our veterans. Do you think Etsy would like to tell the veterans why they will not be receiving the money?
yolandasclay
What a shame that etsy choses to back out from such a wonderful cause. To let the team's hope up and them drop them like that is sad.
HelloCrafty
Why would you bother to post anything about the So-Cal Project if you're retracting your grant money? Once again, Etsy puts itself in a position of seeming to have done NO WRONG when we all know that there are two sides to this story.
I would encourage everyone to purchase Raffle Tickets to support our fellow Etsians and the CCOE team with this wonderful fund raising project since Etsy can't seem to do the right thing.
Your mothers must be so proud of you.
sarawearsskirts
We love the opportunity to support Etsy Teams through the Team Grants program. Since we award several Grants each month, it is very important that Teams submit all the necessary information by the deadlines given when receiving a grant.
Unfortunately, we did not receive the information we needed in time to fulfill this grant. This change has been reflected in the article above.
If you have questions about this process or a grant, please contact me at teams@etsy.com.
HelloCrafty
Here's the project's blog--you can get info on buying raffles!
wendyvee
PROBABLY a dumb move to cancel the grant
DEFINITELY a dumb move to publicly slap the hands that feed you and give you free advertising because you don't have a comprehensive marketing plan.
WOW
HeArtCollective
seriously, our CCCOE community is so supportive of each other and certainly of Etsy (since that's where our things are currently being offered) and i'm glad that we're making up for Etsy's ridiculous retraction through the purchase of raffle tickets so that we can help them support our troops, but i think Etsy has sort of shot itself in the foot here... just my 2 cents.
CombustionGlassworks
Saddening, that yet again etsy has stooped to a level i cant even fathom.
Taking money out of the mouths of our soldiers, that grant money should have came to us just because it was worthy cause, but ESPECIALLY because we did everything necessary to get it.
So said the Storque article that was published saying we were granted it.
Mindbogglingly, headdesking, plain ole cupcake sugar coma.
QuirkynBerkeley
the issue of meeting the deadlines is contended and apparently has to do with unpublished deadlines -- the timing of the close of business on the west coast vs. the east coast, and whether the grant paperwork was due by midnight or close of business. nitpicking over $200. etsy is always asking its sellers to be understanding of its glitches. you'd think there would be some mutuality.
sherrytruitt
I have no doubt that the street team had their proofs in on time, especially one as organized as this team who was supporting veterans. Does not etsy bear any resposibilty for not communicating with the team and just summarily yanking a grant of this importance? Thank goodness the fellow artists will step in and help.
KreatedbyKarina
I cannot believe that Admin would PUBLICALLY list the reason why a grant was not accepted--whether or not that reason was true or not.
That is highly unprofessional, and discussing PERSONAL information that should be between Admin and the applicants *******ONLY*******
KreatedbyKarina
I'm quite certain that the applicants can prove they handed in the appropriate info to you ontime by email time-stamps and the like....
sococreative
I'm with Sherry, I've looked at the event website, the prizes they've gathered, etc and they have got it TOGETHER. Super impressive. I doubt they would have been the ones to drop the ball concerning an important grant.
And if Etsy got the grant materials in late, why wait so long (till literally days before the event), to yank the funds? And even more importantly- why announce it to everyone?
LaveMeSoapCo
I am also appalled at how this has and is being handled. We have worked sooo hard to bring sellers and customers to ETSY.
I can't wait to brag at how well we will do tomorrow WITHOUT the help of the grant.
A notification would have been nice. This is not a show just to make money and to promote sellers. This is for a charity. An important charity that is badly needed.
I am once again appalled. I had higher hopes for this site.
CraftDiner
This is a very sad turn of events. I hope Etsy thinks this over and makes it right.
Mireio
Oh, etsy, etsy, etsy. When will you learn??
Blessings to the members of CCCOE... you all are making such a difference!!
And everybody else, let's fix what etsy broke--in this case at least. Buy a raffle ticket or two. Did you see those prizes?? WOW!!
LaveMeSoapCo
Thank you everyone for all of this support! You are making such a positive out of this negative. I am truly touched and honored to be a member of CCCOE!!!!
faro
All I can think say is...
...Etsy, it's pretty unbelievable what you DID to the CCCOE team!
Unbelievable!
matt
In recognition of a worthy cause, Etsy today donated $250 directly to the New Directions charity
(http://www.ndvets.com/ ). The SoCal Bench Project Etsy Team is holding an event this weekend to
support veterans through this organization.
Etsy previously announced that the SoCal Bench Project Etsy team would receive a $200 grant to help offset the printing costs associated with this event. The Grant was not ultimately funded because deadlines were missed. We apologize for the poor timing of these announcements.
Etsy Grants is a new program designed to help Etsy Teams hold events and promote their shops
and Etsy. It’s important that Etsy diligently adhere to the rules and deadlines associated with the Grants Program so that we can be responsible stewards of our funds and so that we can offer monies in a timely way.
We understand that our communication around this specific Grant could have been better. And, while we remain committed to enforcing the rules and deadlines associated with the Grants Program, we don’t want the New Directions charity to miss out on this opportunity to positively interact with Etsy sellers and Etsy.
To avoid this type of confusion in the future, Team Grant winners will now be announced
after the Grant funds have been submitted to the Team.
Thank you.
elbowyoyo
blackbird72
THANK YOU MATT!!!
as a member of CCCOE you have no idea what this means for us!
THANK YOU!
suchandsort
thanks, but.........this was not handled well in the past by etsy admin., and I'm thinkin' the 'donation' is a sign of that.
thank you, anyway.
marilyn g
2QT4WORDS
QuirkynBerkeley
of course this still leaves the organizers with $200 unexpected out-of-pocket expense.
RedBessBonney
cocomo
good. I am glad. cccoe - congrats. A lot of good has come out of this. You are a fantastic team of people!
jenstitches
Good call, Matt.
You are quite good at cleaning up messes around here - a definite asset to Etsy.
In any case, I am happy this is working out better for the CCCOE.
ElenaMary
Bravo Matt! you made a very bad situation much better...iron out all those kinks..announcing after team receives $ is the solution!
localcolorist
Bravo CCCOE !
Bench Project Treasury for veterans who benefit from the non-profit New Directions,
faro
Good to see etsy step up.
With that and the raffle donations, Now CCCOE will be able help to feed many!
Bravo CCCOE Team - BRAVO!!!
And, that treasury should be on the frint page, ALL day!
archaicdesign
buttercupbloom
peggradyart
Thank you Matt! Our veterans will be benefiting due to your generosity... thank you!
bobnstitch
Matt I am sure there is a lot of information that we don't know. But I did want to thank you for helping the Veterans which is the main focus.
visionquest
thank you Matt and Etsy for doing the Right Thing.
a little love goes a long way.
HeArtCollective
the momentum and energy really did motivate a positive end... unfortunately, this was a big misstep and one that will be remembered. hopefully, Etsy's young staff will learn a bit more professionalism. and teams will remember the power of working together.
big love,
jul
AbeleesHandcrafted
Etsy "stepped up"? hmmm.. yeah, that's one way to put it.
Avoiding further bad press due to a company screw-up might be another.
In any case, glad it's all going to work out in the end. :-)
AbeleesHandcrafted
I didn't double post, by the way. Etsy's servers apparently hiccuped when I was posting.
PressaRussa
whitefluffydogs
What a cock-up. I hope that Etsy is able to communicate with CCCOE and get this straightened out, last minute donation or not.
SoCalBenchProject
Thank you for all the support we have received with regards to this issue.
There were obviously miscommunications from BOTH sides of this issue; human or technical is irrelevant at this point, and there is no one specific party to blame.
We are very pleased to see Etsy Inc. donating $250 to New Directions Inc. which is a fantastic non-profit organization that allows our homeless veterans to get a new chance at life.
It is our hope that more specific guidelines/deadlines are addressed so that what happened here doesn't happen again. These new deadlines should reflect various time zones around the world so that all teams have the opportunity to participate in the new grant program Etsy is working hard to establish.
Thank you again for all your support.
AmandaKLockrowJewels
Thank you for all the support!
And thank you Matt for the donation.
New directions is a wonderful charity and we are so glad to be able to help out this charity.
Tomorrow will be the first of many events we organize as a team and I can't wait!
catiesblue
I think it's kind of tacky to have posted the reason why a grant wasn't given. Was that really necessary?
I'm glad it was worked out, and a donation given, because it looks like a wonderful, deserving cause.
But the damage is done, Etsy. Congrats on that.
operatic
Once again Etsy makes the wrong decision based on poorly communicated rules, publicly humiliates a group of sellers, then, belatedly, does sort of the right thing.
It's a pattern of behaviour, and not a good one, guys. We remember this stuff, you know.
thegypsyjewels
UPDATE 8/8/08: Unfortunately, we are no longer able to offer a grant to the So-Cal Bench Project Team at this time. The reality is that there are protocols we must follow. In this case, deadlines for submitting required materials were not met by the applying party and we were not able to process the payment. We wish all involved the very best of luck with this event , and encourage any and all to reapply next month.
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IF any of etsys users had posted the above it would have been "calling out" ..
SHAME on etsys Administration for NOT handling this in a private and professional manner.
handcranked
It's lovely of Etsy to finally decide to give a donation to the charity, but that still doesn't remedy the fact that the organizers of this event are personally out the money they were promised. They have put so much of their own time and money into this event and they deserve this money.
I'm not really sure how you can hold people to an unpublished deadline. If you're not clear about your exact deadline and someone misses it because of your lack of clarity, it's your job to pay them anyway. Obviously you have the money. It seems the only reason you didn't give it to the team was to make an example of them. And for what? Not being psychic and knowing what you meant by your vague deadlines? Oh, shame on them!
Really, what difference is there to you whether it's end of day NY or SF or midnight NY or SF? Either way, the work day is complete and you'd get them all at the same time the next morning.
HelloCrafty
marymary says:
Discussing a specific member, shop or item (either by name or with identifiable hints) in a negative way is not allowed. This is referred to as "calling out."
*********
I'm assuming this applies to teams as well?
crinolinestash
apparently admin are free to call out all they want. nice.
this whole thing is shameful.
bruce822
Will we see proof that this donation was actually made? You can say anything to try and settle the masses, but the proof is in the pudding.
We;ve cut you a lot of slack with this site as it is, making excuses that you are a young site, growing pains, yadda yadda yadda, but you can't cut some slack for a new program that you instituted for the first recipients of this grant? That's a bit two-faced as far as I am concerned. Then to publicly chastise them was just in bad taste and poor customer service.
You people really need to get a clue.
SoCalBenchProject
We were just notified by the non-profit that Etsy made a donation of $250.
Thank you Etsy for supporting our veterans through a wonderful organization.
We have posted the press release/article from the event on our website and Etsy page as well as sent a copy to Etsy Teams.
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