Ericsson Internet Community award (ERICA) web site to serve as a global hub
for non-profit community building
Information on how non-profit organizations can more effectively use and
benefit from the power of Internet communications is one of the primary
services offered on the Web site for the international Ericsson Internet
Community Award (ERICA) program.
The ERICA, announced today, is the first-ever international awards program to
provide funding and technology support for new ideas that help charitable non-
profit organizations use Internet technology to strengthen their constituency-
building efforts. ERICA is sponsored by Ericsson, a global leader in voice and
data communications. (See separate release.) A critical component of this
award program is the ERICA Web site ericsson.com, which has
been designed as an information exchange forum through which the global non-
profit community can learn how to better take advantage of Internet
technology, an arena that typically has been overlooked by many non-profit
organizations.
"The ERICA Web site is going to be far more than a clearinghouse for
information, entry submissions and status reports on the ERICA program," said
Donna Campbell, director of Ericsson's CyberLab East, an Internet business
division in New York that will organize and oversee the design, development
and implementation of the program's winning concepts. "Given the resources we
have put behind it, this site promises to become a very exciting, interactive
global colloquium that can help non-profit organizations learn how to use
Internet technology more aggressively to achieve their objectives and reach
their constituencies."
Created expressly for the ERICA program, the ERICA Web site serves four
primary functions:
Centerpiece for all information, rules, entry forms, submissions, proposal
reviews and award information for the ERICA;
Information and best practices repository on community building and
Internet technology, as specifically related to non-profit issues and needs;
Discussion forum devoted to the exchange of ideas and advice for using
technology to enhance constituency relations and service delivery;
Venue for accessing perspectives on combining Internet technology and
marketing from some of the most forward-thinking and visionary leaders in the
field.
"The value of the ERICA site will last far beyond the announcement of the
winning concepts this May," Campbell explained. "Non-profit organizations
can now tap into a dynamic, ongoing resource on community building and the use
of technology, tailored specifically for their needs."
Visitors can access daily news updates, subscribe to a weekly newsletter, and
participate in a series of discussion forums.
"Importantly, visitors also will be able to benefit from technology
communiques from experts on the ERICA Non-Profit Advisory Panel and judging
panel, both of which include some of the most recognized technology luminaries
of our time," Campbell added.
In addition to connecting the three communities brought together by the award
program - non-profit advisors, commercial Internet companies and Web
development partners - through logo and icon links, the ERICA Web site also
will provide links to a comprehensive roster of third-party sources,
libraries, resource guides and other Web sites dedicated to advancing the
process of community-building through technology.
The ERICA will donate more than USD 250,000 in cash and in-kind Web
development services to selected non-profit organizations that submit the most
creative concepts for integrating Internet technology into community-building
initiatives. The submission period runs from January 11 through March 31.
Judging will be completed by May 15 and awards will be presented in New York
City in June, 1999.
Official ERICA entry forms, guidelines and more information about the awards
can be obtained at ericsson.com or by writing to the ERICA,
c/o Edelman Public Relations, 1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1270, Miami, Florida
33131.
Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with
communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with
freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140
countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network
operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over.
Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at: ericsson.se
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Terri Mueller
Edelman Public Relations
Phone: +1 305 358 9500, ext. 217
Mats Renée, ERICA Project Manager, Ericsson Public Networks
Phone: +46 8 719 03 47, Mobil +46 70 519 03 47
E-mail: mats.renee@etx.ericsson.se
Ann-Sofi Sjöberg, Press Officer, Ericsson Public Networks
Phone: +46 8 719 58 18, Mobil +46 70 693 32 24
E-mail: ann-sofi.sjoberg@journalistgruppen.se
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