You can nominate any charitable organization based in St. Joseph County, Ind., with a current 501(c)(3) status. You can nominate as many local NPOs as you wish. To be eligible for voting, nominees must accept your nomination, be a legitimate 501(c)(3) based in St. Joseph County, IN and submit an online application form.

You can vote 1 time per 24 hour period during the 12-day voting period. So, make sure to tell all your friends to visit force4good.org and vote every day.

As many as you’d like! But you can only vote for 1 every 24 hours.

Well, a lot of things depending on your needs. We will give you over a week’s worth of Force 5 brainpower and expertise to do anything from developing a web site, to designing a logo or brochure, or creating a customized Facebook page and social media strategy. There are endless possibilities. Note: The service package cover’s Force 5’s time only-any outside expense (like printing) will need to be covered by the organization.

Force 5 is committed to our community. Everyone at Force 5 works here, lives here, and has family and friends in St. Joseph County. We believe that every person involved with A Force for Good will be a winner because of the additional awareness, interest and support the contest will create for our local, charitable organizations.

To give all nominees a fair chance regardless of their size, scale, and current social media status and ability to rally the troops, a selection committee will choose from among the top 10 vote receivers. The 10 NPOs who receive the greatest number of online votes will be considered based on application strength, need for service and community impact potential. The winner will be announced on September 6, 2011.

A collection of trusted business people and leaders from around the community who know Force 5, but don’t work for Force 5.

Your favorite NPO can’t be considered without getting enough votes to be in the top 10. So, make sure you vote every day and tell as many of your friends as possible to do the same! Hint: Facebook and Twitter are great ways to send links to the voting page and get your friends involved. Be creative in spreading the word.