SAN DIEGO, CA., September 1, 2010 – StayClassy, the leader in social fundraising for nonprofits, embraces the national spotlight this Fall by expanding its prestigious CLASSY Awards nationwide with the help of NBC affiliates. 

Locally referred to as the Academy Awards® of Philanthropy, the 2^nd Annual CLASSY Awards recognizes the top philanthropic achievements in eight cities across the country: Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. From August 1 until September 17, StayClassy and local NBC affiliates are encouraging America to nominate charities, businesses and individuals for their remarkable achievements in the community and abroad.

”The inaugural year for the CLASSY Awards [2009] was a huge success with hundreds of nominations and over 20,000 votes cast for the winners,” said Scot Chisholm, CEO of StayClassy.  “We are excited to partner with local NBC affiliates to help expand the event to seven additional cities across the country, allowing us to recognize the achievements of thousands of worthy organizations this year.”

On October 9, StayClassy will announce the top five City Finalists per category and America will have the opportunity to vote for the City Award Winners. Each City Winner will be invited to the CLASSY Awards ceremony on November 7^th in San Diego, where the National Winners will be recognized.

A Charitable Event to Remember

The 2^nd Annual CLASSY Awards competition will culminate at a red-carpet awards ceremony on Sunday, November 7 in Downtown San Diego.  It will feature a host of celebrity presenters, chart-topping music talent, nonprofit and technology leaders, and hundreds (if not thousands) of CLASSY Awards supporters.  More than $100,000 will be donated to support the charitable efforts of the ten National CLASSY Awards Winners.

CLASSY Awards partners include: NBC Bay Area, NBC Chicago, NBC Los Angeles, NBC New York, NBC San Diego, NBC Washington, Guidestar.org, Legalzoom, Yelp, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network - San Diego & New York chapters, Volunteer SD, and L.A. Works.

For additional information on the competition, event details, and to make your nominations, please visit classyawards.stayclassy.org or email awards@stayclassy.org.

About StayClassy.org

StayClassy is a San Diego-based company that provides a revolutionary new Social Fundraising platform offering powerful fundraising and communications tools to nonprofits completely free of charge. StayClassy helps nonprofits leverage the power of social media to raise more money faster, and grow their donor base among an active, engaged community of people dedicated to giving back. The CLASSY Awards is just one way StayClassy supports the philanthropic community.

More Links:

http://www.stayclassy.org/

www.stayclassy.org/press

About NBC

Local NBC Affiliates KNSD (San Diego), KNBC (Los Angeles), KNTV (San Francisco),
WNBC (New York), WHDH (Boston), WRC (Washington D.C.), and WMAQ (Chicago) supported the 2^nd Annual CLASSY Awards via web-based nomination and voting capabilities and social media outreach.

More Links:

Washington D.C. — http://messages.guidestar.org/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cmmn,fo53,jlx,87i4,99sf,d1r2,m51t&MLM_MID=731127&MLM_UNIQUEID=94a1efc311

New York — http://messages.guidestar.org/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cmmn,fo53,jlx,kw1v,bgkl,d1r2,m51t&MLM_MID=731127&MLM_UNIQUEID=94a1efc311

Chicago — http://messages.guidestar.org/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cmmn,fo53,jlx,eg9a,54dk,d1r2,m51t&MLM_MID=731127&MLM_UNIQUEID=94a1efc311

San Diego — http://messages.guidestar.org/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cmmn,fo53,jlx,haeq,lsji,d1r2,m51t&MLM_MID=731127&MLM_UNIQUEID=94a1efc311

Los Angeles — http://messages.guidestar.org/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cmmn,fo53,jlx,3sgl,ai8k,d1r2,m51t&MLM_MID=731127&MLM_UNIQUEID=94a1efc311

Bay Area — http://messages.guidestar.org/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cmmn,fo53,jlx,380w,le3x,d1r2,m51t&MLM_MID=731127&MLM_UNIQUEID=94a1efc311

Boston — http://messages.guidestar.org/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cmmn,fo53,jlx,bhhw,cluf,d1r2,m51t&MLM_MID=731127&MLM_UNIQUEID=94a1efc311

Las Vegas — http://messages.guidestar.org/c.html?rtr=on&s=7cmmn,fo53,jlx,of7,g2i6,d1r2,m51t&MLM_MID=731127&MLM_UNIQUEID=94a1efc311