Jefferson Award for Public Service bestowed upon The Nerdery
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal announced today that Sierra Bravo and its Nerdery Interactive Labs division have received The Jefferson Award for Public Service in recognition of the web development company's record of spurring volunteerism among staff and throughout the web development community on behalf of nonprofit organizations through The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge.
Founders Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft Jr, and Sam Beard created The Jefferson Award in 1962 as a "Nobel Prize for public service."
In the first three years of The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge (www.overnightwebsitechallenge.com), volunteers have donated approximately a million dollars worth of professional services to 39 nonprofits.
Read Biz Journal's report.
About Sierra Bravo and Nerdery Interactive Labs
A division of Sierra Bravo, The Nerdery (www.nerdery.com) partners with ad and marketing agencies nationwide to execute their clients' interactive projects, including social media and mobile apps. The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce in 2010 honored The Nerdery with their Quality of Life Award for corporate philanthropy. The Nerdery has made the Inc 5000 and the Biz Journal Fast 50 the past two years in a row. The company recently ranked #8 on Minneapolis Star Tribune's Top Workplaces list, as judged by Nerdery staff. Aspiring nerds can apply themselves at http://nerdery.com/jobs.
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