CAMPAIGN FOUNDER
Shawn Marie Edgington: Shawn Marie Edgington is a cyberbullying prevention expert and your go-to cyber safety advocate. Shawn’s the author of the bestselling book, The Parent’s Guide to Texting, Facebook and Social Media: Understanding the Benefits and Dangers of Parenting in a Digital World, the founder of the Cyber Safety Academy and The Great American NO BULL Challenge and Teen Video Awards. She’s also the CEO of a national insurance firm, where she provides risk management to clients across the country.
After a personal experience she had with her then 16-year-old daughter being physically threatened and stalked by text and on Facebook, Shawn has made it her mission to help parents and teens take the steps necessary to prevent any mobile networking from turning into a one-click nightmare.
NATIONAL Campaign SPOKESPEOPLE
Nicole Edgington: 19-year-old Nicole Edgington is excited to inspire 25 million teens to stand up and eliminate cyberbullying in America! Nicole is an expert blogger in cyberbullying for Dr. Mehmet Oz’s teenDailyStrength and has also been featured in the documentary Submit: The Reality of Cyberbullying, where she shares her personal story. Nicole’s passion for this cause drives her to be the change that she wishes to see among teens in America.
“Throughout my whole experience of being physically threatened and stalked by cyberbullies, I wish I knew what I know now. Learning how to deal with cyberbullies on your own is a complicated thing to do. It’s my goal to inspire the youth of America to become more aware of those around them who need help, but are too afraid to ask. Together, we can make a difference” -Nicole Edgington, Great American NO BULL Challenge National Spokesperson
Paige Logan: 17-year-old Paige Logan is a member of the 4-H Leadership Team, a 4-H Representative for speaking at the State Capitol and the Annual National Bullying Summit in Washington DC, as a victim of cyberbullying. Paige brings immense public speaking experience to our group of teens, as well as her big ideas to make real change and her passion for the cause.”I have experienced bullying and cyberbullying personally and I know the damage it does to one’s self-esteem and the impact is has in your life. I made the decision to do something about it. I want everyone to know they are important and to never let anyone make you feel unworthy.” -Paige Logan, Great American NO BULL Challenge National Spokesperson
Zoe Oz: 17-year-old Zoe just helped write a new book “YOU: The Owner’s Manual for Teens” with her father, Dr. Oz. Zoe is also a featured blogger for her father’s Teen Daily Strength website, where she provides her expertise on what it’s like to be a teen, the experiences that come along with it and how to make the best of all situations. Zoe is very passionate about helping teens overcome hardships and is very excited about joining Team NO BULL where she can achieve her goals of helping to eliminate cyberbullying in America!“The next time someone pressures you into feeling poorly about yourself, shout out ‘NO BULL’ and think about all that we are doing and all that you can do to push back.” -Zoe Oz, Great American NO BULL Challenge National Spokesperson
Zach Veach: 17-year-old Zach Veach is a race car driver for Andretti Autosport in INDYCAR’s “Mazda Road to Indy” developmental ladder system. Recently, Zach wrote a book called “99 Things Teens Wish They Knew Before Turning 16,” where he writes about the importance of being yourself, rising above challenge and pushing towards your goals. Zach is a huge proponent of eliminating cyberbullying from America’s schools and has a passion for inspiring teens to stand up and speak out against cyberbullying!“Bullies try to make us fit in and be the same as them, but the thing that’s rewarding is being different and chasing your dreams no matter what they are.” -Zach Veach, Great American NO BULL Challenge National Spokesperson
CAMPAIGN PARTNERS
i-SAFE, Inc: A leading publisher of media literacy and digital citizenship education materials and programming with worldwide distribution channels. Founded in 1998 and supported by the U.S. Congress and various executive agencies of the U.S. government, i-SAFE is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering youth (and others) to safely, responsibly and productively use Information and Communications Technologies. To date, more than 32 million students have been trained utilizing i-SAFE curriculum in more than 5,100 school districts across the United States and in 33 countries around the world.
National Organizations for Youth Safety: (NOYS) is the longest standing premier youth health and safety coalition in the United States. The Coalition is dedicated to saving lives by creating programs and providing resources to address important youth-related topics. NOYS is comprised of over 70 national members that include nonprofit organizations, business and industry leaders, and federal agencies. The mission of NOYS is to create sustaining, engaging, and educational programs of work with youth and not to youth.
The Cyber Safety Academy: The Cyber Safety Academy is proud to present the Great American NO BULL Challenge. What if we used the power of social networking to inspire America’s teens, so they build each other up instead of tearing each other down? The CSA has a mission to eradicate the cyber abuse and bullying of our vulnerable, constantly connected teenagers! Cyber safety is increasingly important and vital to protecting our children from the growing threat of our virtual world, and you can help by using the Cyber Safety Academy in your school or organization.
Fanlala: Fanlala is a completely safe online community where fans have access to all the entertainment content that exists online—all in one place–from their favorite teen stars and more. It’s like a shopping mall for kids and their stars. Fans can share their celebrity experiences with their friends and other like-minded fans in a fun and monitored social environment. Users can play celebrity-related games, create their own celebrity quizzes, see safe and clean content of their favorite stars from all over the web, and build their own profiles around the stars they love. Because Fanlala.com is built for and by young people, personal profiles and other information are confidential and only accessible to approved friends within the community, making it a safely monitored yet totally cool social network for kids to enjoy.
4-H: A positive youth development organization that empowers young people to reach their full potential. A vast community of more than 6 million youth and adults working together for positive change, 4-H enables America’s youth to emerge as leaders through hands-on learning, research-based 4-H youth programs and adult mentorship, in order to give back to their local communities.
Business Professionals of America: The leading CTSO (Career Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields. BPA has more than 51,000 youth members in over 2,300 chapters in 23 states.
The Bully Police Squad: Founded by Karen Wojcikowski after the numerous cases of bullying that had been reported, many cases involving death. Karen and the Bully Police Squad work to educate parents, teachers and children about bullying and social cruelty. The Bully Police Squad uses real-life examples to educate all on bullying and social cruelty. Through a partnership with Bully Police USA, the Bully Police Squad is also able to expertly discuss bullying laws across the country. It is the mission of The Bully Police Squad to educate our youth on the impact of bullying and empowering the victim and bystander to make informed and courageous decisions.
The Anti-Defamation League: Founded in 1913 “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Now the nation’s premier civil rights/human relations agency fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, ADL protects civil rights for all. A leader in the development of materials, programs and services, ADL carries out its mission through a network of 30 Regional and Satellite Offices in the United States and abroad.
ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute is a leading provider of anti-bias education, bullying prevention and diversity training programs used by schools, universities, corporations and community organizations throughout the United States and abroad.
In 2010 ADL educational programs reached more than 75,000 students, educators and community members across the U.S. Since its beginning, over 1.2 million adults and youth have directly participated in ADL’s Education Division programs, and are changing the hearts and minds of millions more.
HealthCorps®: A proactive health movement co-founded by heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife Lisa, is fighting the obesity and mental resilience crisis by getting American students and communities across the country to take charge of their health. Like a Peace Corps for Health, HealthCorps is a national service and peer mentoring initiative. In high schools, HealthCorps “Coordinators” empower teens in underserved populations to make simple lifestyle changes to enhance their well-being and resilience and take the message to friends, families and neighbors.
Teen Daily Strength: HealthCorps and Dr. Oz’s teen health social network. A free and anonymous site that offers support groups for teens to turn to when faced with concerns and challenges. Not only can teens receive facts from Medical Professional bloggers but they can also share their support and experiences with other teens.
The California Endowment: The California Endowment’s mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.
FCCLA: Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences Education. FCCLA has more than 190,000 members and nearly 6,500 chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945.FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience is unique among youth organizations because its programs are planned and run by student members. It is the only Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.
Communities in Schools: By bringing caring adults into the schools to address children’s unmet needs, CIS provides the link between educators and the community. The result: teachers are free to teach, and students – many in jeopardy of dropping out – have the opportunity to focus on learning. It is the mission of CIS to champion the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life.
Megan Meier Foundation:The mission of the Megan Meier Foundation is to bring awareness, education and promote positive change to children, parents, and educators in response to the ongoing bullying and cyberbullying in our children’s daily environment.
Project Change: A youth/adult partnership organization whose mission is to promote positive youth development and enhance leadership skills by engaging youth to contribute to their community through quality community service projects and peer mentoring activities. Project Change’s You Have The Power! Bullying Prevention Peer Education Project features high school mentors working with groups of elementary and middle school youth after school about the characteristics, risks, and consequences of bullying and how to be an ally in a bullying situation. Teen mentors also lead presentations addressing bullying prevention at schools, community meetings, and national and international professional conferences.
Students Against Destructive Decisions: SADD has 350,000 students actively participating in over 7 million + schools. Originally, the mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say “No” to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded. Students have told us that positive peer pressure, role modeling and environmental strategies can prevent other destructive decisions and set a healthier, safer course for their lives. And that is why SADD has become a peer-to-peer education, prevention, and activism organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, risky and impaired driving, teen violence, and teen suicide. It is SADD’s mission to provide students with the best prevention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, risky and impaired driving, and other destructive decisions.
Jay Banks Productions: Jay Banks Productions has been making its mark in the hearts and minds of thousands of individuals for over 30 years and across 44 states. Dr. Jay Banks continues to receive high endorsements from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s TRiO programs. meaningful, and transforming. The goal is that no one goes home the same!
iKeepSafe: The Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe.org), established in 2005, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit international alliance of more than 100 policy leaders, educators, law enforcement members, technology experts, public health experts and advocates. Through this network of support, iKeepSafe tracks global trends and issues surrounding digitally connected products and their effect on children. This research drives the creation of positive resources for parents, educators and policymakers who teach youths how to use new media devices and platforms in safe and healthy ways.
WeStopHate.org: WeStopHate.org is a non-profit program building a movement of ‘Boppers’ – teens around the world dedicated to ending bullying through raising self-esteem through various social media platforms that engage teens to help each other gain confidence because teens who are happy with themselves won’t put others down.
Ingredientz Group: With 20 years of experience in consumer marketing and specialized outreach, Ingredientz Group works on a diverse slate of projects to include identity and strategy for entertainment, product launches and pro-social/advocacy companies and events.
Stop Bully
ing Now!: StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on how kids, teens, young adults, parents, educators and others in the community can prevent or stop bullying.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: The Boys & Girls Clubs of America are a safe place to learn and grow – all while having fun. It is the place where great futures are started each and every day. Boys & Girls Clubs have more than 4,000 clubs that are located in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and on U.S. military installations around the world, serving 4.1 million young people through membership and community outreach.
American School Counselors Association: (ASCA) supports school counselors’ efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. ASCA provides professional development, publications and other resources, research and advocacy to more than 28,000 professional school counselors around the globe.
The National Human Services Assembly: An association of the nations leading national non-profits in the fields of health, human and community development, and human services. Many of the member organizations are national offices of large networks of local health & human service organizations. Others are national research or resource organizations or national programs. Together, they all share the mission to strengthen health and human services in the United States through the active involvement and leadership of its members with a vision of a just and caring nation that seriously and effectively addresses human development and the health and human services.
The National Collaboration for Youth: A coalition of the National Assembly member organizations that have significant interest in youth development, one of the oldest and most established national coalitions on children and youth. Members of NCY include more than 50 national, non-profit, youth development organizations. Collectively, these members serve more than 40 million young people and have a physical presence in virtually every community in America. It is a mission to provide a united voice as advocates for youth to improve the conditions of young people in America, and to help young people reach their full potential.
Formspring: Based in San Francisco, CA, Formspring was founded in November of 2009 by Ade Olonoh. Formspring is a global social media service that encourages millions of people around the world to respond to one another in an authentic and meaningful way. On Formspring, people can have fun, share everything from a photo to a story, and relate to the people they know or find interesting. As one of the fastest growing Internet sites in 2010, Formspring has over 27M registered members.
Guest Assist: Our mission is to elevate student & guest experiences, enhance security and increase interaction satisfaction and loyalty. Our mission is delivered through state of the art mobile technology, including texting, mobile applications and voice.
SocialShield: Is an online monitoring service dedicated to helping parents keep their kids safe on Facebook and other social networks. They save parents time and frustration by continually analyzing their kids’ public and private social network activity for risky or inappropriate behavior by strangers and online friends. They alert parents to a range of online safety risks including cyberbullying and predators, as well as postings which could compromise a person’s school or employment prospects.
JUDGES PANEL
To view our 2012 NO BULL Judges Panel, click here
Friends of the Challenge
Mark Levy, Branding and Marketing Strategist
Kathryn Rose, Author and Social Media Expert
Jordan Harris, Computer Graphics Student, Bob J ones University
Advisory Council Members
Alan Anderson, Fanlala.com CEO
Michael Benjamin, Executive Director, FCCLA
Michelle Bouchard, President, HealthCorps
Jill Cook, Assistant Director, American School Counselor Association
Lizette Cordeiro, Director of Programming, Students Against Destructive Decisions
Kathy Cardozo, Parent Representative, Cyber Safety Advocate
Kevin Cardozo, 14-year-old 8th Grader from California, Community Leader and Anti-Bullying Advocate
Ashlee Crabb, Field Operations Specialist, NNT, Communities in Schools
Tommy Craven, NYU Film Student and National Treasurer, Secondary Division for Business Professionals of America
Shawn Marie Edgington, CEO, Bestselling Author and Challenge Founder
Lauren Fischer, 16-year-old Teen Influencer and Managing Editor for the Family Literacy Journal
Nicole Graziosi, Director of Programs, National Organizations for Youth Safety
Elissa Greer, Owner of Ingredientz Group
Christina Green, 17-year-old Senior from Ohio, Business Professionals of America, ACTE and Special Olympics, Vice President of Ohio BPA, and Cyberbullying Victim
Tess Hammock, 17-year-old Senior from Georgia, 4-H State Officer, Toastmasters International and recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Gold Award, State Winner in Public Speaking , National Spokesperson for the Forestry Industry and Save a Pet, Inc.
Marsali S. Hancock, CEO & President, iKeepSafe
Scott Hirschfeld, Director, Curriculum Training & Curriculum Department Education Division, Anti-Defamation League
Amy Hollingsworth, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Business Professionals of America
Robyn Holstein-Glass, Executive Director, Project Change
Jonathan King, i-SAFE Chief Strategy Officer
Paige Logan, 16-year-old Junior from Illinois, Illinois 4-H Leadership Team, 4-H Representative for speaking at State Capitol and the Annual National Bullying Summit in Washington DC, and a Victim of Cyberbullying
Tina Meier, Parent Representative and Founder of the Megan Meier Foundation
Joseph Mollner, Senior Director, Delinquency and Gang Initiatives, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Jennifer Morrison, Youth Advisory Council Member
Lars Nilsen, EVP & COO, Teen Daily Strength
Hayling Price, Policy Director, National Human Services Assembly & National Collaboration for Youth
Cheryl Varnadoe, Extension 4-H Specialist – Marketing, Communications and Consumer Science, Georgia 4-H Faculty
Karen Wojcikowski, Founder and President of The Bully Police Squad
Beth Yohe, Assistant Director of Training & Curriculum, Anti-Defamation League
