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The Unstoppable Project is an opportunity for one resilient person to be featured in the iconic pages of Rolling Stone and win $20,000. The competition is run by Colossal and supports the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation for Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project.
You can find your unique profile link in select official competition emails or by visiting your profile directly on the competition website. Simply copy your profile URL and share it with anyone you’d like!
Yes, you may use your Free Daily Vote for yourself. However, entrants are not permitted to submit votes by donation for themselves.
Each competitor is randomly assigned to a group at the beginning of the competition. There are multiple rounds in the competition, and each person is only competing against the others within the same group during each round. We make every effort to ensure that groups contain an equal number of competitors throughout the competition.
You retain full ownership of your photos. By entering, you only grant us limited permission to display them on our website and in relation to the competition. We'll never use your photos or personal information for marketing, and you can request removal at any time.
Competitors must be 18+ years old at the time of entry to be eligible to participate. Entrants must be permanent legal residents or citizens of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec).
No. These are fraudulent services and are not affiliated with our team in any way. Many of these accounts falsely claim they can guarantee votes or rankings; however, our systems are designed to detect and prevent fraudulent voting activity from counting. We strongly recommend reporting, blocking, and avoiding these accounts.
If you're experiencing difficulty with a Free Daily Voting method, we recommend trying the other available option. If you continue to experience difficulties, please contact our Support Team below, and we will be happy to help.
You can use your Free Daily Vote once every 24 hours, and you can cast votes by donation for your favorite competitor at any time.
We have a strict “no refund” policy, which voters agree to when they make a donation. Since winners are decided based on the votes the public casts, we do not issue refunds once a vote has been fully processed in our system. As a voter, you are responsible for understanding this upon casting votes for the competitor in the competition.
Yes! Every vote by donation is a direct donation to AIT, a 501(c)(3) charity. Votes by donation are deductible for federal income tax purposes. AIT will subsequently make the grant to the Entertainment Industry Foundation and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) after the winner is announced. Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) is a fiscally sponsored fund of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Donors will receive a receipt via email.
Verification through Facebook or Text helps us prevent fraudulent voting activity from bots and automated software and helps keep voting fair for all competitors. These verification methods are only used to confirm eligibility for the Free Daily Vote and help protect the integrity of the voting process. We do not sell, share, or transfer voter information to third parties.
Colossal Management, LLC runs the Unstoppable Project competition as part of a fundraising campaign on behalf of AIT, a 501(c)(3) charity.
As explained in the Rules, 100% of donations raised during the Competition go directly to the Competition's charitable grantmaker, AIT, which will then grant donations (minus fees and variable costs, as well as a nominal 1% administrative fee retained by AIT) to the Entertainment Industry Foundation and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF). Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) is a fiscally sponsored fund of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project strengthens the health and safety of young people in Southern Africa to unleash their power and potential. Since 2007, they’ve provided long-term, flexible funding and wraparound support to local organizations advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights and preventing gender-based violence—reaching more than 4.8 million young people. The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project is a fund of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global nonprofit dedicated to ending AIDS in children, youth, and families through innovative research, advocacy, and programs that prevent, diagnose, and treat HIV worldwide. Since 2018, EGPAF and their Ariel Affiliates have reached over 5 million pregnant women worldwide with services to prevent transmission of HIV to their babies.
Many charities with honorable missions lack the bandwidth to run effective fundraising campaigns year-round. Through this competition, AIT allows the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to spend less time raising funds and more time focusing on their missions. Learn more at https://action-initiative.org/
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