TED

From Networked Advocacy

The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) prize is awarded annually to three individuals. Each received a $100,000 prize, and the ability to make "One Wish to Change the World". Members of the TED community and sponsors pledge support to help achieve the wish.

As the TED website states:

We work closely with TED sponsors, attendees and the online community to obtain pledges of support for the TED Prize winners. These pledges can take the form of business services, hardware and software, publicity, infrastructure, advice, connections … Any and all pledges of support are welcomed. Major support for the TED Prize has come from AMD, Sun Microsystems, AvenueA/Razorfish, Hot Studio, Nokia, IDEO, Kleiner Perkins, @radicalmedia, Adobe and Photosynth. This is in addition to the funding and support from the Sapling Foundation and TED staff.

TED is a great example of using community resources to achieve a common goal.

2008 TED winner Dave Eggers' speech explaining his wish...

And how the TED community contributes to the fulfillment of prizewinner wishes: