A total of 50 finalists are selected by both the online community (public choice) and Envision Kindness staff. To be one of the top 10 finalists from public choice, you must have the most shares, votes, and likes during the voting period. Votes and shares both count as points. The images with the top 10 point totals will become finalists. The other 40 finalists are selected by Envision Kindness staff based on the quality of the photo, the message of the photo, and information included by the photographer explaining what is happening in the photo. The winners will be chosen from all of our finalists by our panel of distinguished judges. The Our World is Kind judges will also select one special image from the 40 finalists they selected to be awarded the Caring and Connection prize, and one of the 40 finalists to be awarded the Nonprofit prize.
Only one prize is awarded for any image. If an image is selected for more than one prize, the prize with the greatest value will be awarded.
