August 25, 2014

Incept is proud to announce the winner of the 2014 National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge scholarship is Mayra Benevolencia Lopez of Bowling Green State University. Each year since 2009 a winner has been selected to receive this Incept sponsored scholarship for their participation and success in the National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge. The challenge asks student leaders to organize a blood drive at their college or university, submit donor recruitment goals and then submit the results in comparison. The goal of the challenge is to focus on how they do based on their own goals, how many 1st-time donors, and how many Latino/Hispanic donors they recruit. This year Incept was able to select the recipient from the Ohio finalists.

"One of our core goals of InceptGives is to fund locally, so when multiple students placed from Ohio, we got to award the scholarship to the top recruiting student," states Incept Vice President of Client Results, Billie Johnson. "We are so thrilled with Mayra's commitment to raising awareness and saving lives!"

Incept's goal is to continue the scholarship program and also find other ways to support the Migrant Students Foundation. We are currently working on some ideas to make their blood drives even more successful by partnering with each participating blood center and conducting calls on behalf each blood center. Our hope for the future is to assist the Migrant Students Foundation to further its reach and increase the success of blood drives nationwide.

To see a short video from the winner, click here.

About The National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge
The National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge honors Cesar E. Chavez's Legacy as an American civic leader by engaging college students to address four objectives:
1. Promote health education
2. Promote health & science careers
3. Promote civic engagement
4. Save lives!
The event was founded in 2009 and is expected to reach 300+ colleges/universities nationwide during 2014 engaging more than 30,000 students to donate blood, many for the first time. In 2012, the National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge was honored as Partner of the Year by the blood services industry association, America's Blood Centers. Many blood centers nationwide now participate annually, to include the American Red Cross. Please visit http://www.chavezchallenge.org/.

About Migrant Students Foundation
The Migrant Students Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on helping students of migrant/seasonal background to reach and succeed in higher education. The three areas of service include scholarships, internships and service learning. Migrant Students Foundation was named 2012 Partner of the Year by Americas Blood Centers, the blood services industry trade association. Please visit http://www.migrantstudents.org/.

About InceptGives
Incept gives back to the community through the form of a committee called InceptGives. Formed officially in 2010, it is an organization that is responsible for the distribution of 10% of earnings. They create requests for proposals, evaluate each available cause through CharityNavigator and in some cases, attend the events that are chosen by our benefactors. The group is made up of the company founder, one senior executive, one manager and one hourly employee. The board members are selected for two year terms based on an application process overseen by the company founder. Since the creation of InceptGives, the company has contributed over $250,000 to causes they are passionate about. Please visit http://www.inceptresults.com/gives.php.

About Incept
Incept is a conversational marketing firm that specializes in call center and social media support services in developing and strengthening relationships with current and potential customers for the biomedical, software and automotive industries. Our distinction is a listen before you lead approach that puts customers at the center of everything we do. By understanding the client's objectives, we are able to customize a strategy that brings customers to you. By knowing what motivates customers, we can ensure the right message is delivered every time. Please visit http://www.inceptresults.com/.

Incept Contact
Billie Johnson
VP, Client Results
4150 Belden Village Street NW
Suite 205
Canton, Ohio 44718
Billie.Johnson@InceptSaves.com