Mandatory Criteria
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Your journey depends upon certain guidelines Which will take your nowhere or anywhere as you continue to travel in making the difference 3.  we take pride in the fact that we spend hours looking over websites for the Dove Award is valued to us for we must make a difference one website at a time accept  Personal Home pages, organizations, churches, schools, non profit ministries and educational, other than the ones listed in upon our list on the previous page.  We will except commercial sites of non corporation status  (INC) only if that site offers more than just selling of products or services. This means the site must offer the visitor something about a subject or materials dealing with some material's other than just selling of their product.

Coffee [Explanation] If you are selling coffee beans then we will evaluate your site if you tell us about coffee beans. Share some knowledge about coffee beans to us like, the growing, harvesting, roasting, different types of beans, history etc, your site must give us....... the visitor information and resources more than just selling of your product that you craft,grow,author,or simply are just selling.  We require originality and a site that is easy to understand, on  their level...simply the level of those who come to visit your site the Internet surfer.

4..  We reserve the right to consider what we deem as a suitable site. Artists,or craft type sites are not considered to be commercial if they contain information about their art or craft [See number 3 above].

 5. Free servers are not acceptable, you must have your own domain.[Explanation:] Web hosting is the service that allows you to have a website on the internet. I like to think of it as online storage units. The data can be hosted on fast servers for a monthly fee, or for free on overcrowded - slow servers. Free web hosting is very popular because of the easy access it provides beginners to build their first website. What about Domain Names? Free hosting most often does not include a domain name. Your web site address with a free host usually looks something like yoursite.freehost.com or like www.freehost.com/bobswebsite. These are called sub-domains and are not easy for your users to remember the address. Some will let you upgrade to your own .com domain name, but most of them require upgrading to a paid hosting package first.  Why is it Free?
Most free hosting companies make money by selling ads on your website. Everything from banner ads to pop-ups can generate revenue on user web sites. Some free hosts get a little carried away, like one I have used that has 2-3 pop-up ads and several annoying banners. This may seem annoying but hey, it's free.

6.  Your application must be submitted by the owner/or the web master. 

7.  Age Restrictions:Though many web sites are done by talented young people, we do not  accept applications under the age of 18 years of age.

Your journey depends upon certain guidelines Which will take your nowhere or anywhere as you continue to travel in making the difference 8. we take pride in the fact that we spend hours looking over websites for the Dove Award is valued to us for we must make a difference one website at a time ONLY Take APPLICATIONS  FROM The First until the 15th of the Month.  This is due to the workload of the ministry and to maintain our web site. Applications submitted outside of this time frame period will be disqualified.
Your journey depends upon certain guidelines Which will take your nowhere or anywhere as you continue to travel in making the difference 9.we take pride in the fact that we spend hours looking over websites for the Dove Award is valued to us for we must make a difference one website at a time will not continue if your site is under construction. Finish your bridge then come back and continue your journey. 
Your journey depends upon certain guidelines Which will take your nowhere or anywhere as you continue to travel in making the difference 10. we take pride in the fact that we spend hours looking over websites for the Dove Award is valued to us for we must make a difference one website at a time have chosen not to review stand alone award sites, so if your web site is strictly an awards site please stop here. [Stand alone means just a award program and nothing else] Your site can be a combination with an awards program. [Please note: The Life that made a difference monthly and web site of the year award are by nomination only and the Criteria is different than our "Dove Award" program. If you would like to nominate a web site please read all the Criteria in this program.]
     
  So if climbed above the first mountain in your journey and the 10 questions are in order... lets continue on your journey. Like in any journey that takes you ANYWHERE you must follow a map with certain road signs.  You have finished your journey through the Mandatory now you may continue to the next two pages or again take a short cut directly to the Disqualifying Criteria. [Next] below will continue your journey explaining about our award panel and what we look for, a place to rest when we find a problem. Nothing hidden here just the longer journey. Click on Disqualifying Criteria button above if you go the shorter route.
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          Buy clicking on [Next] above there are two pages that follow about the Award Panel and what they look for, and about your site being placed on "hold" as we work with you. These pages are for a help to you and there is no hidden materials that you will need for your application they are for your own information about this program.