The process of project award is as follows: 

• An application and request for assistance is completed by applicant.
• Applications are reviewed by the Board of Directors on a yearly or bi-yearly basis (depending on number of applications received and available funds).
• An individual is awarded assistance.
• A plan of action is developed with the applicant, an Executive Director of A Mission of Hope, Inc., and any other specific professionals deemed necessary per project.
• Plan of action is followed and documented on videotape.
• Footage is edited into documentary style video.
• Finished projects are made available to public institutions and online for public consumption. Finished projects may also be presented to Public Television as potential programming and/or entered into film festivals and other competitions as determined by award applicant and Board of Directors.
• Award applicants are required to assist on a subsequent project for A Mission of Hope, Inc.

By creating videos about real people with seemingly unobtainable goals, a Mission of Hope, Inc. helps to promote general well being in individuals who may have had little to no hope prior to their exposure or active participation in such a project. By requiring award recipients to assist in the creation of a subsequent project and promoting the welfare of at least one other person in pursuit of their goal, A Mission of Hope, Inc. helps educate individuals in the profession of video production, generates a sense of positive activism in the community, and cultivates inspiration toward helping others in general. By making these videos available for public consumption, a larger audience has the opportunity to be inspired into action as well, promoting a positive sense of accomplishment for the greater community, and providing living examples of how people working together in promotion of each other can create a more positive world.

All involvement with A Mission of Hope, Inc. is voluntary. There are no paid positions.