Entries For: November 2007
2007-11-29
Global Social Venture Competition
Filed Under:
Call for Entrants: 2008 Competition
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is seeking promising social entrepreneurs to enter our 2008 Competition. If you are an entrepreneur (or budding entrepreneur!) with a financially sustainable venture that addresses a social or environmental problem, we encourage you to apply. Winning plans in the past have ranged from global health to microfinance, from cleantech to education, from fair trade to community development, from business concepts to operating companies, and have included for-profit and non-profit models.
Executive Summaries are due January 16, 2008
Full Business Plans for Regional Finals are due February 27-29, 2008
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is the largest and oldest student-led business plan competition providing mentorship, exposure, and financial awards to emerging social ventures from around the world. The GSVC’s mission is to catalyze the creation of social ventures, educate future leaders, and build awareness around social enterprise. The competition supports the creation of real businesses that bring about positive social change in a sustainable manner.
The GSVC is organized by the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in partnership with Columbia Business School, London Business School, Indian School of Business, and Yale School of Management. The competition is also supported by several outreach partners, including the University of Geneva (Switzerland), ESSEC Business School (France), Thammasat University (Thailand), and a consortium of business schools in Korea. Every year, teams compete for more than $45,000 in cash and travel prizes, while gaining valuable professional feedback on their ventures.
Since its inception in 1999, the GSVC has awarded more than $300,000 to emerging social ventures and has introduced early-stage social entrepreneurs to the investment community. Nearly 25% of past GSVC entrants are now operating companies.
Executive Summaries are due January 16, 2008
Full Business Plans for Regional Finals are due February 27-29, 2008
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is the largest and oldest student-led business plan competition providing mentorship, exposure, and financial awards to emerging social ventures from around the world. The GSVC’s mission is to catalyze the creation of social ventures, educate future leaders, and build awareness around social enterprise. The competition supports the creation of real businesses that bring about positive social change in a sustainable manner.
The GSVC is organized by the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in partnership with Columbia Business School, London Business School, Indian School of Business, and Yale School of Management. The competition is also supported by several outreach partners, including the University of Geneva (Switzerland), ESSEC Business School (France), Thammasat University (Thailand), and a consortium of business schools in Korea. Every year, teams compete for more than $45,000 in cash and travel prizes, while gaining valuable professional feedback on their ventures.
Since its inception in 1999, the GSVC has awarded more than $300,000 to emerging social ventures and has introduced early-stage social entrepreneurs to the investment community. Nearly 25% of past GSVC entrants are now operating companies.
2007-11-28
Rotary World Peace Fellowships
Pursue a master’s degree in international studies, sustainable development, peace, and conflict resolution at one of the six Rotary Center at: University of California, Berkeley; Duke University; University of North Carolina; University of Bradford; International Christian University; University of Queensland; Universidad Del Salvador.
Applicants must be committed to peace and have a minimum of three years professional experience, be proficient in a second language and have demonstrated a commitment to world peace and conflict resolution.
Applications for the Rotary World Peace Fellowship will be accepted through 1 July 2008.
Applicants must be committed to peace and have a minimum of three years professional experience, be proficient in a second language and have demonstrated a commitment to world peace and conflict resolution.
Applications for the Rotary World Peace Fellowship will be accepted through 1 July 2008.
2007-11-26
GlobalGiving
Filed Under:
Money-Back Guarantee
GlobalGiving, the online marketplace for philanthropy that connects donors to social-change projects in over 60 countries, just launched GlobalGiving Guaranteed, a groundbreaking program that offers donors complete satisfaction with their online giving experience. The guarantee is the first program of its kind in the US and covers contributions up to $10,000 on GlobalGiving.com, which since 2002 has directed more than $6 million from thousands of donors to over 900 projects – in areas from education and the environment to health
and economic development.
On GlobalGiving’s site, donors can track the progress of contributions through regular updates and photos, providing feedback directly to project leaders. This personal connection engages donors, encouraging them to stay connected to projects, and promote them to others.
GlobalGiving Guaranteed can be invoked on any online donation of up to $10,000. If a donor is not satisfied for any reason, GlobalGiving will issue a voucher in the amount of the donation to contribute towards another project.
All projects on GlobalGiving’s site go through a rigorous application process and adhere to high standards of accountability.
and economic development.
On GlobalGiving’s site, donors can track the progress of contributions through regular updates and photos, providing feedback directly to project leaders. This personal connection engages donors, encouraging them to stay connected to projects, and promote them to others.
GlobalGiving Guaranteed can be invoked on any online donation of up to $10,000. If a donor is not satisfied for any reason, GlobalGiving will issue a voucher in the amount of the donation to contribute towards another project.
All projects on GlobalGiving’s site go through a rigorous application process and adhere to high standards of accountability.
2007-11-21
Harvard University
Two Full-Tuition Public Service Fellowships at Harvard
The Zuckerman Fellows Program seeks to prepare leaders for the common good who can bring a multidisciplinary perspective to bear on public sector problems. Open to U.S. citizens, the fellowship enables 25 people each year from the fields of law, medicine, and business to pursue master's degrees at Harvard's School of Public Health, Graduate School of Education, or John F. Kennedy School of Government. Fellows receive full tuition and health insurance fees for one year plus a $30,000 stipend.
The Reynolds Foundation Fellowships in Social Entrepreneurship: This fellowship seeks to accelerate the preparation of a new generation of public leaders who can bring the insights of entrepreneurship and management to bear on social problems. Open to U.S. and non-U.S. citizens alike, the program enables 25 students per year to pursue masters' degree programs at Harvard's School of Public Health, Graduate School of Education, or John F. Kennedy School of Government. Fellows receive full tuition plus health insurance and a stipend of approximately $21,000.
Both fellowships include a cocurricular program designed by the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership. These not-for-credit activities take place several times a month and include discussions with eminent thought leaders and practitioners, leadership skill-building workshops, occasional site visits, as well as a three-day trip to hold briefings with key figures from education, public health, government, think tanks, and nonprofits.
Fellowship applications are due January 4, 2008.
The Reynolds Foundation Fellowships in Social Entrepreneurship: This fellowship seeks to accelerate the preparation of a new generation of public leaders who can bring the insights of entrepreneurship and management to bear on social problems. Open to U.S. and non-U.S. citizens alike, the program enables 25 students per year to pursue masters' degree programs at Harvard's School of Public Health, Graduate School of Education, or John F. Kennedy School of Government. Fellows receive full tuition plus health insurance and a stipend of approximately $21,000.
Both fellowships include a cocurricular program designed by the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership. These not-for-credit activities take place several times a month and include discussions with eminent thought leaders and practitioners, leadership skill-building workshops, occasional site visits, as well as a three-day trip to hold briefings with key figures from education, public health, government, think tanks, and nonprofits.
Fellowship applications are due January 4, 2008.
2007-11-15
2008 Purpose Prize
Filed Under:
Five $100,000 Prizes Invest in Americans Over 60
Inventing New Ways to Solve Societal Challenges
Civic Ventures announces the opening of nominations for the 2008 Purpose Prize, a major initiative that invests in Americans over 60 who are leading a new age of social innovation.
The Purpose Prize provides five awards of $100,000 and ten awards of $10,000 to people over 60 who are taking on society’s biggest challenges. It’s for those with the passion and creativity to discover new opportunities, the experience to come up with practical solutions, and the determination to make lasting change.
For the first time in 2008, nominees may include U.S. residents whose work is affecting the lives of people outside the U.S. as well as domestically.
Winners in 2007 have developed new ways to help children succeed in life through reforms to the education and foster care systems, and new methods to save lives through improvements in hospital safety, newborn care, and search-and-rescue efforts.
Who will take the Prize in 2008?
Make your nomination now.
Nominations will close on March 1.
Civic Ventures announces the opening of nominations for the 2008 Purpose Prize, a major initiative that invests in Americans over 60 who are leading a new age of social innovation.
The Purpose Prize provides five awards of $100,000 and ten awards of $10,000 to people over 60 who are taking on society’s biggest challenges. It’s for those with the passion and creativity to discover new opportunities, the experience to come up with practical solutions, and the determination to make lasting change.
For the first time in 2008, nominees may include U.S. residents whose work is affecting the lives of people outside the U.S. as well as domestically.
Winners in 2007 have developed new ways to help children succeed in life through reforms to the education and foster care systems, and new methods to save lives through improvements in hospital safety, newborn care, and search-and-rescue efforts.
Who will take the Prize in 2008?
Make your nomination now.
Nominations will close on March 1.
2007-11-11
Georgetown University
Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution
Georgetown University is currently accepting applications for the Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution. The innovative and academically rigorous program is housed in the Department of Government, with multidisciplinary core and elective course offerings.
Students study with leading faculty from across the university, and take courses such as Conflict Resolution Theory and Skills, Intergroup Relations, Cross-Cultural Negotiation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Applications will be accepted through February 15, 2008 for the fall 2008.
All prospective students are cordially invited to attend an open house at Georgetown on November 29, 2007 from 4-6 pm.
Students study with leading faculty from across the university, and take courses such as Conflict Resolution Theory and Skills, Intergroup Relations, Cross-Cultural Negotiation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Applications will be accepted through February 15, 2008 for the fall 2008.
All prospective students are cordially invited to attend an open house at Georgetown on November 29, 2007 from 4-6 pm.
2007-11-10
Pangea Day
Filed Under:
Global Film Event - May 10, 2008
Participant Productions will support Pangea Day -- a one-day, global film event showcasing short films from around the world on May 10 –- by sponsoring two programs, the Outstanding Filmmakers Awards Program and the Filmmaker Grant Program.
For the Outstanding Filmmakers program, Participant will select five filmmakers, each representing a different continent to receive a $5,000 filmmakers grant. In addition, Participant will invite all the filmmakers whose films appear on Pangea Day to submit a treatment for a feature film or documentary. Participant will then reward one winner with the Filmmaker Grant, which includes $20,000 to continue the development of the treatment and a non-binding first look deal with Participant.
"Entertainment which inspires and compels social change is our mission," Jim Berk, Participant CEO, said. "Pangea Day goes hand in hand with Participant's belief in the power of film and media as a catalyst for change."
Pangea Day was created by "Control Room" director Jehane Noujaim after winning the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) prize which granted her a wish to change the world. Jehane decided her wish would use the power of film to bring the world a little closer together.
On May 10, venues in Cairo, Dharamsala, Kigali, London, New York City, Ramallah, Rio de Janeiro, and Tel Aviv will be linked to produce a live 4-hour program of films, speakers and music. The program will be broadcast live through the Internet, television, digital cinemas, and mobile phones.
The advisory board members include J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Bender, Cameron Diaz, Goldie Hawn, Alexander Payne, Meg Ryan, Jeff Skoll and Will.i.am.
[Gregg Kilday - Hollywood Reporter]
For the Outstanding Filmmakers program, Participant will select five filmmakers, each representing a different continent to receive a $5,000 filmmakers grant. In addition, Participant will invite all the filmmakers whose films appear on Pangea Day to submit a treatment for a feature film or documentary. Participant will then reward one winner with the Filmmaker Grant, which includes $20,000 to continue the development of the treatment and a non-binding first look deal with Participant.
"Entertainment which inspires and compels social change is our mission," Jim Berk, Participant CEO, said. "Pangea Day goes hand in hand with Participant's belief in the power of film and media as a catalyst for change."
Pangea Day was created by "Control Room" director Jehane Noujaim after winning the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) prize which granted her a wish to change the world. Jehane decided her wish would use the power of film to bring the world a little closer together.
On May 10, venues in Cairo, Dharamsala, Kigali, London, New York City, Ramallah, Rio de Janeiro, and Tel Aviv will be linked to produce a live 4-hour program of films, speakers and music. The program will be broadcast live through the Internet, television, digital cinemas, and mobile phones.
The advisory board members include J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Bender, Cameron Diaz, Goldie Hawn, Alexander Payne, Meg Ryan, Jeff Skoll and Will.i.am.
[Gregg Kilday - Hollywood Reporter]
2007-11-09
Young Men at Risk
Filed Under:
Transforming the Power of a Generation - Global Competition
Ashoka's Changemakers and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are hosting a global competition to find the most innovative approaches to supporting young men at risk between the ages of 15-25, in realizing their great potential and reaching a successful and healthy adulthood. Young men today suffer from the societal ills of gangs, addiction, crime, violence, accidental deaths, and increasingly, mental health problems.
“Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation” seeks to collect groundbreaking approaches to addressing these challenges and to sponsor informed debate and comment on work being done to help young men thrive.
The competition will award funding for the most innovative work in fields from music to mental health to support the expansion of their impact on a generation of young men.
Deadline: January 23, 2008
“Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation” seeks to collect groundbreaking approaches to addressing these challenges and to sponsor informed debate and comment on work being done to help young men thrive.
The competition will award funding for the most innovative work in fields from music to mental health to support the expansion of their impact on a generation of young men.
Deadline: January 23, 2008
2007-11-08
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
Filed Under:
New deadline: December 17, 2007
The Skoll Foundation now accepts applications and grants on a year-round basis. Read the Award Guidelines, take our eligibility quiz and fill out an application now.
Please note that December 17, 2007 is the deadline for applying for a Skoll Award if you wish to receive funding by the summer of 2008.
Applications submitted after that date will continue to be reviewed and funded throughout the year, with Award recipients celebrated at the subsequent Skoll World Forum.
Please note that December 17, 2007 is the deadline for applying for a Skoll Award if you wish to receive funding by the summer of 2008.
Applications submitted after that date will continue to be reviewed and funded throughout the year, with Award recipients celebrated at the subsequent Skoll World Forum.
2007-11-06
RugMark’s Raffle
Filed Under:
Win a luxury certified child-labor-free handmade rug
RugMark offers its supporters a chance to win a luxury certified child-labor-free handmade rug. For the 2007 raffle, long-time RugMark member and renowned designer Emma Gardner has generously donated her newest creation.
Entitled “Chinese River”, this 6' x 9' rug incorporates butterflies in flight with stylistic Asian-inspired elements such as leaves, water, spirals and flowers. In the designer’s own words: “The rug is carved in cut loop and pile to form a harmonious whole.”
This beautiful rug is valued at almost $3,000. Raffle tickets are $25 each, 5 for $100, or 12 for $200. For a gift of $500 you’ll earn 32 chances to win and for a $1,000 contribution, your name will be entered 70 times.
Raffle proceeds benefit RugMark’s work to stop child servitude in South Asia’s handmade rug industry. The raffle winner is responsible for shipping costs.
The winner will be announced at RugMark’s holiday party on December 6th and you need not be present to win. To enter this year’s raffle and be eligible to win this beautiful piece of art, click here.
Entitled “Chinese River”, this 6' x 9' rug incorporates butterflies in flight with stylistic Asian-inspired elements such as leaves, water, spirals and flowers. In the designer’s own words: “The rug is carved in cut loop and pile to form a harmonious whole.”
This beautiful rug is valued at almost $3,000. Raffle tickets are $25 each, 5 for $100, or 12 for $200. For a gift of $500 you’ll earn 32 chances to win and for a $1,000 contribution, your name will be entered 70 times.
Raffle proceeds benefit RugMark’s work to stop child servitude in South Asia’s handmade rug industry. The raffle winner is responsible for shipping costs.
The winner will be announced at RugMark’s holiday party on December 6th and you need not be present to win. To enter this year’s raffle and be eligible to win this beautiful piece of art, click here.
2007-11-05
Pace University Pitch Contest
December 6, 2007 - New York
THE FOURTH ANNUAL PACE UNIVERSITY PITCH CONTEST
Thursday, December 6, 2007
5:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Pace University (east of City Hall)
1 Pace Plaza
New York
3:30 – 5:00 Special Bonus Session on Technology Entrepreneurship, conducted by faculty from the Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Pace is partnering with Ashoka/Youth Venture and the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum of NYC. Ashoka/Youth Venture will provide EVERY team with a successful Social Venture Action Plan with $1,000 in seed funding (i.e. 30 teams = $30,000). Ashoka is one of the oldest and most respected social entrepreneurship organizations in the world. The M.I.T. Enterprise Forum was founded in 1978 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association.
Contestant Deadline : Friday, November 16, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Open to:
Students (undergrad/grad, full/part-time, Pace/other)
Recent alumni (graduated within the past 5 years)
New entrepreneurs (started within the last year and received less than $100,000 in funding)
Highlights:
· $1,000 prize for the top New Business Concept and for the best Social Venture.
· David Bornstein, author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, is the Keynote Speaker.
· The event is being sponsored by Goodwin Procter LLC, one of the nation's leading law firms.
· The Judging Panel includes: Thatcher Bell of DFJ Gotham Ventures; Lori Smith, a partner at the law firm Goodwin Procter LLC, Liz Hamburg, co-host of Launchpad on WOR Radio 710, and Bernie Siegel, a CPA and professional business coach.
· Last year’s contest drew participants from a number of outside universities, including Harvard and Princeton.
· The winner of the Third Annual Pace University Pitch Contest, Bill Phelps, is one of only three student Finalists in Fortune Small Business Magazine's 5th Annual Business Plan Competition
· Pace's Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship, SCI2 incubator, and Small Business Development Center are also supporting the Pitch Contest.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
5:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Pace University (east of City Hall)
1 Pace Plaza
New York
3:30 – 5:00 Special Bonus Session on Technology Entrepreneurship, conducted by faculty from the Ivan G. Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Pace is partnering with Ashoka/Youth Venture and the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum of NYC. Ashoka/Youth Venture will provide EVERY team with a successful Social Venture Action Plan with $1,000 in seed funding (i.e. 30 teams = $30,000). Ashoka is one of the oldest and most respected social entrepreneurship organizations in the world. The M.I.T. Enterprise Forum was founded in 1978 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association.
Contestant Deadline : Friday, November 16, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Open to:
Students (undergrad/grad, full/part-time, Pace/other)
Recent alumni (graduated within the past 5 years)
New entrepreneurs (started within the last year and received less than $100,000 in funding)
Highlights:
· $1,000 prize for the top New Business Concept and for the best Social Venture.
· David Bornstein, author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, is the Keynote Speaker.
· The event is being sponsored by Goodwin Procter LLC, one of the nation's leading law firms.
· The Judging Panel includes: Thatcher Bell of DFJ Gotham Ventures; Lori Smith, a partner at the law firm Goodwin Procter LLC, Liz Hamburg, co-host of Launchpad on WOR Radio 710, and Bernie Siegel, a CPA and professional business coach.
· Last year’s contest drew participants from a number of outside universities, including Harvard and Princeton.
· The winner of the Third Annual Pace University Pitch Contest, Bill Phelps, is one of only three student Finalists in Fortune Small Business Magazine's 5th Annual Business Plan Competition
· Pace's Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship, SCI2 incubator, and Small Business Development Center are also supporting the Pitch Contest.
