A new sector is emerging with the primary purpose of addressing social, environmental and economic challenges of our time. The growth of social enterprise has the potential to be a defining innovation of this century.
Don’t miss this international forum advocating for increased social impact through social enterprise. Join over 500 social entrepreneurs in San Francisco [...]
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Social Entreprise Summit SAN FRANCISCO 2010!!
October 20th, 2009 1 Comment
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Call for Nominations, Pop!Tech 2009 Social Innovation Fellows Program
March 6th, 2009 No Comments
Nominations open, and accepted on a rolling basis.
Around the world, visionary change agents are hard at work incubating new approaches to the planet’s toughest challenges. Yet they’re often doing so without taking advantage of the latest tools and thinking in technology, communications and innovation – or a network of experts, peers, and supporters who can [...]
Tags: Awards · Change · Development · fellowship · Innovation · Leadership
The Lien i3 Challenge:Catalysing social projects that are innovative ,Deadline March 31, 2009
March 6th, 2009 6 Comments
The Lien i3 Challenge aims to catalyse social projects that are innovative, implementable and impactful in Singapore and Asia.
It has set aside up to $1 million prize fund to spur ideas and make possible new social models. This latest initiative furthers the LCSI’s mission to enhance and grow the non-profit sector primarily through social innovation.
Social [...]
Tags: Awards · challenge · entreprenuers · fund · Innovation · Leadership · Social
Changemakers Competition Cultivating Innovation: Solutions for Rural Communities
March 6th, 2009 No Comments
Top three entries will win USD $5000 each. Submit your entry by the early entry deadline, March 30, 2009, and be eligible to win a cell phone and digital camera. Deadline: May 13, 2009 at 6pm, U.S. EST.
The Changemakers “Cultivating Innovation: Solutions for Rural Communities” collaborative competition aims to find innovative solutions toward improving the [...]
Tags: agriculture · ashoka · Change · community · Innovation
Global Innovation Forum :Environmental Sustainability Leading to Poverty Reduction,World Bank hqts, Washington, DC July7-10 2009
March 6th, 2009 1 Comment
Organized by: Athgo International
World Bank headquarters, Washington, DC
The 4th annual Global Innovation Forum at the World Bank headquarters provides a platform for 200 selected young people across the globe to learn and advance their causes toward achieving environmental sustainability in the context of the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7. The event will bring together [...]
Tags: bank · Development · Environment · Innovation · international · mdgs · poverty · reduction · sustainable · UN
The Tech Awards 2009: Global Call for Nominations
December 19th, 2008 1 Comment
2009 Nomination Deadline: March 27, 2009. $250,000 in Cash Prizes to be Awarded to Innovators Using Technology to Benefit Humanity
Nominations for The Tech Awards are now being accepted.
The Tech Awards is an international awards program that honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity.
The Tech Awards program inspires global engagement [...]
Tags: application · Awards · challenge · Change · Development · global · Innovation · prize · Technology
Environmental Defence Fund CLIMATE CORP FELLOWS 2009-Apply!!!
December 18th, 2008 No Comments
Companies are missing significant savings in annual operating costs—around $40,000 for every 50,000 square feet in office space using no-cost or low-cost measures—and opportunities to increase property values, improve employee morale through more comfortable working environments and help the environment.
So why aren’t more companies taking advantage of these energy (and cost) saving measures? A variety [...]
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Access: Voice of the Next Generation Student Essay Contest Presented by Net Impact and Sponsored by FedEx
December 18th, 2008 1 Comment
What is Access?
Crossposted from the Aspen Institute’s Center for Business Education
Access is the ability to connect. Access empowers people and businesses with more choices and greater confidence. It is about making new opportunities possible by simplifying the ability to reach new markets and accelerating global connections — physically, economically, and in the realm of information.
Efficient [...]
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Ideas Festival, March 24 to 29 (2009)Brisbane, Australia
December 18th, 2008 2 Comments
From March 24 to 29 (2009), the State Library of Queensland will be the hub of conversation, innovation and participation. The Ideas Festival will bring leading thinkers, innovators, young people, students and the general community together to celebrate and debate ideas that matter.
Ideas to action is the motto of the Ideas Festival as it looks [...]
Tags: advocacy · Change · cities · climate change · Communication · Conference · festival · future · globalization · green · ideas · Innovation · philosophy · Summit · thinkers
Request for Proposal:The Fund for Global Human Rights-Deadline : 19 January 2009
December 12th, 2008 No Comments
Overview
The Fund for Global Human Rights is founded on the belief that securing basic freedoms worldwide requires effective frontline organizations challenging abuse wherever it occurs. Despite their importance, many on-the-ground human rights groups have woefully little access to the financial resources and support that would amplify their voices and increase their impact. The Fund for [...]
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