eBay Foundation awards $250,000 to Winners of Social Entrepreneurship Competition

Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World That Works competition co-hosted by eBay Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers, were announced on Sep.14. . . . → Read More: eBay Foundation awards $250,000 to Winners of Social Entrepreneurship Competition

Changemakers and eBay Foundation International Competition open to market based innovations that create jobs for vulnerable populations

Ashoka’s Changemakers and eBay Foundation invite entries for an international competition: Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World that Works.

The competition seeks to recognize the employment opportunities created by innovative programs for disadvantaged and vulnerable societies. The entries are expected to be the ones that are market-based and aimed at creating . . . → Read More: Changemakers and eBay Foundation International Competition open to market based innovations that create jobs for vulnerable populations

Ashoka’s Changemakers and eBay Foundation announce the contest to ascertain the most innovative market-based solutions.

An online contest is organized by the eBay Foundation and Ashoka’s Changemakers to hunt the most innovative market-based solutions that craft cost-effective prospect and make employment for poor inhabitants. Put forward your solutions or an assignment to build tomorrow’s job market today.

The contest is open to all individuals, association, and . . . → Read More: Ashoka’s Changemakers and eBay Foundation announce the contest to ascertain the most innovative market-based solutions.

Changemakers competition seeking innovative solutions for urban housing

Ashoka’s Changemakers has launched the “Sustainable Urban Housing: Collaborating for Liveable and Inclusive Cities,” a competition looking for innovative solutions that engage communities, entrepreneurs, and key institutions in collaborating to integrate and develop affordable, inclusive, and sustainable urban housing that respects the environment, local cultures, and practices.

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Changemakers’ Competition: Nominate a solution that can help save coastal and freshwater destinations

This new competition called Geotourism Challenge 2010: Places on the Edge: Saving Coastal and Freshwater Destinations from Ashoka’s Changemakers in partnership with the National Geographic and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) seeks innovative solutions for coastal, waterway, and island destinations that protect the environment and strengthen the heritage and livelihoods of local residents.

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Changemakers’ competition seeking groundbreaking models to strengthen property rights

Ashoka’s Changemakers has launched the Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for All competition to identify and support the leaders who are making an impact through property rights,

Omidyar Network and Ashoka’s Changemakers have jointly launched this competition to seek diverse approaches and groundbreaking models to strengthening property rights. “Secure rights to land . . . → Read More: Changemakers’ competition seeking groundbreaking models to strengthen property rights

Ashoka’s Changemakers launch G-20 SME Finance Challenge: open to submissions

The G-20 SME Finance Challenge is the new competition launched by Ashoka’s Changemakers in partnership with the Group of 20 and supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. The competition is “looking for the best models worldwide that catalyze finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This challenge is open to all private sector participants, . . . → Read More: Ashoka’s Changemakers launch G-20 SME Finance Challenge: open to submissions

Changemakers’ Social Business Competition

Artemisia and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched a new global competition, Leveraging Business for Social Change: Building the Field of Social Business.” The competition is “a global search for model initiatives and ideas that help build the emerging field of social business.” Individuals and organizations (charities, NGOs, private and public entities etc) can apply for this . . . → Read More: Changemakers’ Social Business Competition

Changemakers’ Competition for the Most Innovative Ideas Inspiring Community Action in Northeastern US

Green Mountain Coffee and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched the new competition called Relevance to Action: Your Place. Your Idea. Your Change. for organizations and individuals in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island or New York. The competition is looking for innovative ideas that inspire community action in Northeastern US. This can . . . → Read More: Changemakers’ Competition for the Most Innovative Ideas Inspiring Community Action in Northeastern US

Women’s Economic Development Challenge

Ashoka’s Changemakers have collaborated with ExxonMobil and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to launch the new Women | Tools | Technology Challenge for identifying innovative projects and solutions that use technology to economically empower women in developing countries. Technology can bring about greater empowerment of women; if women have access . . . → Read More: Women’s Economic Development Challenge

Changemakers seeking Solutions for Raising Awareness against Gender-based Violence

The Campus of Excellence and Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched a new competition for preventing violence against women. Under this competition, women’s associations, education groups or grassroots-based NGOs implementing most innovative solution around the world for raising awareness and taking action against gender-based violence will be selected for grant support (for the prize winner) . . . → Read More: Changemakers seeking Solutions for Raising Awareness against Gender-based Violence

Changemakers Competition seeking Solutions for Maternal Health

The Young Champions of Maternal Health Program is the new competition offered by the Maternal Health Task Force at Engender Health and Ashoka at the Changemakers website. The competition invites all types of organizations (citizen sector or charitable organizations or private companies or public entities) from all countries. The competition will select 16 young . . . → Read More: Changemakers Competition seeking Solutions for Maternal Health

Cash Prizes for Innovative Solutions to Improve Nutrition for Undernourished Populations

Ashoka’s Changemakers have launched an online competition called the “Improved Nutrition: Solutions through Innovation” in partnership with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. The competition is looking for “the most innovative entrepreneurial ideas that will ensure all people have access to the vital nutrients and the critical information that will help them thrive.” . . . → Read More: Cash Prizes for Innovative Solutions to Improve Nutrition for Undernourished Populations

Changemakers’ Competition for NGOs on Mental Healthcare

NGOs addressing issues, social stigmas and other problems associated with mental illness within their communities can participate in the “Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing Competition” launched by Ashoka’s Changemakers in collaboration with the Vulnerable Population Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. NGOs from any country can be part of the competition. . . . → Read More: Changemakers’ Competition for NGOs on Mental Healthcare

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