FYI....
*Compete for the Changemakers Innovation Award for Meeting Disaster: How
to Prepare and Respond*
Changemakers.net, in partnership with the Fritz Institute
<http://ga4.org/ct/LdznVyE1Em5a/>, has launched a global search for the
best, innovative strategies for meeting disasters wherever and whenever
they occur. Between now and Nov. 22, Changemakers invites entries from
citizen organizations, businesses, governments, think tanks,
universities, community groups, and others who have developed
entrepreneurial programs or plans for meeting disaster quickly,
effectively, equitably, and sustainably.
Read the contest guidelines and submit your contest entry. For the next
two months follow along and participate in the discussion about
individual contest entries, the Meeting Disaster mosaic that provides
examples of social entrepreneurs at work already meeting disaster in
their communities, and supplementary articles on this all-important
topic that affects us all. The current issue of OneWorld’s
/Perspectives/ provides excellent background materials on Dealing with
Disasters <http://ga4.org/ct/S1znVyE1EXbV/>.
The Changemakers Innovation Awards series is based on a unique "open
source" format where participants compete by entering the best solutions
to pressing social issues while collaborating to advance current
initiatives.
*Please join us today at Changemakers.net
<http://ga4.org/ct/SpznVyE1Em51/> and spread the word to those in your
network to:*
*
Enter the Meeting Disaster contest and submit an application for
the Changemakers Innovation Award;
*
Review other applications and learn about innovative approaches
from around the world that could serve as models for all;
*
Add your voice to the online discussion to challenge assumptions,
suggest paths forward, and develop practical action templates
*About Ashoka: *For 25 years Ashoka has invested in some 1,700 leading
social entrepreneurs with systems-changing ideas from 62 countries on
five continents. These Ashoka Fellows are selected for their innovative
and practical ideas to address social needs in fields such as economic
development, health, environment, learning, human rights, and civic
participation.www.ashoka.org <http://ga4.org/ct/SdznVyE1EXbC/>
*About Changemakers:* This initiative of Ashoka
<http://ga4.org/ct/SdznVyE1EXbC/> focuses on the rapidly growing world
of social entrepreneurship. It provides practical resources needed to
help everyone become a changemaker and presents compelling stories that
explore the fundamental principles of successful social innovations
around the world. Changemakers is building the first global online "open
source" community that competes to surface the best social solutions,
and then collaborates to refine, enrich, and implement those solutions.
www.changemakers.net <http://ga4.org/ct/SpznVyE1Em51/>
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Cindy Cooper
Co-Founder
Speak Shop
Learn Spanish for Good
http://www.speakshop.com
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