Social Innovation Innitiative -- Coming Events

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	Peer Critique \| March 17th and April 7th Peer Critique has evolved organically out of multiple meetings and conversations with the intention to drive constructive criticism around student project. With diverse unique minds in each room Peer critiques grow networks, expand opportunities, and brainstorm new ideas. RSVP required. Click here to read more.
	Safar Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship The Safar Social Entrepreneurship Internship provides a $3,000 award to one student who chooses to spend the summer working as an intern with a humanitarian organization or project grounded in the entrepreneurial principles of innovation, impact and sustainability. Applications are due Thursday, 3/19. Click here to read more.
	Bootcamp: Measuring Impact \| April 1st This is a hands-on workshop that introduces frameworks and approaches to program evaluation. Participant should be designing, launching or running an initiative – and plan to begin the process of developing their measurement and evaluation plan at the workshop. RSVP required. Click here to read more.
	Join the Online SII Network @ www.siihub.com SII hub is an online network for people to connect, share resources, tell stories, inspire and support social innovation in the Brown community. Check out our expert bloggers, read about student projects, post events, and most importantly, share your ideas. www.siihub.com
	$50,000 Business Plan Competition \| April 10th Brown's Entrepreneurship Program and the Social Innovation Initiative have partnered to host a $50,000 business plan competition. Cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded to the top three overall winners and top three not-for-profit plans. Submit your business plan by email (in PDF format) to ep@brown.edu before Friday, April 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Click here to read about terms and conditions.
	Clinton Global Initiative University Commitment Awards President Clinton announced at the CGI U meeting on February 14th that a total of $400,000 will be distributed to various student and student-group commitments. Awards focus across five areas: Energy & Climate Change, Poverty Alleviation, Global Health, Peace & Human Rights, and Education. Click here to read more and apply.
	Peter Thiel Student Fellowship Program Peter Thiel, the famous entrepreneur and investor behind companies including Paypal, Facebook and Clarium Capital, is the main advisor to the Social Profit Foundation. He will be helping SPF's board to choose these fellows and to advise them on their careers, as part of his work to promote social responsibility alongside Silicon Valley's ideals of innovation and success. Deadline: April 10th Click here to read more and apply.
	Change.org is Hiring Social Change Career Guides Are you passionate about helping people find a career that makes a difference? Change.org is hiring a team of part-time career guides to provide daily advice to our more than one million monthly visitors about finding a career in social change – including nonprofit, social enterprise, political, and government jobs. Click here to read more.
	Ashoka Youth Venture - Dream it. Do it. Challenge Ashoka's Youth Venture is launching the Dream It. Do It. Challenge (DDC) in Providence, RI this Spring and is looking for Brown student-coaches! The DDC is a fun, collaborative workshop that meets approximately 10 times throughout the semester on Saturdays. The youth that participate will evaluate the problems/issues in their communities and come up with creative ways to implement change. Click here to read more.
	Help support the "Serve America Act" The “Serve America Act,” a bipartisan bill authored by Senators Kennedy and Hatch and supported by President Obama, will invest in community and national service at a time when citizen volunteers and service organizations are more crucial than ever. Become a citizen co-sponsor to tell Congress that citizen service is the solution to some of America's greatest challenges. Click here to read more.

Please contact Alan Harlam, Director of Social Entrepreneurship, for more information: Alan_Harlam@brown.edu

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