Social Innovation Innitiative -- Coming Events

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	Social Innovation Initiative Senior Fellows: Calling All Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship at Brown The Social Innovation wants to recognize top leaders at the University who have contributed extensively to projects on social change through the SII Senior Fellow award. Five upper classmen will be selected to serve as the face of social entrepreneurship at Brown, provide guidance to other students, and foster relationship with alumni.Nominations and self-nominations are accepted for application: please e-mail Alan_Harlam@brown.edu Click here to learn about SII Senior Fellows.
	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. visit: www.siihub.com.
	Become a fan of SII Join the SII facebook fan page to to take full advantage of the SII social media network - receive interesting articles, learn about upcoming events, and most importantly, meet and interact with other social innovators at Brown. Spread the word, and invite your friends! Click here to become a fan.
	$50,000 Business Plan Competition Deadline: Friday, April 10th, 11:59 PM 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. If you are interested in meeting with someone for feedback and advice on your plan, contact Alan_Harlam@brown.edu Click here for terms and conditions.

Community Carbon Use Reduction at Brown
Letters of interest due April 13th 11:59 PM
CCURB is a Brown program that provides funding to student projects aimed at developing community partnerships in order to reduce energy use by Rhode Island residents. If you are interested in getting your own ideas in motion, click here to learn more.

Grant Writing Workshop
April 14th, 4 - 5:30PM, J. Walter Wilson Room 411
Nonprofits rely on fund development. Topics covered in this workshop will include prospect research, how best to target your funding search, writing and presenting your proposal, and building relationships with donors. Facilitated by Meghan Donnelly, Assistant Director and Robert Guroff, Communications Manager, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Brown University. Free coffee will be served.

	Kiva is hiring! Product Manager, Software Engineer Named as one of the top ideas in 2006 by the New York Times Magazine, Kiva is the world's first person-to-person lending marketplace for the poor. Kiva's goal is to reduce global poverty by letting consumers lend to and connect with a specific entrepreneur online. Kiva is looking to hire a product manager and software engineer. Job descriptions below: Product Manager Software Engineer
	Volunteer for a summer in Haiti Project Racine is a social enterprise in Haiti that partners young adults in Haiti with college students and young professionals in the US. Project Racine is looking for Brown students to get involved with their projects. During the summer, participants gain hands-on skills in sustainable agriculture, effective leadership development, micro-business development, community organizing, and cross-cultural exchange. Click here to learn more.
	Volunteer at a Kenyan Orphanage Flying Kites provides high quality residential care to Kenya’s most desperate orphaned, homeless and abused children. Our strategy demands that certain basic requirements be met on our site before more complex issues of care and education are addressed through our model. We believe that in order for our children to have a chance to impact this world significantly, the care provided to them must be exemplary. Click here to learn more and get involved.
	Intern for PresenTense, Summer 2009 If you are looking for cutting edge professional experience, PresenTense is the place for you. As an organization emerging out of its start-up phase, PresenTense is geared towards training and real work -- enabling the hands-on experience most organizations simply cannot provide. At PresenTense you will be involved in the front-lines of social enterprise. Click here to read more and apply.
	Job Opportunity: Hagar International An international development agency and social enterprise based in Cambodia seeks a savvy, motivated applicant for the position of Executive Management Assistant to the President. The organization rehabilitates trafficked and abused women and children and prepares them for financial independence through social enterprise. Click here to read more.
	Inspired Teaching Internship \| Deadline: April 24th Inspired Teaching has just launched a new initiative to certify new teachers here in Washington, DC. We're looking for excellent candidates who want to build students' intellectual curiosity along with their academic skills. We're seeking candidates of all ages and levels of experience--including people who are just graduating, career changers, and retirees. Click here to read more.

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

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