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.
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	$50,000 Business Plan Competition Sunday, April 26th 1PM, Wilson Hall 102 Brown's Entrepreneurship Program and the Social Innovation Initiative have partnered to host a $50,000 business plan competition. Two rounds of judging will be held and the top six teams will be selected to present their ventures publicly on the day of the competition.The winning teams will also be able to send their business plans to the Annual DFJ East Coast Challenge, where a $250,000 prize will be awarded. Remember, the audience's vote will help determine the final winners of the Entrepreneurship Program business plan competition, so bring your friends!
	Economics and Global Health: Innovative Approaches to Global Health Lecture Series Wed. April 22, 7-8:30 PM, Eddy Auditorium / Biomed 291 Sponsored by the Brown International Public Health Coalition, this event examines the intersections between economics/social entrepreneurship and global public health. There will be two interesting speakers, Ed Wood from the Clinton Foundation and Michael F. Maltese from the Legatum Center at MIT that focuses on social entrepreneurship. Click here to read more.

YouthActionNet Fellowship
A program of the International Youth Foundation , YouthActionNet® seeks to develop a new generation of socially conscious global citizens who create positive change in their communities, their countries, and the world. Each year, 20 exceptional young social entrepreneurs are selected as YouthActionNet® Global Fellows following a competitive application process.

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	Summer Internships in the Amazon with Brown Students' Social Enterprise: Agroforestry & Community Organizing with the Runa Foundation The Runa Foun¡dation is offering summer internships with need-based financial aid to students who wish to gain hands on experience in agroforestry, community organizing, and fair trade business developing in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Runa is a budding social enterprise founded by Brown students Tyler Gage, Dan MacCombie, and Charlie Harding that follows a Market Driven Restoration model of forest conservation and sustainable development for indigenous communitiee. Click here for more information. Click here to view application.
	Information Session: Volunteer for the Capital Good Fund Tuesday, April 28th 8PM, Salomon 003 The Capital Good Fund (CGF) will be having an information session for Brown students interested in volunteering for the organization beginning in the Fall of 2009. The information session will be held on campus at 8 p.m. on April 28th in Salomon 003. Click here for more information.
	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.
	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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