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News For Changemakers April 2010
The @15 Competition Ends April 2
Check out the videos & vote for your favorite youth-led teams. Your vote decides
which of these five teams of young social entrepreneurs will receive $5,000 & which will be selected to receive $1,500 each to expand their local ventures. Winners to
be announced on April 9.
Golden Opportunities
Six Flag Friends Scholarships
DoSomething.org & Six Flags are awarding six $1,500 scholarships to
young community leaders Deadline: April 30
Target Childhood Reading Grants
$2,000 for schools, libraries & nonprofits to encourage preschool
through third grade reading Deadline: April 30
ING Unsung Heroes
$2,000 for educators looking to fundhigh-potential class projects
Deadline: April 30
Join YV for Global Youth Service Day
From April 23 to 25, young leaders around the world are taking part in service
projects to help their communities. 647 events in 47 states & 33 countries have been posted. Submit a project & find community partners near you.
Around New England...
Minga competes for $30,000 of online funding in Newton, MA
Nature's Perch renovates Sky View Middle in Leominster, MA Urban ABC's cleans up community parks in Amherst, NH Challenge Crew to start new youth fitness program in Milford, MA Climate Action Club launches GoDu It Networks in Lincoln, ME
Ashoka CommunityUpdate
Ashoka Founder Bill
Drayton discusses "Finance's Next Opportunity: Social Investing" in the
Harvard Business Review
Ashoka Fellow Bart Weejans and his Hero Rats are featured on the BBC as part of a Skoll Foundation
documentary series
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