Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change competition

Posted by on August 04, 2010

Competition Identifies Innovative Community Projects in U.S. and Canada

http://www.changemakers.com/node/83131

Changemakers: Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change

Changemakers, an Ashoka initiative, is a global organization that models and supports community-based social change philanthropy. Through online collaborations and competitions, Changemakers helps advance blossoming social innovations. The Strong Communities: Engaging Citizens, Strengthening Place, Inspiring Change competition will identify innovative projects that engage citizens to steer change and build strong communities across the United States and Canada. Solutions from a variety of disciplines are encouraged, including conservation, planning, economics, politics, education, deliberative democracy, and the arts. The competition is open to all individuals and organizations (nonprofit organizations, private companies, and public entities). A panel of independent judges will select eight finalists from all of the entries submitted in the competition. From among these finalists, the Changemakers’ online community will vote for three winners, who will each receive a $5,000 grant. Competition submissions will be accepted until August 11, 2010. Visit the Changemakers website to review the eligibility, guidelines, and criteria for the competition.