Youth Venture’s National Newsletter provides bi-monthly updates about Youth Venture Inc, funding and award opportunities and Youth Venture teams.

1. National Newsletter February 2010
Youth Venture Updates Golden Opportunities
2010 Youth Venture Summit Ashoka Changemaker Video
Save the dates July 15-18, 2010 to join young
changemakers from the Youth Venture community
for three days of learning, sharing, .community-
building and fun at the 2010 Youth Venture
Summit. The location will be announced soon. Create a film answering the question:
"How is the world different because
you are here?" The winner will receive
$3,000 and be featured across
Ashoka's digital platforms.
Deadline: February 17, 2010
StartUp Scramble Institute on Philanthropy and
On January 29-31, Youth Venture and Young Voluntary Service
Impact brought together entrepreneurial college
students from 8 DC area universities for the StartUp
Scramble, a weekend-long event focused on
building and funding sustainable ventures to improve This dynamic program provides
society. internships in Washington, DC for
undergraduates who want to explore
professional opportunities in the
nonprofit sector.
Deadline: March 5, 2010
Dream It. Do It. Challenge Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Youth Venture is proud to welcome the 12 new
Venture Teams who recently launched through the
Dream It. Do It. Challenge in Washington, DC. The Honors youth ages 8-18 who have
Dream It. Do It. Challenge is a transformative 13 shown leadership and courage in
week journey designed to educate and inspire youth developing and implementing an
to take action in their community by creating their extraordinary service project. Winner
own social ventures. each receive $2,500 and widespread
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Nomination Deadline: April 30, 2010
Tech4Society Event Unreasonable Institute
On February 11th, 2010 in Hyderabad, India 9 Youth
Venture Invention Teams from from Argentina,
Ecuador, Kenya, Mexico, India and the US will join
over 250 Ashoka Fellows, business and thought
leaders from around the world at the landmark
Tech4Society Event to showcase tech solutions
and inventions that are revolutionizing social
change.
Two YV teams are finalists to attend
the Unreasonable Institute this
summer where they will obtain the
skills, mentorship and funding they
Partners and Sponsors need to develop their Venture. Pledge
your support and sponsor a team.
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