Physics and Music
The Physics of Music and Musical Instruments covers the physics of waves, sound, music, and musical instruments at a level designed for high school physics. It is a resource for those teaching or learning waves and sound from the middle school through college.
Design for Social Impact
The guide by IDEO lays out the principles of design for social impact and offers different modes of engagement that design firms can use with partners and clients in order to build a portfolio of projects that create positive social change in communities. The guide is meant to be used hand-in-hand with an accompanying workbook
Open Architecture Challenge
According to the World Bank, educating all children worldwide will require the construction of 10 million new classrooms in more than 100 countries by 2015. At the same time, millions of existing classrooms are in serious need of repair and refurbishment.
If you are a design professional, chances are you believe you can shape the world around you. Here's your chance to inspire students with your knowledge and expertise.
Designing for Better Health
Ashoka’s Changemakers is collaborating with the Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to launch a global search for “nudges” — innovative little pushes — that help people make better decisions regarding their own health and the health of others.
Online competition submissions are accepted until April 1, 2008 at 6 pm, U.S. EST.
Online competition submissions are accepted until April 1, 2008 at 6 pm, U.S. EST.
OPEN MILTON LAUNCHED FOR MILTON'S 400TH BIRTHDAY
The 9th of December 2008 was John Milton's 400th birthday. To celebrate this 'Open Milton' – an open set of Milton's works, together with ancillary information and tools, in a form designed for reuse. In addition to the works themselves there is a chronology, statistics, a concordance and search facilities.
Open Milton
http://www.openmilton.org/
Open Milton
http://www.openmilton.org/
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship Applications
The Skoll Foundation announces that March 3, 2009 is the next deadline for receipt of applications for the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship.
You can read the Award Guidelines, take our eligibility quiz and fill out an application.
You can read the Award Guidelines, take our eligibility quiz and fill out an application.
Stanford Social Entrepreneurship Challenge
The Social E-Challenge is a business plan competition for entrepreneurial ventures whose primary goal is to effect social and/or environmental change. Participants range from for-profit businesses with a strong sense of social responsibility to nonprofits with sustainable revenue-generation models.
The first submission deadline for this year’s competition is February 17, 2009. Two-page executive summaries will be due at the time.
The first submission deadline for this year’s competition is February 17, 2009. Two-page executive summaries will be due at the time.
The 2009 Rice Business Plan Competition
The Rice Business Plan Competition is a three-day event intended to simulate the real-world process of entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from early stage investors and venture captial firms.
$700,000 will be awarded at the 2009 Competition. The Grand Prize package is worth over $350,000. Other special prizes will be awarded in Sustainability, Aerospace, Life Science, Energy, IT, and Medical Devices.
Submit an Intent to Compete by February 13, 2009
$700,000 will be awarded at the 2009 Competition. The Grand Prize package is worth over $350,000. Other special prizes will be awarded in Sustainability, Aerospace, Life Science, Energy, IT, and Medical Devices.
Submit an Intent to Compete by February 13, 2009
The Global Social Venture Competition
The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) is seeking promising social entrepreneurs to enter our 2009 Competition. If you are an entrepreneur (or budding entrepreneur!) with a financially sustainable venture that addresses a social or environmental problem, we encourage you to apply.
Intel’s Inspire Empower Challenge
Intel’s Inspire•Empower Challenge is a challenge to develop technology solutions that address four areas of global need: education, healthcare, economic development, and the environment. The Inspire•Empower Challenge will award seed funding of $100,000 USD to one winner in each category.
Submission deadline has been extended to February 17th, 2009. Visit www.intelchallenge.com to find out how to turn your inspiration into reality.
Submission deadline has been extended to February 17th, 2009. Visit www.intelchallenge.com to find out how to turn your inspiration into reality.
The 2009 SEED Awards for entrepreneurship in sustainable development
The deadline for applications is 16th March 2009. Application forms can be filled in online or downloaded from the SEED Initiative website at www.seedinit.org. Award Winners receive a comprehensive package of tailor-made support services, worth up to $40,000, to help their venture to become established and to increase their impact. This includes access to relevant expertise and technical assistance, meeting new partners and building networks, developing business plans and identifying sources of finance.
You can apply for a 2009 SEED Award if:
* you are finding new ways of simultaneously improving incomes and strengthening livelihoods; tackling poverty and marginalisation; and managing and conserving natural resources and ecosystems; and
* you are developing a new concept that brings together people and organizations from different backgrounds to work in partnership, and partners are pooling their commitment and human, financial, and natural resources; and
* your project or enterprise is in the early stages of development and keen to increase its impacts; and
* your project or enterprise is locally-led, with strong community engagement, and takes place in a country or countries with a developing economy or economy in transition; and
* your project or enterprise displays entrepreneurship in its broadest sense and shows a proven concept that has market potential; it must demonstrate financial sustainability in the long term and should have a draft business plan.
You can apply for a 2009 SEED Award if:
* you are finding new ways of simultaneously improving incomes and strengthening livelihoods; tackling poverty and marginalisation; and managing and conserving natural resources and ecosystems; and
* you are developing a new concept that brings together people and organizations from different backgrounds to work in partnership, and partners are pooling their commitment and human, financial, and natural resources; and
* your project or enterprise is in the early stages of development and keen to increase its impacts; and
* your project or enterprise is locally-led, with strong community engagement, and takes place in a country or countries with a developing economy or economy in transition; and
* your project or enterprise displays entrepreneurship in its broadest sense and shows a proven concept that has market potential; it must demonstrate financial sustainability in the long term and should have a draft business plan.
International Essay Competition: The Next Generation of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
The Essay Competition 2009 invites youth to share ideas on:
1. How does climate change affect you, your country, town or local community? How do you think it will affect you in the future? Think about the consequences for employment, health, security and other areas of your life.
2. What can you do, working together with your peers, to address the problem of climate change in your country, town or local community? Think specifically about the role of youth-led initiatives in the ‘green economy’.
Open to youth ages of 18 and 25, from all countries of the world. Prizes range from US$200-US$3,000 for winning entries. Deadline to enter: February 22, 2009.
1. How does climate change affect you, your country, town or local community? How do you think it will affect you in the future? Think about the consequences for employment, health, security and other areas of your life.
2. What can you do, working together with your peers, to address the problem of climate change in your country, town or local community? Think specifically about the role of youth-led initiatives in the ‘green economy’.
Open to youth ages of 18 and 25, from all countries of the world. Prizes range from US$200-US$3,000 for winning entries. Deadline to enter: February 22, 2009.
Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project
Vodafone Americas Foundation is an initiative that seeks to identify and fund the best innovations using wireless related technology to address critical social issues around the world. This new competition will award three winners prizes of $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 for unique, late-stage wireless innovations that offer the best potential for creating social change in the areas of education, health, economic development, the environment and access to communication.
More information about the Wireless Innovation Project can be found on the Vodafone site.
More information about the Wireless Innovation Project can be found on the Vodafone site.
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