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Public Policy Lab – New DOE Fellowship Program

By on April 23, 2013 in Fellowship, Opportunities

Call for Fellows! Posted by Public Policy Lab The Public Policy Lab has formed a partnership with the New York City Department of Education’s Innovation Zone (iZone) to explore opportunities for improving the high-school admissions process. The New York City Department of Education is the largest school district in the country, with more than 1.1 million students [...]

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CSI Agents of Change Competition!

By on April 23, 2013 in Competition, Opportunities

Are you one of New York City’s most innovative change-makers? Are you combining a social mission with a sustainable business model? Then you belong at the Centre for Social Innovation! The Agents of Change program is a competition for FREE SPACE at the Centre for Social Innovation. In preparation for launch, we’re looking for 20 [...]

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Net Impact’s “Ideas to Impact Ideation Toolkit”

By on April 10, 2013 in Opportunities

Net Impact just launched the Ideas to Impact Ideation Toolkit has launched! netimpact.org/ideastoimpact Download the toolkit today and complete it yourself, or pull together a team to hack away and discover a powerful answer to a major societal problem. Winning ideas will live on in a prototype phase this Fall, and potentially implemented by Verizon. In [...]

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Internships with Witness

By on April 10, 2013 in Internship and Job, Opportunities

WITNESS is currently taking summer internship applications. Take a look! Internships Internships at WITNESS offer a unique, hands-on opportunity to gain experience in the areas of human rights, video advocacy, communications, media operations, fundraising, IT, human resources, and nonprofit administration.  Interns participate in an array of activities depending on the department and projects, which may [...]

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The Applied Social Issues Internship

By on April 1, 2013 in Internship and Job, Opportunities

The internship encourages research that is conducted in cooperation with a community or government organization, public interest group or other not-for-profit entity that will benefit directly from the project. ELIGIBILITY Undergraduate seniors (rising seniors included), graduate students, and first-year post doctorates in psychology, applied social science, and related disciplines are eligible to apply. Applicant must be [...]

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StartSomeGood: A Crowdfunding site for Social Innovators

By on April 1, 2013 in Funding, Opportunities

Crowdfunding site StartSomeGood has upgraded its functionality and design to provide a more effective platform to connect social changemakers with the resources they need to execute their vision. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Mar. 18, 2013 – Crowdfunding site StartSomeGood has upgraded its functionality and design to provide a more effective platform to [...]

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Leadership exCHANGE – rolling admissions

By on February 4, 2013 in Fellowship

Take your leadership to an international level! Leadership exCHANGE is proud to announce its 14th Annual Global Leadership Program. Join students from around the world for one of our award winning Global Leadership Programs in Prague, Rome, Panama City, or Costa Rica. Spring Break and 2-8 week summer programs available. Earn 3 – 9 US semester [...]

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FastTrac® NewVenture™ – For aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs Feb 6 — May 8, 2013

By on January 9, 2013 in Events, Fellowship

The Great Recession caused high rates of employment, and the economy has been especially tough on mature workers. Statistics show that while Baby Boomers have experience, wisdom and mature judgment, they are  most at risk for long-term unemployment. For some, the solution to the problem is to become a consultant or start a business. FastTrac [...]

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Explore social entrepreneurship in Africa this summer with Think Impact!

By on January 9, 2013 in Fellowship

The ThinkImpact application is the first step in a life long journey of exploration and discovery. They are now accepting applications on a rolling basis. This means the sooner you submit your application, the better your chances of securing a seat on the 2013 Institute. Program dates: June 19 – August 14, 2013 Early application [...]

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Job Posting: Design for the Social Innovation Initiative

By on January 9, 2013 in Internship and Job

The New School’s Social Innovation Initiative is hiring! We are looking for a dedicated and creative undergraduate or graduate student with advanced graphic design skills to support the work of the Social Innovation Initiative! Details below. Social Innovation Initiative – Job posting STUDENT GRAPHIC DESIGNER The Student Graphic Designer will work with the core team [...]

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