September 18, 2008 - 10:26am — kfurio
Wish Upon A Star
Mindy Le, of the Dreams Come True Campaign, freestyles for GenV.net
September 18, 2008 - 11:31am — kfurio
Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition!
Sep 18 2008 - 11:21am
Oct 15 2008 - 11:59am
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Staples: The Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition is open to youth ages 12 to 24 in the US and around the globe. Two teams from the U.S. and two teams from France will get to fly to Boston, Massachusetts to attend a special awards ceremony on November 20, 2008. One of the Staples Prize finalists will be awarded a suite of Staples products worth US$5,000 to run their Venture. Additionally, there is a Global Grand Prize of a paid trip to attend and present at the next Youth Venture Summit in 2009. Lastly, up to 25 entries for new ventures will be awarded Youth Venture grants of up to US$1,000 to launch or advance their ideas. The application deadline is October 15, 2008. You can apply by visiting www.genv.net/staplesyv
September 18, 2008 - 11:10am — kfurio
Best Buy @15 Challenge!
Sep 18 2008 - 10:35am
Oct 27 2008 - 11:59am
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The Best Buy @15™ Challenge will award $10,000 grants to FIFTEEN different Venture Teams that display the greatest creativity and community impact in their Venture and the clearest vision of how to create sustainable change. Out of 30 finalists who will be featured on GenV.net, 15 winners will be determined by an online vote by the public. Winners will join Best Buy for the competition announcement and a celebration. Applicants for the Best Buy @15™ Challenge must be age 12-18 and residents of the United States or Puerto Rico. The @15 application can be found at www.genv.net/bestbuy. The deadline is October 27, 2008.
HINT: Nearly 80 percent of the questions on the Staples Competition application are the same as the @15 Challenge application. I would strongly encourage you to apply to both and please feel free to cut and paste your answers from one form into the other.
July 31, 2008 - 11:30am — YV_Katie
August Contest! Enter Now
Your Ultimate Changemaker
While Batman is busy protecting Gotham City from evil forces, he leaves the rest of the world vulnerable to injustices and wrong doing! Does your community need a superhero to bring an end to evil forces?!? Now is your chance to create your very own Youth Venture Superhero!
Describe what your YV superhero would look like and what superhuman powers they would have. Explain what evil forces your hero would fight and your hero’s motivations for helping your community. Don’t forget to give your superhero a catchy name!
Be creative! Let your imagination run wild while creating the ultimate changemaker!
Here is how it works:
- Create a blog about your superhero from your GenV.net profile
- Send YV_Katie a private message with a link to your blog by Monday, August 18 to enter.
- GenV.net members will vote for the most creative superhero. Voting will begin on August 18 and end on September 1.
- The winner gets a $50 VISA card!!
NEW VOTING RULES
- Voting polls count for 60% of total score.
- Staff members' votes will count for 40% of total score.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ENTER!!!
Questions? Concerns? Contact YV_Katie.
- Play: Click to play
- Artist: Gretchen Zucker, Kyle Freas, Sky Radio
- Title: Youth Venture's Vision and Staples "That Was Easy" Competition
- Length: 4:39 minutes (1.1 MB)
- Format: ASF Stereo 44kHz 32Kbps (CBR)
May 12, 2008 - Gretchen Zucker, Executive Director of Ashoka's Youth Venture, talks about Youth Venture's vision and GenVIP, Kyle, explains how Youth Venture helped his venture, Youth Together grow through the "That Was Easy" Competition, a joint effort of Youth Venture and Staples, Inc. on Sky Radio. This segment will be aired on 31,880 worldwide flights throughout the entire month of August.
March 19, 2008 - 3:56pm — YV_Jen
Vote for the town or team you want to visit!
Voting for February and March’s "GenV.net Video Challenge" starts now, March 19th, and ends March 31st!
Watch the video entries below, then cast your vote by using the poll at the very bottom of this page. Vote for the team or town you want to visit. The winner receives an 8GB iPod Touch. Remember, you can only vote once!
Video 1
Gumballs Making Change submitted by bmahmood
Video 2
Temple of Lord Ganesh submitted by alok
Video 3
Teen Second Life submitted by Contestant
Video 4
NETwork Against Malaria submitted by NETworkMC12
Video 5
JJ Express submitted by JJ Express
Video 6
Why Youth Venture Should Come to Washington submitted by CONNELLWISE
March 5, 2008 - 10:50am — YV_Jen
Would you take an online course about social entrepreneurship?
Hey Venturers!
We want to gather a little more information about what new services/features you'd be interested in (ie. would you be interested in taking an online course on social entrepreneurship?). Please complete this short five question survey by Friday, March 21st.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! We appreciate all of your feedback. If you have additional questions or suggestions, feel free to post a comment below. :-)
-GenV.net Team
February 5, 2008 - 1:07pm — YV_Jen
Interests groups!
Are you tired of having to go through all the teams in the browse section to find interest groups? Well, we're making it easier. Below is a list of all the interest groups created by GenVIPs to help you network with youth from all over the world right here on GenV.net:
- Animals
- Arts and Culture
- Environment
- Health
- Human Rights
- Mentoring/Education
- Networking
- Poverty
- Sports
- Technology
These interest groups are open for EVERYONE to join. If you think we're missing an important issue or interest, let one of the VIPs know! To join a group, click "Subscribe" on your left navigation bar once you are on the group profile.
Once you are a group member, you can...
* Read the blogs about issues involving arts and culture. Post your own blogs.
* Create a forum topic for this group (make sure to check the box for this team at the bottom of the post forum page)
* Post the URL for your venture or your website in the Partner section to the right of this message.
* Invite friends.
* Upload videos, images, and/or audio. We want to see and hear what you've been up to!
* Announce events
Let us know if you have any questions!!! ^_^
January 25, 2008 - 1:01pm — YV_Jen
NOMINATE A VENTURER FOR THE BARRON PRIZE!
Nomination deadline is April 30
Website: http://www.barronprize.org/
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for its 2008 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Each year, ten national winners each receive $2,000 to support their service work or higher education. Nomination deadline is April 30. For more information and to nominate, go here.
January 4, 2008 - 5:40pm — YV_Jen
CHANCE TO WIN $25 -- Complete 10 minute survey TODAY
We need your help to improve GenV.net! By Wednesday, January 9th, please take 10 minutes to answer this survey and be entered into a random drawing with a chance to win a $25 gift card!
Winner will be notified by email on Monday, January 14. Make sure you enter a valid email address! :-) THANK YOU!!!