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 outh Venture National Newsletter October20

In This Issue 

Golden Opportunities YV Nation 

In Y our Neck of the

Woods Venture Spotlight 

Meet an Ashoka Fellow  Quick Links

GenV.net About Youth Venture

YV Mid-Atlantic 

YV Mid-West 

YV New England YV New York and Virtual 

YV National 

YV Seattle 

YV Digital 

Donate Now  

Dear Kristin, 

Turn over a new leaf this season with Youth Venture's several

opportunities for your Venture. The Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur 

Competition and the Best Buy @15 ™ Challenge w ith Youth Vent ure  are both great ways to expand and strengthen your efforts to make

change in your community. US Venture teams have excellent chances  

of becoming finalists in these competitions and win one of numerous 

prizes . Remember, if you can Dream It, you can Do It! See the YV 

Nation  section for more info. Don't hesitate. Maximize your Venture's

potential. Apply now .

Also for this month, you'll find a diverse collection of opportunities in theGolden Opportunit ies section. YV is confident that most, if not all, of 

these resources can meet your Venture's needs. Additionally, you'll find

that five different regions in the US, instead of just one, are featuredand one of them could be yours! See what exciting things are happening

I n Your Neck of the Woods . And don't forget to check out what other

changema kers like you , Venturers and Ashoka Fellows alike, are doing

to positively affect the world around them. It may inspire you and help

you to brainstorm new, creative ideas for your Venture.

Sincerely,

Youth Venture

Golden OpportunitiesTake advantage of these great grants, programs, and scholarships !

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Calling All College Students! ~ YP4 Fellowship 

The Young People For Fellowship is a long-term leadership development program focusin

on identifying, engaging and empowering young progressive leaders. The one-year  

fel lowship equips motivated, socially aware, diverse, and creative college students wit

the skills and resources necessary to create lasting positive change on their campuses

and in their communities. YP4 offer resources, guidance and a wide variety of ongoingopportunities for young leaders to connect with other progressive leaders and

organizations, plan and execute projects of the ir choosing , and learn valuable

leadership, communication, organizing, collaboration and advocacy skills. Apply or

nominate a young progressive leader for Young People For's fellowship program.

Deadline: October 26, 2008

Website: ww w.youngpeoplefor.org/ programs/ fellowship 

Create. Innovate. Participate in the Change! ~ Putting MDGs Into Action Award  

The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) invites young designers and e-Content creators to participate in an

nternational competition. Sought-after are e-Contents that address the United Nations Millennium DevelopmeGoals (MDGs) in an inspiring manner, and use internet and m obile contents to raise aw areness of the 

MDGs to create a humane, just, and livable world. If you rely on the web for creating culture, overcoming

gender inequality, lack of education, and access to clean water, or to address hunger, poverty, disease and

environmental degradation, then you should take part! The rewards are global recognition within the Unite

Nations , invitations to the W SYA W inners  event s in Mexico , and networking contacts on a global scale. Le

WYSA spread the word to the global community about how you're helping

reach the MDGs with innovative use of the Internet! Please note that the

online platforms need not be youth-led so long as the specific project is.

Deadline: December 31, 2008Website: ww w.youthaward.org/ apply 

Media Opportunity ~ Reader's Digest Foundation: "Make It Matter" Contest Youth Venture knows you're making a contribution to your community with your Venture as a changemaker. T

the Reader's Digest Foundation how YV has inspired and supported you to give back, and your Venture's 

story may be selected as one of ten stories published in Reader's Digest  in the new monthly "Make it

Matter" column as well as have a contribution made to YV in your name. Your story may also appear on

todayshow.com or rd.com. So tell the Reader's Digest Foundation about the good works you've done through

Youth Ventureby clicking here-- or email your story to makeitmatter@rd.com! 

Deadline: Jan. 1, 2009

Grow Your Venture's Treasury Box ~The Mix It Up Grants 

Have a great idea about how to challenge social boundaries and bring down the walls that divide your school?The Mix It Up Grants Program funds $500 grants  to youth-directed programs and projects that address soci

boundaries in schools or communities. Applications submitted by youth ages 13 years and older are accepted

a rolling basis.

Deadline: None

Website: ww w.tolerance.org/ teens/ grants.jsp

Want more information about scholarships, programs, and grants? Many more are listed on GenV.ne

Check out the following links: Opportunities for Venturersand Grants and Scholarship Opportunities f

Venturers.

YV Nation Get Pumped for Youth Venture Competitions!

The Staples YouthSocialEntrepreneur Competition: Now through October 15,

2008

If you thought you missed it, there is still time to enter in the Staples Youth Social

Entrepreneur Competition. This collaborative competition will identify innovative and

creative ideas that young people are making and accelerate their development,

nnovation, and potential for impact in their communities.Entries will be accepted through October 15, 2008.

Submit your community-impacting idea to have the chance to fly out to the Staples Headquarters and receiv

a suite of products from Staples with a total value of $5,000.

To learn more about the competition, click here.

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The Best Buy @15™ Challenge with Y outh Venture: Now through October 27, 2008

Act fast! Only a few weeks left for the Best Buy @15™ Challenge with Youth

Venture. What could be better than free publicity and extra funding to expand your

Venture?! The Best Buy @15™ Challenge will select 30 finalists to feature online and

award $10,000 grants to the 15 Venture Teams that display the greatest creativity

and community impact in their Venture and the clearest vision of how to create

sustainable change. Click here for an application and to learn more!

Youth Venture Chat Rooms 

Guess what?!?!.... GenV has CHAT ROOMS! Now you can have instant communication with

your buddies on GenV! YV is super excited to introduce chat rooms to the site and hopes youenjoy them! Take the opportunity to connect directly to share ideas, advice, and collaborate

with changemakers from around the world. You can access chat s by first logging in and then

clicking on the Chat option within the Member menu on the left hand side of the screen. You

will be directly linked to English Chat page. For chats in other languages, click Chat Rooms at

the top of the page. Chat options include sending of public or private m essages to other

users in the chat. To send a private message, click on the user's name that is listed in the "Who is online in

English Chat" section. Remember to be safe in chats and keep your personal info private ! For questions o

help, contact YV_Katie.

Visit GenV.netto find out about other exciting programs that Youth Venture is sponsoring! 

If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you w ill be amazed at what you can

accomplish in your lives. ~Vince Lombardi

f you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can  dream it, you can become it. ~William Arth

Ward

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things. ~Joe Paterno

In Your Neck of the Woods 

New England

Shirley Middle School in Massachusetts held an Open House on September 18th. Eight Venture Teams were in

attendance to showcase their Ventures focusing on recycling, publishing, extra curricular activities, and

fundraising. The Teams included; Supply for Good , SMS New spaper  , Kids at Pla y , Food Dudes , SW EET , 

Skate rs of Shirley , Shirley School Store , and T.R.U.N. 2 . Also in attendance were YV staff members, Robyn

McLaughlin, John Dillman, Jessica Shoemaker, Elizabeth Bandy, Kumar Raj and Rachel Andler. Stay up to datewith New England news and future opportunities or connect with a staff member on GenV.net.

Dream I t. Do It. ChallengeThis October, Youth Venture is launching its first ever Dream It. Do It. Challenge in four major cities across t

US! The Dream It. Do It. Challenge is a 10 session workshop series offered to high school-age youth looking t

start their own organization, business, or club to make a difference in their community. Through this program

youth will develop their ideas into Ventures by applying their interests and skills in creative and enterprising

ways. Each of the sessions is comprised of leadership, entrepreneurship, and skills-based training, where you

will receive mentoring from YV staff and community volunteers in a fun and interactive space. Youth will also

participate in an overnight retreat to bond with local changemakers. Youth Venture is providing meals,

accommodations, registration costs, and up to $1000 in Venture seed-funding for each participant. 

Minneapolis, New York, Seattle, DC 

Use listservs to share ideas, seek advice, and stay informed as to w hat is going on in your broader

community and how it relates to the grow th and sustainability of your Venture. Contact

yvfellowship@youthventure.org to join or create a listservto connect w ith other young changemakenyour region.

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Venture Spotlight Starring:

LOVELY and College Bound Latinos ~ Arlington, VA

An active leader for girls and advocate in her school and community, Venturer, Emily , is speaking on a globa

panel hosted by Vital Voices Global Part nership about issues facing girls in her community, the challenges

and opportunities for young women leaders here in the US, as well share he r ow n success story  in working

change on behalf of young people with her Ventures, LOVELY and, a Tu Voz My Venture winning team,College Bound Latinos . Vital Voices, in cooperation with the World Bank Group and the Nike Foundation, is

hosting a leadership training for 10 young women from around the world, entitled Rising Voices: UnleashingYoung Women's Economic Potential. Vital Voices' training in Washington, DC, October 4-11, 2008, is a new

campaign to convince governments to invest in girls' education as a strategy for global economic

development. During this training, participants learn about successful leadership and advocacy strategies fromprominent women leaders, share their experiences with each other, and it includes a panel discussion betwee

these global Rising Voices and young leaders in DC. LOVELY is a ment oring program  between middle school

and high school Latinas. In addition to leadership development, LOVELY helps participants sharpen their study

and organizational skills in preparation for high school graduation and creates a community of students who

support one another.College Bound Latinos is focused on prom oting higher education am ong Latinos .

Congrats, Emily, for having LOVELY and College Bound Latinos recognized globally!

YV Shout Out

Jessica, pictured in foreground, a young Seattle Venturer who started Richard'

Rwanda with her classmates, was selected as one of the ten nominees to join

the Barron Prize Honor Roll of Heroes!The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Hero

honors outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive differen

to people and our planet. Their leadership and courage make them true heroes a

inspirations to us all. Each year, the Barron Prize selects ten winners and ten

honor roll nominees nationwide. Richard's Rwanda is w orking to create bonding

betw een girls in Ame rica and Rwa nda , build peace and empower the future

eaders of the world. Richard's Rwanda raises money to pay for tuition, books and clothes for girls in Rwanda

who suffered from the 1994 genocide. A man named Richard stayed with Jessica's family last summer while

doing fundraisers in the Seattle area and she was moved by the stories of young girls in the country who did

not have access to education. Keep up the great work! You can read more about Richards Rwanda at theirwebsite.

Submit your Venture to yvfellowship@youthventure.org for considerationin future New sletter issue

Learn about changemakersand Venture Teamsjust like you.Compose an Action Planto start your

own Venture. Chat with other Venturers via Forums.

Meetan Ashoka Fellow  

Jim Thompson ~ P ositive Coaching Alliance San Francis co, CA

Year Elected: 2004

Jim Thompson is leading a movement to make character education the primary focus of youth sports without sacrificing competitiveness. He recognizes in sports anunparalleled opportunity for young people to build skills of leade rship,

com m unication, and cooperation . Since 1998, Positive Coaching Alliance  (PCA)

has been transforming youth sports so sports can transform youth. Through partnership with more than 1,10

youth sports organizations, leagues, schools and cities nationwide, PCA has conducted 6,00 0- plus w orksho

for youth sports coaches, parents, organizational leaders and athletes to help create a positive, character- building youth sports environme nt  for more than3 million youth athletes. Through his large and committed

membership base and through partnerships with major players in the sports-entertainment industry, Jim

achieves a cultural shift, encouraging children to stay involved in sports. To learn more about Jim Thompson

and other Ashoka Fel low s please go to www.ashoka.org.

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