The PopTech Social Innovation Fellows program has quickly become an incredibly respected and competitive program for young social entrepreneurs. Now in its third year, the program brings 20 participants a year to Camden, Maine for a week of training, including participation in the annual PopTech Conference.
From Pop Tech:
Do you know someone with a big idea, a track record for high-impact results and a commitment to make the world a better place? If your answer is “yes,” then we would like to hear from you.
In the coming months we will be selecting up to 20 Social Innovation Fellows from around the world who are incubating transformative solutions to the world’s most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges. Nominations are particularly encouraged in the fields of healthcare, energy, water, and the arts, as well as green materials, the environment and education.
Fellows will be selected based on their proven track record and their potential to generate high-impact and sustainable solutions. Check out the 2010 Call for Nominations for eligibility criteria, and see our 2008 and 2009 Fellows for great examples of what we look for.
The Social Innovation Fellows Program exemplifies PopTech’s longstanding commitment to the field of social innovation and highlights the importance of this sector in developing breakthrough solutions to some of the world’s most urgent challenges.
We need your help as part of the PopTech network to identify the Class of 2010 — please nominate candidates now through the online nomination form.
Fellows may be nominated by another individual or organization, self-nominated, or nominated from within the PopTech network. The open nomination process closes on March 31, 2010.
YEAH! I've blogged about this 2008 fellow, before - didn't know he was a PopTech fellow - just stumbled upon it:)
Kushal Chakrabarti – Vittana Foundation
Seattle, WA
Education / Finance
Kushal Chakrabarti’s Vittana Foundation brings student loans to the developing world through the power of person-to-person micro-lending – eliminating barriers to education and providing a path to meaningful, productive employment. Building on the success of organizations like Kiva, Vittana partners with microfinance banks throughout the developing world to support and catalyze new student lending programs. By connecting socially-minded people around the world to students, Vittana enables more and more microfinance banks to begin lending for education.
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