Attention Social Entrepreneurs: SVN Innovation Awards Accepting Applications

After 23 years connecting and inspiring a community of 500 leaders who are working together to build a more just and sustainable world, Social Venture Network is looking to honor and support the “next generation” of social entrepreneurs with the 2010 SVN Innovation Awards. Winners of the 2010 SVN Innovation Awards will be honored during a special ceremony at the 2010 SVN Fall Conference at Ocean Place Resort, in Long Branch, New Jersey. Winners will receive a free year of membership in SVN, waived registration and travel and hotel expenses to attend the Fall Conference, waived registration for the 2011 SVN Member Gathering, recognition in a six-page special section of the November/December issue of Utne Reader, featured placement on SVN’s website for a full year, publicity in other media outlets, and advice and support from members of the SVN community.

To be eligible, applicants must currently hold positions as C-level executives (CEO, President, Executive Director, etc.) at a business or nonprofit having a positive social or environmental impact, and their organization must have been in operation for at least six months, and not more than five years, as of April 15, 2010. Past Innovation Award winners include Peter Liu (New Resource Bank), Brenda Palms Barber (Sweet Beginnings), and Priya Haji (World of Good), an RSF borrower.

To learn more about the Awards or to download an application, please visit www.svn.org/awards. Applications are due by April 15, 2010. If you have questions, please contact Lars Olson at larso@svn.org.

To register for SVN’s upcoming 2010 Spring Member Gathering, taking place April 29 – May 2 in Stevenson, Washington, please click here.  RSF is proud to be the SVN Local Gatherings sponsor for 2010, and we look forward to seeing many of you at both the Local Gatherings and the annual Spring Member Gathering.

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