This article over at the Social Enterprise mag has some great quotes about creating young change-makers: Paraphrasing Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka: “Young people should be educated about social entrepreneurship from the age of 12 if there is to be a next generation of change makers… The key time to inspire the social entrepreneurs of tomorrow is between the ages
Yup, I’m an Idol fan, and I love love love David Archuleta. Now he’s teamed up with one of my favorite organizations: “I know as well as anyone that teenagers have the power to do something. So I’m genuinely excited about this cause and organization. When I heard about the opportunity to get involved with DoSomething.org, I jumped at the
From GenV Campaigns: Ashoka GenV and WaterAid welcome all your ideas for how to improve access to clean water and sanitation. Just send us one paragraph about your idea and we can guide you on how to proceed. The ten most innovative, effective or sustainable project ideas will receive seed grants of up to US$1,000. Submit your one paragraph idea
Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka, is one of my personal heroes. Thanks to Jack at Youth Venture Seattle, I had the most amazing opportunity to hear him speak in person a few weeks ago. I also got to meet him afterward, and we talked for quite awhile about my current work-in-progress–a handbook for young change-makers! Despite being sick, and in
From GenV.net: Ashoka GenV and the Lemelson Foundation will support 50 young inventors in using their inventions to create positive change – by providing mentorship, seed funding, networking opportunities, and even a $20,000 scholarship. Submit your one-paragraph idea before March 15, 2009. Get the details here.
Does your bathroom sing to you? Mine does! Well, it does now anyway. But first, here are the ugly “before” pictures (definitely no singing here, just a bad case of the blahs!): Then, there are the super-cool “during” pictures (“Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go!”): And finally, the amazing “after” pictures (“TADA!”): It’s
Thanks to Jim and The Hero Factory, I have created my very own alter-ego superhero. Behold… Professor Reinforced Chrome: Aw, come on, you know you’re impressed. Aren’t you?
Many thanks to Mitali Perkins for her recent post entitled “How Kids Can Change the World.” It was a short post, but it touched many lives. Personally, I discovered a wonderful website about books for young readers (now defunct), read some powerful essays by Mitali and Hazel Rochman, and found a list of wonderful new books to read. This Thursday, I
Teens, pop on over here for more information about an essay contest that could help you “fund your dream”. Lisa McMann wants to know, “What is the greatest obstacle you’ve overcome?” Answer in 500 words or less and submit your essay to enter the contest. Lisa McMann and representatives from Simon & Schuster will choose one winner who will receive
A person I feel very fortunate to call my friend, the successful and talented Kevan Atteberry, recently wrote an article in the Chinook (the quarterly newsletter from the Western Washington region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) entitled, “On Being a Fraud.” I wonder if he’s read about the imposter syndrome, because he described it quite eloquently.