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GOOD Maker Challenge Africa Edition: Share Your Innovative Health Solution - GOOD Maker wrote in Health, Africa and Global Development

Calling all creative health leaders across Africa: We're looking for health and development pioneers working on innovative projects tackling some of the most important issues affecting our world: Maternal & Child Health; HIV/AIDs & Reproductive Health; and TB & Malaria. 

Submit your project between now and October 15 to the Africa Edition of the GOOD Maker Pioneers of Health Challenge. Up to five winners with the most innovative solutions will join us for the GOOD Pioneers of Health Exchange, a four day collaboratory in Cape Town, South Africa from December 10 through 13. Powered by GOOD and Name Your Hood, the Exchange will be an opportunity to share and accelerate exciting solutions in health with fellow innovators, prominent health leaders, government officials and other nonprofit organizations.

Whether you’re a designer or engineer, community health worker or passionate advocate, we want to hear about your insights for some of the most pressing health challenges affecting the world. We know that often the best solutions are collaborative and have surprising origins, so share your unique perspective and together, let’s help move the world forward in South Africa.

To read complete rules and and submit, send us your submission here before October 15 noon PDT and you could win a chance to join us in Cape Town.

Follow this challenge on Twitter at @GOODMkr and #PioneersOfHealth. Want to learn more about GOOD Maker? Drop us a line at [email protected], sign up for our email list, or check out past and current funding opportunities.

If you’re between the ages of 18 and 30, apply to join an elite group of young leaders from over 55 countries and over 221 universities by becoming a StartingBloc Fellow. StartingBloc is accepting applications to its lifelong membership program now through March 31st. As a fellow you receive all the benefits of the Detroit 2013 Institute as well as educational, professional, and social opportunities at 14 chapters around the world, waived application fees to top graduate programs, connections to pro-bono legal and financial services for social enterprises, and mentorship with professional leaders in your field.

Join Sophia Sunwoo, Co-Founder and CEO of Water Collective for a "How She Does It" Dinner on Monday, April 29th at Maharlika in New York. This women-only dinner party, hosted by Cynthia Hellen, Founder of SMPLCT lab, and New York Women Social Entrepreneurs, will feature Sophia as she shares her journey as an entrepreneur, the mission of Water Collective, and her passion for sustainable work.

Would $50,000 help you launch your social enterprise? GOOD Maker is teaming up with Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes to bring you the Start Something That Matters GOOD Maker challenge, which will award $50,000 to one enterprising individual to launch his or her plan for driving social impact. Submit your plan by May 17th for a chance to win the ultimate prize--the chance to start transforming lives.

The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) is hosting the Agents of Change program, a competition for a year of free access to its workspace in NYC. If you are blending a mission-based project with market-based sustainability and the best of the nonprofit and for-profit worlds, this competition is for you. Twenty applicants will win 100 hours per month at the Centre for Social Innovation, four hours per month of free meeting space, access to CSI programs and events, one year subscription to GOOD magazine, and participation in NYC’s community of change-makers. Applications are due Friday, May 17th at 5:00 pm EST.

A contest for social entrepreneurs without new ideas, the D-Prize is awarding $20,000 to entrepreneurs who can find better, innovative ways to spread older, proven ideas into high poverty areas. The D-Prize (the “D” stands for distribution or development) is looking to award money to creative people who can find better ways to distribute or develop existing forms of aid. Just as, many years ago, Henry Ford was able to make the automobile accessible to a much larger audience, the D-Prize seeks someone with the potential make such innovations as solar lighting, Schistosomiasis medicine, and birth control options more accessible in some of the highest poverty areas of the world. The application deadline is April 30th, but serious candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible for a better chance at moving onto the final round. Program director Nicholas Fusso wants to know--are you the next Henry Ford of poverty alleviation?

    Shawn D. Ross

I am a Northwest Native living in Washington State. A graduate of Washington State University and University of Phoenix with degrees in Architecture and Education I write about social, cultural, and personal improvement on the StartSomeGood Blog and SDRinspire. I am also a filmmaker and owner of Giraffe and Penguin Productions, a single daddy of two beautiful children, avid reader, writer, and hat wearer (Not in that picture but believe me, I wear ‘em). I am currently at work on my first feature length documentary. Follow me @shawndross and visit my websites: sdrinspire.tumblr.com and giraffeandpenguinproductions.tumblr.com.

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LA Makerspace is doing some incredible work - for kids, for STEAM, and for the community. I'm excited to be getting involved with them and the programs they are putting together. Please vote for their initiative on this link!

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Announcing The Great American Teach-Off 2013: Nominate an Innovative Teacher to Win $10K - GOOD Maker wrote in Education, Great American Teach Off and News

GOOD and University of Phoenix are proud to announce the launch of the second annual Great American Teach-Off for teachers in grades K through 12.

This program is a nationwide competition to celebrate U.S.-based elementary, middle and high school teachers that are engaging students to learn effectively and graduate successfully. Whether these teachers have innovative teaching methods, create unique classroom projects, or organize inspiring after-school programs that encourage community involvement in their school, we want to hear more about them!

Here's how it works: Nominate an outstanding teacher currently teaching in grades K through 6 or 7 through 12—it can be a teacher you've had, your child's, or even yourself—by February 15 noon PT. We'll select the finalists based on how they foster creativity in the classroom, help students learn beyond the classroom, and impact the greater school community.

We'll announce the top 20 finalists on March 4 noon PT. Finalists will share videos responding to a short list of questions about their teaching experience, and the GOOD community will vote for their favorite teacher over the course of five weeks. At the end of five weeks, the top voted K through 6 teacher and the top voted 7 through 12 teacher will each receive a $10,000 classroom grant. 

Dedicated teachers that are pushing students to learn and think in different ways deserve to be recognized. Give these teachers the chance to further learning in their classroom by nominating them in The Great American Teach-Off by February 15 noon PT. Watch profiles of last year's winning teachers, Terry Dougherty and Daryl Bilandzija to get inspired.

You can join the conversation with this challenge on Twitter at @GOODmkr and @TeachOff via #teachoff.

GOOD Maker Challenge: Support the Dreams of Young People with Microfunding Opportunities - GOOD Maker wrote in Innovation, Youth and Good Maker

Know an inspiring nonprofit that’s empowering young people?  Would they benefit from additional funding and awareness? Nominate them for the Give for Youth Challenge by February 1. 

Are you a nonprofit with projects that need funding? Submit your organization from January 7 to February 1.

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