NewME an accelerator for minority led start-ups is now accepting applications for 2012. Recently featured on CNN the accelerator houses a handful of visiting start-ups during the summer of 2012 in Silicon Valley. Check out the summer class of 2011. Check out NewMeaccelerator.com for more details!
CapLinked—the online platform for private investment funded by members of the “PayPal Mafia”—announced today that it is launching a worldwide pitch competition for entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to a panel of all-star judges. Company founders and aspiring entrepreneurs of all-stripes are welcome to submit their plans for a chance at fame and glory, [...]
Comcast Interactive Capital has partnered with DreamIt Ventures (“DreamIt”), the leading technology accelerator for entrepreneurs, to provide seed funding, training, mentoring and other benefits to five minority-led startups through DreamIt’s accelerator program. The partnership with DreamIt, entitled the Minority Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (MEAP), is Comcast Interactive Capital’s first investment initiative from the $20 million fund [...]
The Motorola Mobility Foundation Empowerment Grants has launched an opportunity for non-profit organizations to apply for funding to empower their communities. The program addresses three areas of focus – education, health and wellness and community. The Empowerment Grants program supports and celebrates everyday real-life efforts to leverage technology to build stronger communities. Eligible non-profit organizations [...]
The Arthur J. Turner Jr. Scholarship Foundation’s Online Writing Contest is for 3rd – 8th grade students. Each month the Foundation will provide students with the first line for their 200 word essay. There are no requirements for type of story, setting, or characters. Students are free to be creative in developing their unique story as long [...]
The Center for Nonprofit Advancement is now accepting nominations for the Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman 2011 EXCEL Award. Nominations are due July 8, 2011. Download the nomination packet. This competitive award spotlights up to three outstanding nonprofit leaders in the Washington metropolitan area for outstanding nonprofit chief executive leadership. Each winner receives a $5,000 professional [...]
If theres a woman in your life that has risen to the challenge in your community, or devoted herself to a local or global cause you can nominate her for the Women of Worth Award to celebrate her achievements. In 2006, L’Oréal Paris launched the Women of Worth program to celebrate, recognize and honor women [...]
In 2010, government grants that specifically went to women, have gone over the $20 billion mark. Grants For Women continues to support that trend by provides resources, tips, and organizations that offer places for women to apply for grants. Women all over the world has learned how to obtain business, government, federal, or personal grants. The Grants For [...]
In an effort to effectively and rapidly transform the environments in which our children learn, the US Green Building Council has launched the Center for Green Schools Fellowship program, which will begin placing full-time sustainability officers in school districts across the country in July 2011. The Green Schools Fellowship program will provide partner school districts with [...]
MIT’s Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) in the School of Engineering (SOE) runs five core programs for middle and high school students. In 1975, the SOE launched the Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) Program to address the low numbers of minority students pursuing advanced technical degrees. Now the MITES Program offers a rigorous [...]
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