Call for Applictions: reSET’s 2013 Social Enterprise Challenge We are excited to announce the opening of applications for reSET’s 2013 Social Enterprise Challenge! Once again this year, reSET will recognize entrepreneurs launching or operating viable, sustainable, and socially responsible businesses that improve the community, create jobs, and demonstrate the possibilities created when both profit and purpose are pursued at the same time. Winners will receive…
Funding & Resources
Grant Opportunity // Mini Grants from NECSF
by Dana Pellegrino •
MINI-GRANTS New England Campus Sustainability Forum » Mini-Grants Grants are available to students to: Foster students’ interest and participation in campus sustainability efforts Prepare students, as important stakeholders of an institution’s sustainability, with an understanding of how to raise awareness for campus sustainability through implementing a campus-wide project Encourage students at under-resourced institutions, minority-serving institutions, and…
Wes alum offers $25k for your startup // deadline May 14
by Makaela Kingsley •
This just in from Josh Levine ’12: Have an idea that’s been keeping you up at night? Ready to transform it into a reality? This summer, Downtown Project will make investments of $25k into six very early stage startups, and one of them could be yours! For three months we will bring together founders, a…
Enrichment Grant: Oladoyin Oladapo ’14
by Makaela Kingsley •
Oladoyin Oladapo ’14 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding allowed her to get private training in HTML and JavaScript, which she will use in her entrepreneurial endeavors. Read Ola’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our Enrichment Grants. ************************************************************** PCSE: Why…
Grant Opportunity: $2K from Projects for Good
by Makaela Kingsley •
Projects for Good connects students who have the will – and skills – to make an impact with organizations who need them. Read more and apply today at http://netimpact.org/learning-resources/learning-opportunities/student-skill-builders/projects-for-good
ENGAGE Link of the Day: Do Something $500 Grants
by Makaela Kingsley •
There are many resources online for those of us who want to make the world a better place. The Patricelli Center is constantly on the lookout for links of interest to Wesleyan changemakers. Read ours and share your favorite links in the Comments section below. Today’s ENGAGE Link of the Day is –> Weekly $500…
ENGAGE links of the day: Buckminster Fuller $100K & D Prize $20K
by Makaela Kingsley •
There are many resources online for those of us who want to make the world a better place. The Patricelli Center is constantly on the lookout for links of interest to Wesleyan changemakers. Read ours and share your favorite links in the Comments section below. Have a solution to a critical world problem? Apply…
Clinton Global Initiative University
by Dana Pellegrino •
Apply now to attend CGI U 2013 at Washington University in St. Louis, which will take place from Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7, 2013. CGI U is President Clinton’s initiative to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. Each CGI U student must make a Commitment to Action: a…