CentsCity, an online virtual city that strengthens young people's ability to become financially savvy adults, was recently funded by Echoing Green, an angel investor in early-stage social entreneurship:

"CentsCity utilizes the growing popularity of internet-based virtual worlds and harvests this excitement to create learning opportunities for American youth. It will build a virtual city in which each student's fictional persona will have an occupation, investments, buddies, and "quests" that teach math and financial skills. This online social network will empower youth with technology that can be used in and out of the classroom to build, share, and apply life-skills."

Felix Lloyd, CentsCity's creator, is one of 20 2007 Echoing Green Fellows, who were selected out of almost 900 applicants, to receive up to $90,000 over two years, plus technical assistance and consulting support.

Echoing Green has funded almost 450 fellows, including N2Y2 Featured Project, the Genocide Intervention Network.