Social innovation is reaching a tipping point
Leading social entrepreneurs have developed innovative, scalable solutions to society's problems that are already having significant impacts. Over the next ten years, however, the scale of these impacts will explode as many innovations move past the tipping point. This is the most important story in the world, and Innovatorz will tell it.

Innovatorz will tell the stories of award winning social entrepreneurs as they unfold
Innovatorz has developed a process called “assisted podcasting” that will enable hundreds of award winning social entrepreneurs to share their stories online with a minimum of effort. Innovatorz will work with these recognized leaders to record their ongoing stories, disseminate these widely and develop an audience passionate about social entrepreneurship. As this audience watches the impacts of social entrepreneurs grow dramatically, it will evolve into a powerful community of people dedicated to becoming, supporting and promoting social entrepreneurs.

What we are doing is important
By spreading excitement about social entrepreneurship, facilitating knowledge sharing by social entrepreneurs and documenting the history of the field as it unfolds, Innovatorz will become an important part of the ecosystem of support for social entrepreneurs. Our plan for affordable, technology-driven storytelling will help leading social entrepreneurs collaboratively shape the future of the field while creating a point of entry for aspiring social entrepreneurs, funders, and academics.

We've already started
We have already begun working with a number of leading social entrepreneurs to develop our methodology and prove the concept. For example please see Riders for Health, Scojo Foundation, America's Family, Sports4Kids, the Center for Inspired Teaching, or OneRoof.

(For more information visit innovatorz.org)

WHAT WE NEED:

Financially, we need $225K in grant funding to take Innovatorz through break even in the second half of 2008. This would allow us to sign on content production partnerships for 200 social entrepreneurs and bring on several sponsors.

Other than on money, our most critical need is access to expertise. On the technology side, we need people familar with Linux server adminstration, widget development and the Wordpress Multi-User platform. On the content side, we'd appreciate input from people with insight into design and storytelling, anyone who can help us make the Innovatorz experience more compelling.

(For more information visit innovatorz.org)

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