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16 SEIC Semi-Finalists Announced to go on to next level competition for $135,000
Growing partiicipation from agencies and foundations
St. Louis, MO , March 01, 2007
- On behalf of our partner and sponsors, the Skandalaris Center is pleased to announce the semifinalists for the 2007 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC). Sixteen semi-finalists have been chosen to move on to the next stage of the competition. The number of entries increased 33% from last year and the quality and variety of the executive summaries was exceptional.
The SEIC 2007 Semi-Finalists are:
- Cents City
- ENTEAM Games
- Fans with Cans
- Gathering Room at Pillar Place
- Great Rivers Hostel SE Venture
- Healthcare Equality Co-Venture
- Let’s Start with the Kids
- Miriam Center
- MOAR for Life
- MS Repository
- National Conference for Community & Justice STL
- Nest
- One World Neighborhood Café
- Our Education
- Project COPE
- The Bridge St. Louis
All team descriptions are described at www.ideabounce.com. Next up for the semifinalists is the Elevator Pitch Competition. Then on Thursday, March 22nd at 6pm, we invite all to be a part of the SEIC 2007 as the teams repeat their elevator pitches at a public event open to all. In this exciting and fast-paced event, audience members will use the same evaluation sheet the judges have used and will have the chance to “be the judge” and give the teams additional feedback. The audience member whose score is the closest match to the judges will win $250.
The Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition is a partnership between Washington University and the YouthBridge Association, and we are proud to be joined by the Incarnate Word and Deaconess Foundations as sponsors. Thanks to the generosity of our partner, sponsors, and judges, this year’s winners are eligible for up to $135,000 in awards and will receive feedback from experts in social entrepreneurship and innovation.
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