Official Blog: Global Impact Awards’ hunt for U.K.’s most innovative social entrepreneurs starts today
Google is hunting for UK’s most innovative social entrepreneur. Right from cracking a human genome, advancing medical research via computer games to everything which will make the world a better place to live in. Google’s first Global Impact Challenge (U.K), has invited British nonprofits to explain how they (non profits) have utilized technology in order to transform lives in some or the other way. Each out of the four nonprofits should get £500,000 Global Impact Award, as well as Chromebooks and technical assistance from Googlers to help actualize their projects respectively.
Applications open today (March-22), and registered British nonprofits organizations are requested to apply online at g.co/impactchallenge.
Technology can help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges and we’re eager to back innovators who are finding new ways to make an impact. Today we’re starting the hunt in the U.K., but we also know that nonprofits all over the world are using techy approaches to develop new solutions in their sector. Who knows, the Global Impact Challenge might head your way next.
Text source: http://googleblog.blogspot.in/2013/03/global-impact-awards-hunt-for-uks-most_24.html
Pic source- balkaninside - Google images
LONDON: March-21-The three winners will be revealed at the event at Google London in June
In 2012, Google launched the Global Impact Awards in order to aid nonprofits that use technology to tackle the planet’s toughest issues (social and commercial). Google gave away $23 million to seven organizations who worked on projects (aerial technology that protects wildlife to data algorithms that ensure more girls and minorities get placed in advanced math and science classes.)
Applications open today (March-22), and registered British nonprofits organizations are requested to apply online at g.co/impactchallenge.
10 finalists on May 22 will be announced. Followed by a voting, on June 3, the top 10 finalists will pitch their concepts. The judging panel comprises of Matt Brittin and Jacquelline Fuller, Sir Richard Branson, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Jilly Forster.
Technology can help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges and we’re eager to back innovators who are finding new ways to make an impact. Today we’re starting the hunt in the U.K., but we also know that nonprofits all over the world are using techy approaches to develop new solutions in their sector. Who knows, the Global Impact Challenge might head your way next.
Text source: http://googleblog.blogspot.in/2013/03/global-impact-awards-hunt-for-uks-most_24.html
Pic source- balkaninside - Google images
