SIFP is a fast-pitch investment forum highlighting New Ideas for Social Impact, presented by Social Venture Partners Seattle.
Social Innovation Fast Pitch on Oct 3, 2011 - Images by Karen Ducey
2011 Results: Connections Lead to Impact
Viva Farms, one of the largest networks of farm internships in the world, won big from a monetary perspective, and even bigger from a connection perspective. Here's one of the co-founder's comments:
“We found that the value of participating in the Fast Pitch far exceeded the value of the generous cash prize: the value of the relationships we developed and the feedback & support we received from our SIFP mentors & audience members was immeasurable.”
View videos of all finalists' pitches here. To see a list with linked one-pagers of all semifinalists and finalists who had PosterTables at the reception, click here.
Our final 2011 Report to Donors providing a summary of impact and transparent access to all received feedback is here.
2011 Winners
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Food N' Me. Food N' Me is an effective nutrition system that changes eating behaviors in children and families. Fighting childhood obesity with pounds of fun! |
For-profit Track | $50,000 |
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FindProz, Inc. FindProz is a marketplace for private instruction.
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For-profit Track | $50,000 |
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Viva Farms. Viva Farms is helping launch the next generation of organic farmers by providing land, capital, expertise, and dedicated markets. |
Non-profit Track | $30,000 |
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Dynamic Labs. Dynamic Labs will be the soil where seeds of innovations will be systematically planted, fertilized, pruned, and harvested. |
Non-profit Track | $20,000 |
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Jolkona. Jolkona helps non-profits improve fundraising efforts by providing a simple online microgiving & reporting platform to crowdsource funds online. |
Non-profit Track | $15,000 |
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Flash Volunteer. Flash Volunteer provides tools to create, discover, and easily share local service events via social media, mobile, and our unique Cause Crowd feature. |
Non-profit Track |
$10,000 |
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Village. An exemplary health and wellness model simultaneously stimulating healthy mothers, babies, families, providers, healthcare systems, and the planet. |
Non-profit Track | $5,000 |
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Audience Choice for Most Innovative:Viva Farms. |
Non-profit Track
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$5,000 |
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Audience Choice for Best Fast Pitch: Viva Farms. |
Non-profit Track
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$5,000 |
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Reach Out. Reach Out brings an innovative approach to day camps, providing 1:1 counselor-to-camper in week-long camps designed to change the self-impression and life-trajectory of disabled, disadvantaged, and homeless youth. |
University Track | $5,000 |
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Biodiesel Cooperative. Student-led, student-run, biodiesel conversion lab at the University of Washington, procuring used cooking oil on campus, converting it to industry-grade biodiesel, and selling it back to the UW to power part of their on-campus diesel fleet.
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University Track | $2,000 |
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SIFF: Sharing Interests Forming Friendships
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$2,000 |
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MoneySense. Building an interactive website and offering training clinics for educating middle school and high school students about financial literacy and the dangers of financial mismanagement.
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High School Track | $1,000 |
