Alphabetical list of organizations that pitched in the Oct. 3 on-stage competition, in the for-profit, non-profit tracks, and Ashoka-trained high school / college "Youth Venture" teams. ALL of these organizations as well as the semifinalists had Poster Tables for audience engagement during the reception. Fast Pitch 5-minute videos are now available for all finalists, linked below.
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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. | NFP | Kathryn Cogert | |
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Dynamic Labs |
Dynamic Labs will be the soil where seeds of innovations will be systematically planted, fertilized, pruned, and harvested. |
NFP | Jon Botten | |
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FindProz, Inc | eBay for education: FindProz is the marketplace for private instruction. | FP | Tyler Pack | |
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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. |
NFP | Brad Wilke | |
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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! | FP | Frederic DeWulf | |
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BOSS |
BOSS empowers project owners/managers and minority small businesses with the tools and information to create sustainable social change. |
FP | Llewellyn Preece |
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Jolkona | Jolkona helps non-profits improve fundraising efforts by providing a simple online microgiving & reporting platform to crowdsource funds online. | NFP | Nadia Khawaja | |
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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. | NFP | Akshay Chalana | |
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Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development |
Solarize Seattle harnesses the collective impact of community to accelerate solar energy adoption via a group purchasing program. |
NFP | Ryan Romaneski | |
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SIFF: Sharing Interests Forming Friendships | Breaks social barriers between special needs students and their peers at three public high schools in the Puget Sound and is expanding every year. | NFP | Michelle Solomon | |
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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 | NFP | Shandra Benito | |
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Village |
An exemplary health and wellness model simultaneously stimulating healthy mothers, babies, families, providers, healthcare systems, and the planet. |
NFP | Tara Shelby | |
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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. | NFP | Ethan Schaffer | |
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Youth Suicide Prevention Program |
"K-12 Lessons for Life" is a new web tool that links educators to Best Practices curricula to support school-based suicide prevention and save lives. |
NFP | Victoria Wagner |
