Alphabetical list of organizations that have been selected to advance to the semifinals, in the for-profit and non-profit tracks. Ashoka-trained high school / college teams are also included. ALL of these organizations will attend the SIFP event on Oct 3 and will have Poster Tables so you can learn more and meet them before the pitching contest and during the reception.
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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 | ||
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Catholic Community Service of King County | The Groundwork Project: Wraparound with Homeless Youth Catholic Community Services of King County Discovering Strengths; Facilitating Change | NFP | Erin Maguire |
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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 | 1-Pager |
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Family Renewal Shelter |
Providing a crucial option for women and their children fleeing extreme high-risk domestic violence and helping them become safe and successful. |
NFP | Keith Galbraith | 1-Pager |
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FindProz, Inc | eBay for education: FindProz is the marketplace for private instruction. | FP | Tyler Pack | Watch Video |
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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 | 1-Pager |
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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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Get Schooled Foundation | Get Schooled is the only national organization using the power of media, technology, and pop culture to motivate young people and improve education. | NFP | Marie Goark | |
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Ideal Network, Inc | Ideal network is a cause marketing platform that uses the mechanisms of a daily deal to raise money for non profits. | FP | Ronny Bell | |
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ITEASi (IT Enterprise Architecture Solutions Inc) |
BOSS empowers project owners/managers and minority small businesses with the tools and information to create sustainable social change. |
FP | Llewellyn Preece | Watch Video |
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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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Mercy Housing Northwest | Mercy Housing Northwest not only believes that affordable housing and supportive programs prevent homelessness—the evidence shows that it does. | NFP | Paul Chiocco | |
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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 | 1-Pager | |
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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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One4All | Stealth mode: consumer giving startup | FP | Jason Hausske | |
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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 | ||
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Something Real Productions | Combats issues surrounding child soldiers in Uganda, in partnership with Invisible Children, by hosting break dancing battles around Seattle. | NFP | ||
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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 | ||
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StudentRND | Provides a space for young people to explore, innovate, learn, and teach cutting-edge science and technology together. | NFP | ||
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Summit Solutions, LLC | Opening call centers to provide jobs for our veterans. They have given us their time and lives and I'd like to give jobs back in return. | FP | Mindy McClain | 1-Pager |
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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 | 1-Pager |
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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 | 1-Pager |
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West Seattle Tool Library |
The West Seattle Tool Library empowers individuals and organizations by providing easy access to a free community collection of tools and resources. |
NFP | Patrick Dunn | |
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Year Up | Year Up provides urban young adults who are neither working nor in school with a year of education and training that leads to livable wage jobs. | NFP | Lisa Chin | Watch video |
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Yoga Empowered Students (YES) | Engages a diverse student group in ongoing yoga clinics, and engages the cohort in community building projects at Garfield High School designed at identifying and deconstructing racial barriers segmenting the student body | NFP | ||
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Youth Ambassadors | The mission of Youth Ambassadors is to develop learners who become leaders through compassionate service to the community. | NFP | Lori Markowitz | 1-Pager |
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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 | 1-Pager |
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Youth Ultimate Project (YUP) | Uses ultimate Frisbee to teach play, leadership, and teamwork skills to disadvantaged youth in Cambodia—so far they’ve funded two trips to Cambodia to run these life-changing clinics. | NFP |
