Ashoka’s Youth Venture announces the @15 Community Impact Challenge

Are you ready to take your Venture to the next level? Need funding to expand your impact?
Need help telling your story and building a network?







15 finalists will compete online for
5, $5,000 grants and 5, $1,500 grants
to change their communities!








Finalists will be equipped with digital camcorders
and provided coaching in grassroots marketing, social media,
and public relations.









Apply now for the @15 Community Impact Challenge with Ashoka’s Youth Venture. Applicants must be residents of the United States and age 12-18 (at least 60 percent of team member must meet this requirement). All team members must be age 12-20.








Important Dates: Applications are due January 15, 2010. The online voting takes place from March 15 to April 2, 2010.








Visit www.at15.comfor an application and to learn more!







About @15: Best Buy believes in the power of teens, and @15 is a platform to connect with them, give voice to their perspectives, and invest our resources – including the energy and talents of our employees – to turn their ideas into action and support their efforts to lead social change. Teens bring passion and enthusiasm to tackling tough issues. They’re also important to our business – they shop in our stores, and they’re our future employees. There’s a real opportunity to listen to – and learn from – what teens have to say. And through the @15 Fund, we’ll put the philanthropic power of @15 directly into their hands.







NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 U.S. (D.C.), 13 - 18 AS OF DECEMBER 15, 2009. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Enter Contest by: 1/15/10. To enter, visit www.at15.com and follow instructions to download the Grant Application. Grand Prize (5): A $5,000 Grant. For Official Rules and complete details, visit www.at15.com. Sponsor: Youth Venture, 1700 North Moore St., Suite 2000, Arlington, VA, 22209.