October 24, 2008 - 11:35am — abby
D.I.D.I. Press Release
http://www.globalkids.org/?id=126
This fall, Global Kids and Ashoka’s Youth Venture are excited to announce opportunities for teens and young adults to receive $1,000 in seed funding and social entrepreneurial training through the Dream It Do It Initiative in Second Life. D.I.D.I. seeks to utilize the connecting forces of these virtual worlds to empower young people to implement sustainable projects that will bring positive change to their communities’ health.
October 7, 2008 - 11:02am — abby
Support Sessions on both MG and TG!
Hey Venturers!
We'll be holding workshops on both the main grid and teen grid this week. Please stop by to talk about how your ventures are going!
Teen Grid: Tue, Oct. 7 1PM SLT (4PM EST) at the coffeehouse on the DIDI Island
Main Grid: Wed, Oct. 8 1PM SLT (4PM EST) at the Global Kids Headquarters
See you there!
September 15, 2008 - 12:54pm — abby
D.I.D.I. comes to the Second Life Main Grid - Info Sessions!
D.I.D.I. comes to the main grid! We'll be holding information sessions this week at the following times at the Global Kids HQ in Second Life:
Thurs, Sept. 18: 4PM EST/ 1PM PST
Thurs, Sept. 18: 9PM EST/ 6PM PST
Fri, Sept. 19: 3PM EST/ 12PM PST
Global Kids and Youth Venture invite all young people in Second Life to participate in the Dream It. Do It. Initiative to design and launch their own social Ventures and receive start-up grants of up to US $1,000 and ongoing tools and support.