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2009 Summit Blog Updates





Good or bad, small or big, inventions have defined our modern world.
Just think what life would be like without light bulbs, telephones, cars, airplanes, and computers!

Vote to help us pick the next Match Rugby Fund donations. In a collaboration with Ashoka’s Youth Venture Rugby selected 30 YV organizations, of which 15 will receive a $1000 grant. The Ralph Lauren Foundation will weigh your voting as part of the process of choosing those 15 winners. After the jump, learn more about each of the finalists, and through June 30 place your votes as to which organizations you’d like to see win the cash. ‘Cause you always look good when you give back.

YV's own James Bach interviewed YVer Moses Odhiambo from Kenya. Moses Talked about his venture and how he is making changes in his community. His interview is now featured on Change.org.check out the awesome interview:

Best Buy's @15 wants your Opinions and ideas and Youth Venture wants your points for sharing them If you are age 13-18, you can help YV earn up to $250,000 to launch new ventures, build community, and expand the global movement of young changemakers by joining Best Buy’s @15 Change Exchange! Just visit http://www.at15.com/user/register to join and start earning points to allocate to YV at the end of the summer.


Now more than ever we need changemakers working to address social challenges like HIV/AIDS, global warming, natural disasters, poverty, access to education, and more. If you are age 13-18, you can help YV earn up to $250,000 to launch new ventures, build community, and expand the global movement of young changemakers by joining Best Buy’s @15 Change Exchange! Just visit http://www.at15.com/user/register to join and start earning points to allocate to YV at the end of the summer.



Do you have questions about starting or maintaining your venture? Have you been successful at running your own venture and can give some advice? Come ask questions, get answers and share advice with other GenV.net users on Tues June 2 in the GenV.net chat room.


Where : the GenV.net chat room. You can get there by clicking the "chat" link listed under the member options or by clicking here



Do you have questions about starting or maintaining your venture? Have you been successful at running your own venture and can give some advice? Come ask questions, get answers and share advice with other GenV.net users on Tues June 2 in the GenV.net chat room.


Where : the GenV.net chat room. You can get there by clicking the "chat" link listed under the member options or by clicking here

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New and Improved YV Blog

Want to get the latest Youth Venture news? Hear about awesome opportunities and resources? Read about the changes fellow ventures are making? if you said yes then you need to check out the YV blog. It's fun. It's exciting. It's full of great information.

Check it out now: http://blog.youthventure.org/