Social Good Summit LIVE

Posted on September 20, 2011 by jen1580

In honor of Social Good Day this week, I wanted to spotlight Mashable, 92nd Street Y, and the United Nations Foundation for kicking off their 2nd annual Social Good Summit!

Conveniently held during UN Week and intersecting with Social Good Day, the summit brings together new media and social good ideas that ripple out to innovative solutions.

Didn’t get a ticket? Don’t worry, the discussions are being held via LiveStream so you can connect and engage through social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Join the conversation and check out Asi Burak, Pete Cashmore, Monique Coleman, Scott Harrison, Nancy Lublin and the world changing ideas they are putting in action.

Adobe Youth Voices & Peapod Foundation

Posted on September 8, 2011 by jen1580

(Blog Via Pop17/Mevio)

Adobe foundation, with the help from “The Black Eyed Peas” and their Peapod Foundation have launched a total of five academies to date that focus on multimedia tools to help youth make a difference!

By providing breakthrough learning experiences for young people, adobe youth voices philosophy is to: “capitalizes on young people’s innate optimism and sense of justice, helping encourage youth to be creative, articulate contributors to their communities.”

You can also download lesson plans for your classroom!

So, what do you say… go get empowered. And tell us what inspires you in the comments below!

Help MTV Launch Campaign at 2012 SXSW

Posted on September 5, 2011 by jen1580

(Blog courtesy POP 17/Mevio)

Help MTV launch a new campaign at 2012 SXSWi.  We all know about inspiring events like: TED Talks, and PopTech. Don’t get me wrong, we heart these events… hard! However, MTV wants to inspire change, on the spot, with a 60-minute interactive session, where instead of just absorbing thought-provoking ideas, people are given the chance to prove it, by putting those ideas into action.

So, to make this idea a reality. MTV needs your help to get it in front of the, and I quote: “Bigwigs to show them it’s not what we say, it’s what we do that counts”.

Love Your Flawz

Posted on August 24, 2011 by jen1580

The “Love Your Flawz Revolution” is full effect! Find out ways that you can participate.

Do Something Award Preview

Posted on August 13, 2011 by jen1580

From celebs to everyday young people DoSomething.org is “using the power of online to get teens to do good stuff offline.”

TEDx Youth Day 2011

Posted on August 2, 2011 by jen1580

Img: TedxYouthDay.com

Good ideas can spread like wildfire.. and inspiring, progressive ones need a stage in which to perform. Just imagine if you had a free ticket to this “world-changing” event? Well, that’s where TED comes into play…

“TED is a non-profit organization devoted to ideas worth spreading…”

Starting as a 4-day conference in California twenty-five years ago TED’s stage now reaches a global audience where individuals are empowered to organize local independent “TEDx” talks, engaging and inspiring audiences around the world for free!

What’s even better is TEDx events have now spread into the youth sector, focusing on the impact of youth voices, thoughts, and ideas.

“TEDxYouthDay is a series of TEDx events happening all around the world on November 20, Universal Children’s Day. These events are designed to empower and inspire young people.”

On this day, educators, organizations and of course kids, will engage in talks, storytelling and events that will be focused towards the theme of Play, Learn, Build, & Share. The kids will not only be participating in events, but some of the events will even be hosted by the youth themselves. Although all events will be uniquely individual based on the organizers agenda, the common vision to inspire young leaders will remain the same.

This is an exciting time to see what our youth has to offer the world, and the changes they envision for the future. Change is just around the corner and you can be part of it too! Find out how to get involved here.