SAN FRANCISCO — More than 1,200 people were nominated for the first-ever Purpose Prize, a major new Civic Ventures initiative to invest in social innovators over 60 who are taking bold steps to help solve some of society's biggest problems. Five winners, each of whom will receive $100,000, will be selected by a panel of distinguished judges and named at a summit this fall.
Early analysis of the pool of nominees shows:
- Representation from all 50 states,
- An average age of 69, with three-quarters of nominees under 72,
SAN FRANCISCO — Civic Ventures, a nonprofit think tank and program incubator focused on helping society achieve the greatest return on experience, today announced the 21 judges who will determine the winners of the first-ever Purpose Prize, a major new initiative to invest in social innovators over 60 who are taking bold steps to help solve some of society's biggest problems. Some of the judges include actor Sidney Poitier, Harvard professor and former Presidential advisor David Gergen, journalist Cokie Roberts, author Gloria Steinem, and business entrepreneur Jeffrey Taylor.
SAN FRANCISCO — Civic Ventures, a think tank and program incubator helping society achieve the greatest return on experience, today announced 15 finalists for its first-ever Purpose Prize, a major new initiative to invest in Americans over 60 who are leading a new age of social innovation.
SAN FRANCISCO — Civic Ventures, a think tank and program incubator helping society achieve the greatest return on experience, today announced the five winners of its first-ever Purpose Prize, a major new initiative to invest in Americans over 60 who are leading a new age of social innovation. Each winner will receive $100,000, the first significant investment in this undiscovered force for the greater good. (Two prizes will be shared by pairs of co-winners.)
SAN FRANCISCO — Civic Ventures, a think tank and program incubator helping society achieve the greatest return on experience, today announced the opening of nominations for the "BreakThrough Award." The new award will honor nonprofits and public sector agencies finding innovative ways to hire people over 50 or help them find meaningful jobs solving serious social problems.
SAN FRANCISCO — Civic Ventures, a think tank and program incubator helping society achieve the greatest return on experience, today was named winner of a 2007 "Social Capitalist Award." Given by Fast Company magazine and Monitor Group, the awards honor nonprofits that combine creativity and ingenuity with business solutions to address social challenges.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Civic Ventures, a think tank and program incubator helping society achieve the greatest return on experience, today was named winner of a 2007 "Social Capitalist Award." Given by Fast Company magazine and Monitor Group, the awards honor nonprofits that combine creativity and ingenuity with business solutions to address social challenges.
SAN FRANCISCO — Civic Ventures, a think tank and program incubator helping society achieve the greatest return on experience, will launch a bold new campaign in 2007 to define the decades between the end of midlife careers and true retirement as a time to do paid work for the greater good.
