See the Next Wave of Social Change Coming to Puget Sound
SVP Fast Pitch Announces Quarterfinalists in Innovation Competition; Tickets on Sale for the Final Showdown
(firmenpresse) - SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/08/15 -- Seattle is about to crown the next wave of great social-change ideas, and you can be a part of the action! at the Final Showdown of , a business pitch competition for social impact entrepreneurs. We''ll hear from the most promising innovators and award to both non-profit and for-profit endeavors. Be prepared for these ideas to blow you away!
Fast Pitch has selected just over 50 quarterfinalists from a competitive applicant pool who will now compete for recognition-and funding! The innovations they propose include: Converting waste heat from cooking into . Innovative and . New tools for teaching -- through , on , or for . View a complete list of the quarterfinalists !
The competition culminates in the SVP Fast Pitch Final Showdown on October 27 at McCaw Hall, where we plan to award - $125,000 in grants to nonprofits and $250,000 in investments in for-profit endeavors. Finalists will make five-minute pitches to a panel of celebrity judges and an audience of 1,000, including YOU. Tickets are now . Get tickets now at early-bird prices, which will go up on September 30. Tickets are partially tax-deductible.
You can also support our entrepreneurs with a , which makes you eligible to win two tickets to the Final Showdown!
SVP Fast Pitch Seattle 2015 connects social innovators and entrepreneurs with business, philanthropic, and nonprofit leaders who want to help them amplify their impact. Through the five-month program, nonprofit, for-profit and student innovators hone their ideas and messages through workshops, pitch clinics, networking events and mentoring. At the same time, they build relationships with advisors, donors, investors and partners.
SVP Fast Pitch is generously supported by companies and organizations committed to entrepreneurial spirit and the Puget Sound region. The for-profit investment fund is supported in part by and . SVP Fast Pitch Benefactor Sponsors: and . Platinum Sponsors: and . Gold Sponsors: and . Silver Sponsors: and . PR Sponsor:
Since its inception in 2011, SVP Fast Pitch has awarded nearly a million dollars in grants and investments, and helped hundreds of innovators build their social change organizations. Fast Pitch Seattle has been supported by more than 500 volunteers and was founded by a team from SVP, led by technology leader and philanthropist Will Poole. For more information, please visit .
Social Venture Partners is a philanthropic organization, but they do more than give away money. SVP amplifies the impact of those out to do good by cultivating effective philanthropists, funding and strengthening nonprofits and investing in collaborative solutions to help kids and protect the environment.
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