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6/18/2025, 12:55:28 PM

Want to make your Global Innovation Challenge submission stand out? Check out this quick video from our fellow John, sharing how he made his 2023 Global Innovation Challenge entry shine! 💪 *Here’s also a great tip from GIC25 winner Niyati:* _“Try to bring in a sense of personal touch on why the problem matters to you in the first place and pair that up with what makes you the best individual or team to work on this problem. And lastly, would be to fall in love with solving the problem and not the idea itself.”_ Don’t forget to watch our submission support videos — they’re built to help you submit your strongest entry. You’ll find them in the portal and throughout the submission form. 🙌 Have you started your submission? Give this a 🚀 if you have!

Social Shifters

6/17/2025, 9:13:43 AM

Hey shifters! Our friends from ChangemakerXchange are hosting the *Launch of the The Possibilists Global Report 2025:* 📅 June 18 | 🕒 3:00 PM CEST Hear from inspiring young changemakers & global leaders, including voices from SAP, Reflective Teens, The Learning Fortress, and more! 📍 RSVP here https://thepossibilists.org/launchevent/

Social Shifters

6/16/2025, 9:24:46 AM

*Shifter Spotlight* 💡 Tanvi, founder of greenairy, is revolutionizing indoor air quality with nature-powered purification while inspiring the next generation to reconnect with sustainability. After winning the Global Innovation Challenge award in 2024 Tanvi has gone on to scale her project, develop new products, made progress with her app and continued to make lasting impact! 👏 You can read Tanvi's inspiring story over on her Shifters 100 profile! https://www.socialshifters.co/shifters100/participant/?uid=56#kldfdl React with a 🌱 if your project is also tackling sustainability and good health!

Social Shifters

6/9/2025, 9:25:26 AM

Hey shifters! We've noticed the community here has really grown — and it's amazing to see so many of you from all over the world! 🙌✨ To help us connect more with you, we’d love to know where you're joining us from. Let us know 👇

Social Shifters

6/5/2025, 2:03:24 PM

We’re thrilled to welcome five incredible young impact founders—John, Farah, Zain, Niyati, and Lehumo—to the Social Shifters team as our very first Fellows! 👏 Social Shifters Fellowships and many other development opportunities can be 'unlocked' with one eligible submission to our Global Innovation Challenge! Submissions for The Global Innovation Challenge are now open! Register and start your submission today: https://globalinnovationchallenge.awardsplatform.com/ Welcome to the team, Fellows! 🙌

Social Shifters

5/21/2025, 2:13:08 PM

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5/27/2025, 12:08:46 PM

Our friends over at SIA have opened applications to their incubation program 💥 *Deadline May 31st.* The SIA incubation is an impact-driven entrepreneurial journey for young people between 14 and 30. Do you have an idea for a social or environmentally focused project? Or are you already building a social enterprise, but are still at an early-stage? Apply and access mentors & experts, connect with other young social entrepreneurs, and get the chance to win the Social Impact Award for pre-seed funding and a ticket to the international SIA Summit. Check out their website to learn more and apply: https://sia.click/apply.

Social Shifters

6/10/2025, 3:36:45 PM

Hey everyone - here are some cool opportunities we've found for young impact founders! For those new to the channel, expect some monthly opportunity drops in here as a little thank you for joining our community. 🙌 *The 2025 Rosa Rise Fund* Rosa’s Rise Fund provides organisational development funding for Black and racially minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations across the UK. deadline: 23rd of June 2025 https://rosauk.org/our-programmes/rise-fund/ *The Flagship Fellowship by Watson Institute* Fully-funded 16-week program designed to elevate your impact-driven venture through intensive training, dedicated mentorship from industry leaders, and connections to a powerful global network. deadline: 22nd june 2025 https://watson.is/flagship-fellowship/#Details *The Global Good Fund Fellowship 2026* This fellowship is designed for social entrepreneurs who are creating social impact within their communities and are ready to scale their leadership to further develop their enterprises. Deadline: 1st of July 2025 https://globalgoodfund.submittable.com/submit/328628/the-global-good-fund-fellowship-2026 *EMEA Impact Through Innovation Awards 2025* The EMEA Impact Through Innovation Awards program aims to seed-fund innovative solutions that address health, mental wellbeing or educational outcomes for children and young people. Deadline: 7-Jul-25 https://www2.fundsforngos.org/awards/emea-impact-through-innovation-awards-2025/#:~:text=The%20EMEA%20Impact%20Through%20Innovation,Join%20Premium%20for%20Proven%20Strategies.

Social Shifters

6/3/2025, 9:03:22 AM

Hey Shifters! Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our launch event! Submissions for the Global Innovation Challenge 2025 are now officially LIVE! Here is the link: https://globalinnovationchallenge.awardsplatform.com/ We can't wait to see all your amazing projects 👏

Social Shifters

5/20/2025, 2:24:03 PM

Some opportunities we’ve found this week : 👉 Thrive challenge - a competition for startups with solutions that will revolutionize agriculture Deadline: May 25th https://thriveagrifood.com/thrive-global-impact-challenge-2025/ 👉 BeChangeMaker- An online training programme for start-up acceleration, dedicated coaching, mentoring and support. Application Deadline: May 31st https://worldskills.org/what/projects/bechangemaker/2025/apply/ 👉 Frontiers - A fellowship residency opportunity for science journalists seeking to develop their professional skills in covering complex scientific topics. https://frontiers.media/residencies/program-guide/ 👉 D-Prize - a funding opportunity for organisations distributing proven poverty solutions Deadline: June 8th https://d-prize.org