Overview

Under the Social-M Challenge, student participants enter a contest where they will have six weeks to design and implement their own sustainability-focused social movements.

How it Works

The contest will take place in two phases:

Phase 1: PLANNING (January 9th – January 23rd, 2010) Teams will submit formal campaign plans to a panel of expert judges. The five best plans will be awarded $1,000 to aid in implementation.

Phase 2: IMPLEMENTATION (January 25th – February 22nd, 2010) All teams are given one month to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of their submitted plans. The winning Phase 2 movement will be awarded $15,000 in seed funding and exclusive consulting support to grow their movement.

Date/Location

The Stanford Social Movement Challenge launches at Stanford on January 9th, 2010 with CONVERGE, an all-day kickoff event to be held in Y2E2.

Involvement

FUSION is a Co-Partner with BASES and Students for a Sustainable Stanford (SSS). For more information, please visit http://social-m.stanford.edu/.