MIT IDEAS 2020-21 Virtual Generator

IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge is MIT’s 20+ year-old annual social entrepreneurship program housed in the MIT PKG Public Service Center. Since its founding in 2001, IDEAS has enabled MIT student-led teams to apply their education and expertise in collaboration with community partners to address social and environmental challenges around the world. Through this program that culminates to an annual showcase and awards ceremony, teams learn to develop creative solutions in partnership with communities. Teams also benefit from a supportive body of reviewers, mentors, and funding up to $20,000 to further their efforts with affected stakeholders.Over 200 awarded IDEASteams have implemented innovative service projects in 44 countries, impacting hundreds of thousands of lives. These teams have secured more than $65 million in additional funding.

MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge

If you are looking to join an IDEAS team or are simply interested in learning more about social innovation @ MIT!

Working on a project to help under-served communities? Need funding? Want to recruit new team members? Are you interested in learning more about innovation and social entrepreneurship opportunities at MIT? Want to get involved, but don&#x27;t yet have an idea?Join us for our virtual generator. Share your ideas. Find a team.The IDEAS Virtual Generator is one of the best venues to find a team to join, pitch your idea to recruit teammates, or pitch your skills to get hired onto a team. <h3>Pitch Your Idea or Skill</h3>During the event, we will have openings for pitches from attendees. You can sign up to pitch an idea or your skills when you register for this event. Those selected to pitch will be contacted before the event with instructions on the process.Note: Pitching is optional! If you don’t want to pitch, just attend to mix and mingle, meet potential teammates, or hear about some of the exciting projects already underway.<h3>About the Challenge</h3>Teams must be led by a full-time MIT student with MIT students making significant contributions to the project’s innovation. However, teams can include anyone from around the world. If you are looking to join an IDEAS team that needs your skill set or are simply interested in learning more about how to get involved, join the conversation and help move ideas towards realization whether you are an MIT student or not. IDEAS projects can address issues in one or more sectors, such as health, education, agriculture, energy and environment, water, finance and entrepreneurship, mobile technology, and housing and transportation anywhere in the world.

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MIT IDEAS 2020-21 Virtual Generator

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