I am very pleased to announce that the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) has been named as a 2010 semifinalist by Echoing Green (in the top 350 out of 1100 organizations). Ths is a BIG DEAL!
More on Echoing Green (from www.echoinggreen.org):
"To accelerate social change, Echoing Green invests in and supports outstanding emerging social entrepreneurs to launch new organizations that deliver bold, high-impact solutions. Through a two-year fellowship program, we help our network of visionaries develop new solutions to society’s most difficult problems."
In 2009, the MCN was named a finalist (top 2% of applicants) in the running for an Echoing Green fellowship. After losing in the final round, our team spent considerable time reviewing and modifying our model to make it better serve our member organizations and have greater social and political impact. Much of our success in the summer and fall of 2009 can be attributed to the very challenging application process Echoing Green organizes each year. Our entire team deeply appreciates the opportunity to participate in phase two again this year and to think critically and work hard as we attempt to win a 2010 Echoing Green Fellowship. Getting this far and any potential success we have in future rounds is thanks to the outstanding work of our national and district staff, our Advisors, donors, and alumni, and our member organizations who serve across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, raise funds for leading non-profits, and push for policy reform here at home.
Also, a special thanks to Will Herberich, Will Merrow, and Cameron Nutt for their help on this application in phase one.
I'll make sure to keep everyone updated on how this process goes as we continue on this journey.
PS- Again, at this time we are asking for support of organizations working on earthquake relief in Haiti: see below for details:
In this time of crisis, we ask our members and supporters to contribute to Partners in Health, who have been working in Haiti for more than 25 years and have a proven track record of doing everything required to create grassroots change. As PIH has reported, its Port-au-Prince clinical director, Louise Ivers, has appealed for assistance: "Port-au-Prince is devastated, lot of deaths. SOS. SOS... Temporary field hospital by us at UNDP needs supplies, pain meds, bandages. Please help us." Please visit and donate at http://pih.org/inforesources/news/Haiti_Earthquake.html.
In addition to PIH, there are several other organizations working in Haiti to support; that list can be found here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100113/cm_huffpost/421014.
Please make a donation towards earthquake relief efforts underway in Haiti.