Mobilize.org is proud to announce the application launch for its Democracy 2.0 Entrepreneur Grant Summit, Money in Politics, to be held July 18-21, 2008, in Denver, Colorado. In partnership with The Sunlight Foundation and Common Cause, Mobilize.org is seeking innovative projects focused towards clean election practices at the local, state, and national level. Participation is free thanks to the great support from our funders and partner organizations.
Mobilize.org is focusing efforts on empowering members of the Millennial Generation to develop innovative clean elections practices, emphasizing the creation of public finance reforms at the local and state level. These types of reforms are intended to give voters more control over the government by making politicians accountable to voters rather than wealthy campaign contributors. Our Money in Politics Grant Summit presents members of the Millennial Generation with the opportunity to identify a need for clean elections practices, and through the use of interactive key pad voting technology and peer to peer dialogue, develop an idea or solution that would address that need, and present a proposal for funding at the summit in Denver in July 2008.
Our grant summit winners will each receive a grant, between $3,000 and $5,000 and more importantly, will receive the support of Mobilize.org and our extensive partner network to champion their proposal and create systemic and long lasting change in the way elections are run.
Money In Politics is an issue that has universal relevance. Almost wherever we look, we can see public policy that affects ordinary and disadvantaged people the most being sidelined by elite groups, including special interests and the wealthiest individuals. The Democracy 2.0 Entrepreneur Grant Summits are centered on the idea that all individuals can make a difference and that for real lasting change we need everyone to be part of and create the solution. Every issue is affected by this inequality of power through money in politics. We hope that our Democracy 2.0 Issue Brief “Money in Politics” at http://www.mobilize.org/catalogFiles/12DCfil46.pdf will help Millennials understand how this issue is part of the solution to every issue they care about.
Please also review the attached Grant Summit Rules and Application form (deadline is June 15th).
You'll find all relevant information related to the Summit at: http://www.mobilize.org/index.php?tray=content&cid=11DC92&tid=11DCtop8.
If you are interested in applying, or have any questions, please email Summit@mobilize.org or call 202.736.5703.
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