Fast Company magazine announced its annual Social Capitalist Awards and, for the first time, Civic Ventures is a winner! We're in good (fast?) company, with a list that includes City Year, Jumpstart, Citizen Schools, Heifer International, Teach for America, DonorsChoose, the Grameent Foundation USA and HandOn Network. The winners will be featured in Fast Company's December/January issue, which will be on newstands next week.
Civic Ventures is the only winner focused on the aging of America, specifically the aging of the baby boom generation. "Where others see the high costs of an aging society, Civic Ventures acts in new and creative ways to uncover the value of experience in a society with unmet needs," said Mark Vamos, editor of Fast Company. "That's the kind of thinking, leadership and innovation that we're pleased to honor with the 2007 Social Capitalist Award."
Fast Company singled out two Civic Ventures' initiatives: Experience Corps, an intensive, team-based program that engaged 2,000 tutors and mentors over age 55 in underserved public schools in 19 cities; and The Purpose Prize, which invests up to $100,000 in social innovators over 60. (By the way, nominations for the 2007 Purpose Prizes are open at www.purposeprize.org).
--David Bank
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