Past Winners

Congratulations to our 2011 winners!

1. Tilapiana: Creating sustainable fish farms                     Combats the world's depleting marine stock by teaching rural entrepreneurs in Ghana to successfully run their own fish farms. Using a franchise model and innovative approaches to design, implementation, and training, Tilapiana empowers Ghanaians so they can raise, sell, and eat their own fish.
2. TeensACT: Empowering teens for college                 Decreases the high school drop out rate and prepares teens for college by offering ACT prep courses, guest speakers, campus tours and assistance in finding and applying for scholarships.
3. Stratus: Connecting businesses with nonprofits by pairing employees' skills with nonprofits' needs to make a perfect match.

2010 Winners

The founders of EcoScraps featured in Inc. magazine

1. 2ft. Prosthetics
   Affordable prosthetic limbs for the developing world
2. EcoScraps
   Recycling of food waste into organic soil amendment
3. International Children's Legal Aid
   Protects AIDS orphans and alleviates threat of "Property Grabbing" in Uganda

2009 Winners

1. The Tipping Bucket
   A crowd-funding tool for nonprofits.
2. SainTerre
   Helps provide greater sanitation to sub-Saharan Africa through use of a low-cost toilet.
3. StartUp
   A plan to create a small business academy for small to medium-size entrepreneurs.

2008 Winners

1. Students for Self-Sustainable Schools
   Hotels that provide funds for schools and give students vocational training
2. SchoolTipline
   Provides communication solutions to help schools identify and prevent violence, suicide, and other safety issues
3. Next Deseret
   Builds surgical centers in the developing world

2007 Winners

1. Motu BioFuels
   Develops coconut oil into biodiesel fuel
2. TRIP
   An at-risk youth rehabilitation program with service learning opportunities in developing countries
3. PASHiON
   Provides Palestinian poor with jobs selling denim products throughout the Arab world

2006 Winners

1. Radius
   Provides wheelchairs made for developing economies from composite materials
2. ACE Int’l GMAT Preparation
   Helps people in developing economies prepare for the GMAT and apply to business schools in the United States
3. Center for Technical Training
   A training center in Ecuador for low-income residents

2005 Winners

1. MarketPlace Africa
   Exports and distributes African art
2. Centers for Complimentary Education*
   Training centers in Brazil for low-income adolescents
3. ChariState
   An electronic state solicitation registration for nonprofit organizations

2004 Winners

1. Mayan Tree Company & Foundation*
   Exports mango produce from Guatemala
2. Machalilla Aquarium*
   A conservation research and destination aquarium in Equador

*Placed in the semi–finals of the Global Social Venture Competition, the largest international competition in its field.