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Nominate an Innovator

The Rockefeller Foundation is asking the global community to nominate today's top innovators whose work is improving the lot of poor and vulnerable people. Based on your nominations of individuals or organizations, we will highlight 100 of these innovators. Three of those, one of whom will be a Youth Award recipient, will be honored at the Foundation's 2013 Innovation Forum in New York. The awardees' organizations will have the opportunity to apply for a grant of up to $100,000 USD.

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Nominee Information

Youth Nomination

Nominee Organization*

Nominee First Name*

Nominee Last Name*

Nominee Email Address*

Title of Nomination*

Nominee Website

Additional Website

Nominee Country of Residence*

Nominee Postal Code (if applicable)

Nominee Facebook URL

Nominee Twitter Handle

Photo of Nominee (.jpg, .gif or .png files only):

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Supplemental Documentation (any file type):

Please refer to this description of innovation as you fill out the nomination form.

Next Century Innovators considers innovation to be a break from previous practice. It occurs when different points of view or existing elements are framed, imagined or combined in new ways. Innovation succeeds when it creates new pathways for solving entrenched social problems, resulting in lasting change within the systems that affect poor and vulnerable populations.

What is the innovation, and how does it address a pressing problem?

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What existing practices inspired the innovation, and how does it represent something new?

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Please describe the social impact to date, as well as potential impact in the future.

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Your Information

Nominating yourself?

First Name*

Last Name*

Email Address*

Country of Residence*

Postal Code (if applicable)

100 Innovators

Nominate an Innovator

Please refer to this description of innovation as you fill out the nomination form.