Epic Change

We've just launched our "Kids" page at http://www.epicchange.org/kids Epic Change believes everyone has the capacity to change the world. Kids are especially great innovators because they’re fearless and they’ve got great imaginations. So we’re looking for children across the globe to help us start a kid-powered revolution. Our biggest little Epic Changemaker so far in the US has been Zoe; she’s only 9, but she’s making a huge difference. Check out what the little redhead and her friends have been up to in her YouTube video below. On Zoe’s new Kid-Powered Revolution page at www.epicchange.org/kids, we’ve provided five ideas for how children can get involved in our efforts - and have fun - all at the same time. On the site, we’ve also introduced our “story sandbox,” which includes our new Flickr and YouTube groups for kids, where children can contribute their own artwork and video stories to share with students in Tanzania, and see what other young people have submitted so far. It’s really interesting to hear from the kids, so even if you’re only young at heart, take a look at www.epicchange.org/kids to see what they’re up to! We hope your kids, their friends and all the children you love will participate in our kid-powered revolution. Please pass this along to other parents and educators you know who may be interested in innovative ways to encourage children to make a difference.

We've just posted details about our upcoming volunteer trip to Tanzania this summer on our blog! If you've already been to Tanzania, or are thinking about going on what truly is a trip of a lifetime, check out the details on our blog by clicking the link below.

Epic Changers, We just entered a really interesting competition sponsored by Net2 (www.netsquared.org), an organization that links IT professionals to create social change on the web. The contest is looking for great “mashup” ideas from charitable causes & social innovators; a “mashup” combines data and functionality from multiple existing web tools to create a new tool or service. We've come up with a mashup idea that has great potential for both nonprofit organizations and their supporters. Our mashup will create a storybank (i.e., database) of images & videos from various non-profits & charitable organizations that consumers/activists can personalize as eCards & eGifts and send to friends via email and social networking sites for $1 each. This tool will enable charitable organizations of all types (including, likely, most of those participating in this competition!) to share their stories in an effort to raise funds, empower their donors & supporters, and generate awareness of their causes. For all the details, go to our blog entry called "Gettin' Mashed" and be sure to vote for us at www.netsquared.org!!! We've included voting instructions on our blog as well.