$50,000 for the next big thing

The We Media PitchIt! Challenge is open for entries.

Our annual investment challenge begins with a simple goal: We want to find the best communication start-ups and help launch them. We’re looking for brilliant ideas to make the world better through innovative uses of media, communication and technology. Commercial and non-profit ideas welcome.

Find all the details for the We Media PitchIt! Challenge including how to enter, the two $25,000 prize grants from the Ethics & Excellence In Journalism Foundation and our partnership with Ashoka Changemakers.

To submit your ideas, read entries or share your thoughts click here. This is a collaborative community and your comments and advice are appreciated.

Finalists come to We Media in Miami to make their pitch before expert judges and the audience. Both the for-profit and the non-profit winner will be announced on Thursday, March 11, 2010. In addition to the $25,000 grant we’ll also help with business planning & design and provide introductions to our global community of business and social innovators, investors, executives, fellow entrepreneurs, philanthropists and journalists.

The entry deadline is January 20, 2010. But don’t wait – online feedback helps us select the finalists.

Good luck, and thanks for spreading the word.

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Beth Laing

Beth Laing is the project manager for iFOCOS, which organizes the We Media conferences, awards and community. Prior to working with We Media she worked in a variety of new media roles with Knight Ridder, Infonautics and Access Atlanta. She is currently on the board of the Atlanta Women's Alliance (AWA), Community Advisory Board for Junior League Dekalb and a Leadership Dekalb 2010 class member.

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