Web of Change

Calling all Web of Change alumni...

We want to publish a handful of powerful stories, on our site and in our newsletter, because we know that many of you are doing some of the most innovative and inspiring social change work out there. We want to inspire the broader public with what is happening in our sector.

We're envisioning stories about projects that were *exceptional*, that transformed a system or a marketplace – projects that really caught fire. We're envisioning a window into the best work produced by our network, showing just what is possible when you act like a real "web of change".

Do you have such a story? If so, jot it down (300 words or less), and send it to info@webofchange.com. (Bonus points if your story includes a line about how Web of Change helped you in your work.) The best story will be awarded a massage at this year's Web of Change conference – or any time at Hollyhock in the next two years.

All submitted stories will be considered for publication (not just the winner). We look forward to hearing from you!

Last fall, a bunch of motivated Web of Change participants conceived an idea to create and donate to a scholarship fund for this year’s Web of Change, a fund that would provide travel/tuition scholarships to those who could bring unique geographic, ethnic or cultural perspectives to WOC 2006. Springing from their profound gratitude for the experience and a desire to give something back, the Diversity Scholarship Fund, administered through the Hollyhock Leadership Institute, now holds $1500 CND!

The WOC organizing team will use these funds specifically to award scholarships. By alleviating some economic barriers associated with tuition and travel costs for global leaders and innovators that may not otherwise have been able to attend, the hope is to encourage and expand the range of viewpoints and insight contributing to the great level of discourse that makes Web of Change so special.