The Money in Politics Grant Summit, taking place in Washington , DC on September 19-21, presents members of the Millennial Generation with the opportunity to identify a need at the local, state, or national level for clean elections practices and develop an innovative idea. Participation is FREE.

Early application deadline closes on August 31st.

The Democracy 2.0 Grant Summits are designed to proliferate new ideas to promote Democracy 2.0 compliant governance. The winners of this competition must advance a new solution that changes the pattern in the field of civic engagement. Grant summit winners will each receive a grant between $3,000 and $5,000. More importantly, they will receive the support of Mobilize.org and its extensive partner network to champion their proposal and create systemic and long lasting change in the way elections are run.

These ideas will be evaluated against existing projects and initiatives, as Mobilize.org is focused on the real “change potential” afforded by the projects it selects to fund in the next two years. The selection process, featuring a panel of expert judges, funders and the peers of competition participants, will measure:

• Relationship to Democracy 2.0
• Use of Innovative Technology and Databases
• Creativity / Entrepreneurial Idea
• Plan for Sustainability
• Social Impact of the Idea
  

The Democracy 2.0 Grant Summits are modeled after Mobilize.org’s successful Party for the Presidency, which brought together hundreds of young people to refine the Democracy 2.0 Campaign - the blue print not only for the democracy we hope to inherit but also for the democracy we must commit to build. This campaign has already included thousands of online and offline participants who created the Democracy 2.0 Declaration, a document that addresses the vision and needs of our generation.

We look forward to working with you to pioneer a program that entrusts our future leaders with the opportunity, and obligation, to find innovative solutions to the problems facing the democracy we have inherited. Visit www.mobilize.org for more information.  I hope you can join us at this groundbreaking event!