12735 After a three month hiatus from posting on my this blog - lots of travel for speaking events, and the recent release of two new books created madness for the past three months – I’m BACK and I have a great opportunity for the readers/human catalysts of my blog. *OPPORTUNITY*: if you believe that you have a GAMECHANGING idea that will impact/change the lives of young ladies using sport as a catalyst, there’s the possibility of winning a $5,000.00 award to propel your idea forward and help turn it into a reality. *WHO*: "Nike":http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/gamechangers/en_US has teamed up with "Ashoka Changemakers":http://changemakers.net/ to create a competition called, "GAMECHANGERS":http://sportforchange.changemakers.net/ Change The Game For Women In Sports - *HOW*: go to the site, create a user account & share your sport for social change idea. There is an array of guest commentators that will share their thoughts, insights, and expertise on the entries – this will be my 2nd time being one of the featured commentators for this fantastic life changing competition! _*NOTE*_: Everyone who shares an idea may not win a monetary prize but they will “WIN" access to valuable post-competition tools and the sport for change social network (powered by Nike and Ashoka) that will include all the human catalysts involved in this competition effort. *PRIZE MONEY*: _excerpted from the GAMECHANGERS site_ *Early Entry Prize 2 *- The best entry submitted by 6:00 p.m. EST, January 16th will win a camcorder and digital camera (Equal value of US $1000) with the subsequent profiling of a video on the Changemakers site! Being an Early Entry Prize winner does not preclude you from winning the competition in any way, or guarantee finalist status Submit your entry by 6:00 p.m. EST, January 16th to qualify as an Early Entry Prize 2 winner! *Competition Winners* - The top three entries will win US $5,000 each. After the judges select the 10-15 finalists from the entire competition, the Changemakers online community will vote for 3 winners from among the finalists. *Nike Foundation Prize* - $5000 will be awarded to the submission that best utilizes sport as a powerful tool for the economic and social empowerment of adolescent girls in the developing world. *Brazil Running Prize* - 5,000 Reas will be awarded to the best entry from Brazil using running to promote social change for girls and women. Entry close: 6:00p February 11, 2009. Winner to be selected by Nike Brazil and announced April 15, 2009 *UK Prize* - 5,000 GBP will be awarded to the best entry from the UK/Ireland using sport to promote social change for girls and women. The winner will also receive media training from Nike. Entry close: 6:00p February 11 2009. Winner to be selected by Nike UK and announced April 15, 2009 *"WomenWin":http://www.womenwin.org Prize* - 15,000 Euros will be awarded as part of a one year fellowship contract with Women Win to a person associated with a programme or initiative that positively changes the lives of women and girls in their community through sport. The entry must focus on action, advocacy or research and the recipient can be a programme leader, activist or researcher. Competition closes on Jan 31 at 6pm. Selection determined by the WomenWin Board of Directors. *BIG Q*: _*Are YOU a GAMECHANGER?! *_ *BLOG REMINDER*: A Ball _*CAN*_ and _*WILL*_ Change a Life as a result of this competition! Got Any IDEAS?! Please share em'... true 2008-12-29T15:33:42Z 75901 1 2008-12-29T15:43:31Z