December 4, 2008

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	Meet Thirty Outstanding Youth Venturers
	Launch Your Own Social Venture

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Meet Thirty Outstanding Youth Venturers

Youth Venture has partnered with Best Buy to support outstanding young changemakers who are part of the YV community in the U.S.

The result - 30 finalists who are now competing to win $10,000 grants and increase their impact.

You can help them by voting for your favorites in the @15 Challenge!

Get to know some of our most inspiring members by clicking image below or here to launch a slideshow. (Hint: Be sure to watch the slideshow in fullscreen!)

Please take two minutes to vote!

 You can also explore the 30 ventures through this interactive map:

Launch Your Own Social Venture

You too can start a social venture to create change you wish to see!  Just send us one paragraph about your idea for change!

Living in the U.S.?  Use this form.

Are you a young inventor?  Enter our Invent Your World global challenge!

An environmentalist?  Join our MTV Switch campaign - win a spotlight on MTV!