Shoreditch Grand Prix

On Sunday 31st August 2008, heroes, helmets and hearts will do battle for the greatest sporting prize in the UK... to be the winner of the Shoreditch Grand Prix.

• It's a motor sport event without motors
• It demands physical fitness (or stupidity)
• It's kind to the environment
• It's a Grand Prix on kiddies fun tricycles and tractors

30 teams of heroes will be blasting around the streets of Shoreditch raising money for charities, worthy causes and social entrepreneur projects that benefit the community… it's a pedal powered race of epic proportions, mixing the glamour of Monaco, the endurance of Le Mans and the idiocy of adults attempting a street race on children's toy tricycles.

Race for good causes. Race for glory. Race for the hell of it. Just make sure you’re there on the day for the hottest sporting event in London’s calendar.

To find out more, enter a team (and raise funds for social entrepreneur projects) or donate to good causes go to http://shoreditchgrandprix.com/

Additionally 5 trikes will be customised by artists and sponsors and auctioned, alongside other cool items, on a headline charity auction through eBay.

Welcome to the UnLtd blog!

Hi everyone,

This is the inagural post for the UnLtd blog! The aim of this blog is to inform people of upcoming UnLtd events, report back on our UnLtd Award Winners and generally to let everyone know what is happenning at UnLtd - The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs.

On the right hand side you'll see a link to the UnLtd at Glastonbury blog, which is where we'll be reporting all the latest goings-on from the UnLtd stand in the Green Futures site at Glastonbury.

For newcomers to UnLtd, you can find out more information from the UnLtd website (the link is also to your right(!), and you can join UnLtd's online community for socially minded people, UnLtdWorld, by clicking on the link as well. However, below is some info to get you started...

Over and out!
Nic

We believe that individuals have the potential to make positive change in the world and we believe in the value of social entrepreneurs across the spectrum, from local- to world- changing. We are a unique and dynamic organisation, helping people create change at grass-roots level, where it really makes a difference. UnLtd has now supported nearly 7,000 social entrepreneurs – the largest group of social entrepreneurs anywhere in the world.

UnLtd is the leading UK organisation providing an individually tailored package of practical support in addition to cash funding. We provide:

• Dedicated Development Managers offering business and mentoring support

• Networking opportunities

• Training and development opportunities

• Access to wider support and pro bono services

Level 0 Awards, of up to £1,000 are aimed at potential social entrepreneurs - people who are developing ideas for the first time or who may lack confidence or skills to apply for a Level 1 Award straight away.

Level 1 Awards range from £500 to £5,000.

Level 1 Awards are designed for people (not formal groups) who have ideas that they wish to develop into real projects. They are intended to help you pay for the running costs involved in getting the project started

Level 2 Awards range from £10,000 to £20,000.

Level 2 Awards are designed for people with previous social entrepreneurial experience, whose projects are already running successfully and are ready to be scaled up or replicated. These awards can pay for the living expenses of Award Winners to help them devote more time to their projects.