AdVenture Capital was thrilled to join HYPE this week at their annual High School Youth Leadership Summit, presented by the Food Trust. It was our pleasure to spend some time with so many brave curious and bold young leaders who want to make their schools a healthier place!
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As a market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently. SAP is committed to empowering the world’s youth with technology and business skills that translate into meaningful jobs and economic opportunity. We believe this will not only improve the quality of their lives, it will also lead to new innovations that will help the world run better.
In 2013, GENYOUth and global technology leader SAP came together to expand AdVenture Capital, a unique, deeply impactful program for students 13-17. Since then, SAP and GENYOUth’s unique partnership has inspired, empowered, and funded youth-driven health and wellness initiatives across the country by providing resources, support, and mentors for students leading change in their schools and communities.
PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
Nearly 100 students from the Chicago area came together this September with volunteers from DMI, Inc, to explore, learn about, and ultimately design solutions to food insecurity, food waste, or sustainable nutrition challenges. At the end of the day, students pitched their ideas to a panel of judges for the chance to win funding and support. Thirteen groups walked away with $1000 each to bring their big ideas to life this year.
During the SAP Social Innovation Series in Chicago last year, this bold, creative and curious AdCap team pitched their BIG idea to bring a health and wellness fair to their school to help engage the community and share best practices with both students and staff. This spring they were able to bring their idea to life!
What happens when five creative, curious bold AdCap student entrepreneurs win the titles of SAP Teen Innovators, share their BIG ideas with SAP execs, and visit The Shark Group to meet with Daymond John of TV's "Shark Tank"? Find out here!
Congratulations to our 2018 SAP Teen Innovators from Boston, Dallas and Phoenix!
Check out this article in the Minnesota Daily on Charly, Hamsa and Sayed's AdCap Project, "Sports Check It Out!"
Hannah, a junior from Middletown, PA, and an FCCLA member who received a $1000 grant from AdVenture Capital as part of last semester’s “FCCLA Online Challenge,” shared this update with us as she works on her Project – check out this photo of her presenting to her peers to help design and implement her Project!
This fall, SAP once again teamed up with GENYOUth to present the 2017 SAP Social Innovation Series, powered by AdVenture Capital. Over the course of three days and three cities, 180 students ages 13-17 worked side by side with SAP mentors to design student-led, innovative initiatives to health and wellness issues in their schools and communities. At the end of each event, students pitched their ideas to a panel of judges, and 30 winners received $1000 each to bring their idea to life.
We caught up with Abby E., a 12th grader from Indiana, and this year's $10,000 recipient for the SAP Bill McDermott Scholarship. In partnership with SAP, The SAP Bill McDermott Scholarship is offered to students in GENYOUth programs each year to provide funding for postsecondary education. As part of her scholarship application, Abby shared how she overcame personal adversity when a close family member developed a disability that removed her ability to hear. Abby taught herself adaptive sign language to communicate and now helps to interpret at activities.
Congratulations to one of this year’s SAP Bill McDermott Scholarship Winners! Here, Joey, an 11th grader from New York who was awarded $7,500, shares more about his experience receiving the scholarship and his plans for college.
Congratulations to one of this year’s SAP Bill McDermott Scholarship Winners! Here, Lauryn, a 12th grader from Louisiana who was awarded $7,500, shares more about her experience receiving the scholarship and her plans for college.
Our third and final stop for the SAP Social Innovation Series was Phoenix! Check out our ten winners who each received $1,000 to bring their BIG ideas to life!
Check out photos from the Dallas SAP Social Innovation Series and find out more about each of the winning ten projects!
Check out event photos and get more information about each of the winning Projects from our Boston SAP Social Innovation Series event.. At the end of the day, 10 Projects were awarded $1000 to bring their idea to life - as well as the chance to be selected as the grand prize winner by SAP to visit their new Hudson Yards office in NYC before heading over to The Shark Group to meet and learn from one of the original Shark Tank Judges Daymond John!
We're thrilled to announce the three winners of the SAP Bill McDermott Scholarship, available exclusively to students in GENYOUth programs.