Welcome to the Changemakers "Ending Corruption: Honesty Instituted" Collaborative Competition, which aims to find innovative solutions and catalyze a community of changemakers to help eliminate corruption.

The competition description and timeline are as follows:

Eligibility Criteria

The competition is open to all types of organizations (citizen sector organizations, private companies, public entities, religious organizations, and independent entrepreneurs) from all countries.

To be considered entries should:

• Reflect the theme of the competition "Ending corruption: Honesty Instituted": In constructing your entry be sure to frame your work to demonstrate how it is helping end corruption. Please do not assume that judges will make the connection and be explicit in your description.

• Be beyond the stage of idea concept, or research, and, at a minimum, be at the demonstration stage and indicate success: While we support new ideas at every stage, our judges are only able to evaluate programs that are beyond the conceptual stage, and have demonstrated a proof of impact, even at small scale. If you are unsure of the stage of your entry feel free to contact us at integrity@changemakers.net for clarification.

• Complete the entire entry form.

Assessment Criteria

The judging criteria for the "Ending Corruption: Honesty Instituted" Collaborative Competition is as follows. Judges will examine all entries for the following characteristics. In your entries be sure to highlight where your work meets such criteria.

• Innovation: This is the knock-out test; if the work is not innovative the judges will not give it high rankings. The application must describe the systemic innovation that it is focused on. The innovation should be a unique model of change and ready for large-scale spread.

• Social Impact: It is important that the innovation has begun to have an impact on the field it addresses. Some innovations will have proven success at a small level, while others will have scaled to engage millions of people. Regardless of the level of demonstrated impact, it is important to see that the innovation has the ability to be applied to more than a small group of people. Please be sure to indicate how you believe the entry to be scalable, and be very specific about the details of your work.

• Sustainability: Entries should describe not only how they are currently financing their work, but how they plan to finance their work in the future. Go beyond describing whether you charge or not for your services, and describe your business plan.

Competition Timeline

Competition launches: February 28, 2007

Early Entry deadline: 6:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), March 28, 2007

Competition ends: 6:00 p.m. (EST), May 16, 2007

Judges select top 10-12 entries and online voting begins: June 6th, 2007

Online voting ends, and three winners announced: June 21, 2007

Any time before May 16, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. EST competition participants can revise their entries based on questions and insights that they receive. Entrants should note that Changemakers community can, and will, post comments, questions, and insights about the entries. Entrants are strongly recommended to participate in online discussions, and provide answers and feedback to the questions. Additionally, this is a unique opportunity for entrants to send their entry to their networks to receive feedback, testimonials, and new ideas that will help support the entry. Participation in the discussion enhances one's prospects in the competition and gives the community and the judges an opportunity to understand one's project more completely.

Prizes

Early Entry Prizes: The top two entries that submit an entry by 6:00 p.m. EST, March 28, 2007 will win a free featured advertisement in a well established, appropriate magazine or journal. Being an Early Entry Prize winner does not preclude you from winning the competition in any way.

Competition Winners: The top three entries will win US$5,000 each. After the judges select the roughly 12 finalists from the entire competition, the Changemakers online community will vote for 3 winners from the 12 finalists. The three US$5,000 winners will be decided as a result of this online voting.

Disclaimer—Compliance with Legal Restrictions

Ashoka complies fully with all U.S. laws and regulations, including Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations, export control, and anti-money laundering laws. All grants will be awarded subject to compliance with such laws. Ashoka will not make any grant if it finds that to do so would be unlawful. This may prohibit awards in certain countries and/or to certain individuals or entities. All recipients will comply with these laws to the extent they are applicable to such recipients. No recipient will take any action that would cause Ashoka to violate any laws.

For more information, contact integrity@changemakers.net