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31 Innovate for Good http://www.innovate4good.org Microsoft lnnovate for Good Innovate for Good, a Microsoft YouthSpark program in partnership with TakingITGlobal, is a community enabling youth to collaborate, inspire and support each other while using technology to make a difference in communities. TakingITGlobal and Microsoft have developed a dynamic partnership that includes many online and offline opportunities for young people to realise their ideas to creative innovative technology-based projects. TakingITGlobal designed and manages the online community for Innovate for Good, along with delivering capacity-building offerings available to the community's members. There are numerous ways for members to become deeply engaged in the community. A member can begin with signing up and posting a project idea, and through workshops and other feedback, register as a Sprout E-Course participant and launch their venture. Innovate for Good is currently a global collective of 2,380 individuals who have generated 182 ideas for social innovation. Pageviews 95,712 The Innovate for Good Program involves both offline and online events, taking place across the globe. In 2013, TIG facilitated Innovate for Good events in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Canada's first Innovate for Good event, held at the Ontario Science Centre. The Innovate for Good Micro-Mentorship Program was launched in October 2013. The Program is designed to match community members with Microsoft Employees for a 1-hour Skype chat to aid the development of the youth participant and/or their project initiative. The program received over 70 applications and matched every applicant to a mentor who speaks their language and has relevant interests and expertise. Project ideas Young innovators Events Countries 182 2,380 20+ 75+ New members Visits Unique visitors 1,662 17,507 7,613