After receiving nearly 1,500 applications for our fellowship program this past fall, Echoing Green has narrowed this record-setting pool to thirty incredible finalist organizations. More than 200 social change experts, business leaders, and Echoing Green alumni from all over the world have spent the last two months reviewing applications and interviewing candidates. And now, their hard work and deep analysis make us proud to announce the following organizations as 2008 Echoing Green Fellowship Finalists:

Echoing Green is proud to announce that 347 incredible emerging social change organizations have been selected as semifinalists in our 2008 fellowship competition. Out of a record-setting pool of nearly 1,500 applications, 25 percent were selected to advance to next phase of the application process. Every application was reviewed by our team of dozens of Echoing Green staff, alumni, and social change experts.
At the next stage, candidates will be challenged to:

Echoing Green is proud to announce that the following organizations have been named semifinalists in our 2008 fellowship competition. We received nearly 1,500 applications this year, of which only 347 (24%) were selected as semifinalists. These incredible social entrepreneurs work in 41 countries (from Argentina to Zimbabwe), 38 states (from Alabama to Wisconsin), and just about every program area (from arts and culture to youth and children).
So congratulations to these organizations and good luck in the next phase of the competition!
The Echoing Green Fellowship Application closed this afternoon at 5pm est! Thank you very much to all the applicants. We feel honored to read about your hopes, dreams and bold ideas for a better world! Best of luck to you all!


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