Social Venture Network (SVN), the leading network of socially
responsible entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications for the 2nd
Annual SVN Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards program supports
the "next generation" of socially responsible business and nonprofit
leaders by providing them access to the people and resources that
will help develop their ideas into successful enterprises.

To be eligible for the Awards, applicants must currently hold
positions as C-level executives (CEOs, executive directors, founders,
etc.) of businesses or nonprofit organizations implementing an idea
that is having a positive social or environmental impact on the
business sector. Eligible applicants will have started implementing
their new idea fewer than five years ago. Applications are due by
July 15, 2008. You can learn more about the Innovation Awards and
download an application by visiting the SVN Innovation Awards website
at www.svn.org/awards.

SVN is a member organization with nearly 500 CEO's, investors, and
nonprofit leaders who are running the country's most cutting-edge
socially responsible businesses and nonprofits. Since 1987, SVN has
inspired a community of leading business and social entrepreneurs by
nurturing the growth and prevalence of socially responsible
investing, sustainable economies, fair trade and organic/eco living.

The 2008 SVN Innovation Award winners will receive a one-year
membership to SVN as well as registration and special recognition at
the invitation-only SVN Fall 2008 Conference from October 23-26 at
the Estancia La Jolla outside of San Diego, California. The winners
will be honored in a special ceremony on October 25th, and will have
the opportunity to share their work with an audience of successful
socially responsible business owners, investors and nonprofit
leaders. The 2008 Innovation Award winners will be promoted for a
full year on the SVN Website as well as to media outlets. The winners
will also be partnered with an SVN mentor, who will give advice and
help make introductions to others in the SVN community throughout
2009.