Nominate Your Favorite Changemakers

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-10-04 13:20:00 UTC
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Change.org is a network focused on providing discussion and insight around the most important issues of the day, and helping people find ways to participate in tangible, meaningful action. In an effort to bring you even more of today's leading thinkers, we're launching the Changemakers Network, which will identify the activists, politicians, creatives, and other people who have the greatest influence to spark social change.

Right now, you can nominate and vote for people to be a part of this network. Being a part of the Changemakers Network will give these leaders access to blog and share messages with Change.org's network of more than a half million members and thousands of blogger and nonprofit partners.

The Changemakers already nominated come from an extremely diverse set of backgrounds, and are nominated in categories that follow those on the site. Some of the folks included in the "Social Entrepreneurship" category are:

Umair Haque - The director of the Havas Media Lab and prolific blogger who ends up in at least one post a week that I write.

Muhammad Yunus - The Nobel Peace Prize winning Granddaddy of Microfinance.

Bill Clinton - The founder of the Clinton Global Initiative which has been a major force promoting social innovation through business.

Arianna Huffington - The co-founder and Editor-In-Chief of the political blog network Huffington Post.

Larry Brilliant - The former director of Google.org and now head of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund.

Harris Wofford - The former US Senator and former CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

To see all of the nominated changemakers and to vote or nominate your own, follow this link.

(Photo: World Economic Forum)

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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