T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation announced the 16 winners of the 2021 Changemaker Challenge, a nationwide contest that mobilizes youth who have big and bold ideas on how to change the world for good with seed money and mentorship. Winning ventures from this third Challenge, sponsored by T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka, the world’s largest network of systems-changing social entrepreneurs, came from individuals and teams between the ages of 13-18 and tackle issues ranging from water conservation to underrepresentation in medicine to reducing waste. Winners have earned seed money…
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T-Mobile Announces Not Just One, But Three Grand Prize Winners of the Second-Annual Changemaker Challenge
T-Mobile senior leaders were SO impressed by the top three teams competing for the Grand Prize at this year’s T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge, they couldn’t just choose one winner … instead they awarded all three Category Winners the Grand Prize! The Changemaker Challenge is a nationwide search for youth ages 13-23 with big ideas for how to change the world for good. This week, 30 winning teams attended the three-day Changemaker Challenge Lab hosted at T-Mobile’s Bellevue, Wash., headquarters where the three category winning teams, AVA (Technology), Stories Untold (Education) and…
Read MoreT-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation to Donate $1 Million and Volunteer Hours to More Than 120 Nonprofits Through Regional Grants Program
As further proof of the Un-carrier’s ongoing commitment to create positive change in the communities it serves every day, T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation announced they are distributing a total of $1 million in funding this year to more than 120 nonprofits across the United States including Puerto Rico through their second-annual Regional Grants Program. The best part: T-Mobile’s frontline retail and customer care employee teams are at the center of the program, choosing the grant recipients in their areas. Teams are also providing those nonprofits hands-on volunteer support at…
Read MoreT-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation Launch Second- Annual Changemaker Challenge for Young Visionaries–Mobilizing Them to Change Their Communities for Good
T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka kicked off the second-annual T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge, a nationwide contest to mobilize the next generation of youth who are ready to create positive change in their communities! Starting today through Sept. 26, youth teams can enter the Challenge by submitting a project that drives social change in one of three categories: Technology, the Environment or Education. Winners selected by senior leaders from T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation will receive seed funding and a three-day Changemaker Lab experience in Bellevue, Wash., to help take their…
Read MoreT-Mobile Donates $1 Million (10 Million Meals!) to Feeding America from Sales of CEO John Legere’s #SlowCookerSunday Cookbook
Now that hard copies of T-Mobile CEO John Legere’s #SlowCookerSunday cookbook are nearly sold out, the Un-carrier has cooked up a truly delicious announcement: Sales from the Un-CEO’s book have allowed T-Mobile to donate $1 million to support Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization. That $1 million donation will help provide 10 million healthy, nutritious meals* to families across the country! “Slow Cooker Sunday started as a small, fun thing — just me, my slow cooker and a crooked camera on Facebook Live. But then it shocked us all…
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