The Social Impact Prize is a pitch competition that rewards teams who most effectively incorporate triple bottom line practices into their business plan. Our mission is to reinforce social and environmental responsibility as essential building blocks to success for any business.
Social Impact Prize teams are judged on how well they incorporate the triple bottom line principles of people and planet into a valid profitable business and awards winners with a cash prize. The Competition The Social Impact Prize is open to any team competing in the New Venture Challenge. Competitors submit a powerpoint with voiceover in mid-March for the first round of the competition. Top teams are then selected to compete in the Social Impact Prize finals where they pitch live to judges and an audience made up of community members and students. The Social Impact Prize winner(s) receives a cash prize, and a spot to pitch at NVC Finals.