Social Innovation Lab Innovators Showcase 2022

Event Overview

The ten teams in the Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab Accelerator cohort have been working hard since November to meet critical milestones, plan for growth, and support one another. Now they are ready to share more about their progress and plan for the future with you!

We invite you to join us (in-person and online) on April 26, 5:00 PM at the Chevy Chase Auditorium in the Zayed wing of Johns Hopkins Hospital for our annual showcase evening.

Reserve your spot now! In the order form, please indicate whether you will be joining us in-person or virtually. All participants will receive detailed instructions with directions to the event or how to access it online.

Note:

Reasonable accommodations will be provided during the event per request. Every effort will be made to accommodate advance requests. Please contact Madison Marks, Director of the Social Innovation Lab, with any questions or for more assistance at [email protected] or by phone at 202-450-8111

Here’s what you can expect:

• Hear inspiring stories of impact from our 2021-22 Accelerator teams
• Announcement of $40k+ in prize funding, including an audience choice award
• Networking and delicious cuisine from SIL Alum Mera Kitchen Collective

Join us to hear about solutions that…

• provide women the right to equal pay and period products,
• ensure incarcerated women have the right to breastfeed,
• embrace dance or yoga as a tool for healing from trauma and promoting socio-emotional wellness,
• ending zero waste through glass recovery and reuse,
• provide tools to decrease dangerous escalations with law enforcement,

…and more.

Sign up now to reserve your spot. Further details will be sent via email closer to the event time.

About SIL

The Social Innovation Lab (SIL) at the Johns Hopkins University supports innovative nonprofits, mission-driven companies and disruptive technologies that aim to create change and opportunity in Baltimore and beyond.

Open to Baltimore-area changemakers and Johns Hopkins faculty, students and staff, SIL provides social entrepreneurs the funding, mentorship, office space, training, technical assistance and communal support they need to develop into thriving, sustainable ventures that make a measurable impact.

Read our 2021 Impact report here.

Support SIL

None of this work would be possible without the generous support of funders, partners, advisors, alumni, and supporters. Thank you! For more information about how to support SIL, click here.

Have questions?

Email us at [email protected].