September 2, 2009 - Close to half a million dollars has been committed to the annual Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition (SEIC) sponsored by the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. The YouthBridge Community Foundation, which has been a Washington University partner in the SEIC since its inception in 2005, is renewing its support with an initial three-year commitment of funding and training for non-profit, community-based ventures. Read more about the announcement, and the newly named YouthBridge Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition. Deadline to participate in the 2010 competition is January 4, 2010. Download the YSEIC Welcome Kit at www.ideabounce.com.