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New Community Platform Launched for Change Agents
October 31, 2011
Media Contact:
Therese Lang
888.FMYI.COM ext. 813
New Community Platform Launched for Change Agents
FMYI launches collaborative problem-solving tool for social goodPortland, Ore. – FMYI [for my innovation], a leading provider of private social networks and collaboration software, announced today that it has created an online community platform to solve environmental, social and business issues through the power of digital collaboration.
Last year, FMYI started the Change Agents Unite project with a contest that invited users to nominate teams of people from business, nonprofits, schools or government who are making a difference in sustainable business practices. This year, FMYI is expanding the reach of Change Agents Unite by inviting organizations, including non-profits and community groups, to post challenges that are addressed and solved by a community of innovative thinkers and change agents who are motivated by recognition, prizes and the chance to make a difference.
“What do a three foot duck, a stylish bag, an iPad and a comfy jacket have in common? They are all prizes that can be won, just for sharing an idea on ChangeAgentsUnite.com. And they are just a small way to recognize those whose ideas make a big difference,” said Justin Yuen, Founder and President of FMYI. “We’re honored that these big brands are helping to attract fresh thinkers to solve problems as it all adds up to a rewarding experience.”
The Change Agents Unite community platform is powered by FMYI, and provides selected nonprofits the opportunity to list challenges they hope the community can help solve. Members of the larger community collaborate together, generating fresh ideas and solutions. The community member or members that have the best solution for the nonprofit will have an opportunity to win prizes from sponsoring participants such as Columbia Sportswear, Aflac and Princeton Biotech.
Challenges and prizes include:
• Aflac, which is sponsoring a prize to help the Aflac Cancer Center collect ideas on how to transition children with sickle cell to adult care to continue their needed treatments;
• Columbia Sportswear is sponsoring jackets for the two people whose ideas most help the Trust For Public Land bring urgency to the importance of having parks in urban areas;
• An iPad awarded by Princeton BioMeditech to the contributor who most helps Give Kids the World Village improve their “Ice Cream for Breakfast” Campaign.The benefits to participating in Change Agents Unite are many: organizations can gain ideas to help solve their challenges. Companies can help increase the ideas being posted and position themselves positively from a corporate responsibility standpoint. The Change Agents Unite online community members can share ideas, potentially see them come to life, get inspired and connect with other change agents around the globe.
“At FMYI, we’re a big believer that software can be leveraged to create a better world,” said Yuen. “Our Change Agents Unite site, built on FMYI collaboration technology, allows us to bring innovative sustainable solutions to organizations thanks to the support of corporate sponsors and a community ready to empower teams to make a difference.“
For more information about the Change Agents Unite new platform, visit www.changeagentsunite.com.
About FMYI [for my innovation]
Founded in 2004, FMYI is a leading provider of private social networks and collaboration software headquartered in Portland, Oregon. FMYI collaboration networks are used by teams of all sizes (2-20,000) at companies, nonprofits, government agencies, and universities around the world. Guided by the triple bottom line (people, planet and profit), FMYI endeavors to be an enduring business with minimum ecological impact and maximum social value because it is simply the right thing to do. FMYI is the only software-as-service (SaaS) company to be certified as a B Corporation.### 