AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Play & Learning
GOALS
Quality Education
KEYWORDS
communities, learning, leadership
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Patrick Dowd, Millennial Trains Project
WEBSITE
http://millennialtrain.co
Millennial Trains Project
Crowd-funded transcontinental train journeys for diverse groups of young innovators
The Millennial Trains Project is a non-profit organization that leads crowd-funded transcontinental train journeys for diverse groups of young innovators to explore America's new frontiers.
Applicants make their way onto the train by proposing a project and crowd funding their journey.
The journeys provide opportunities for personal development and shared discovery through on-train seminars led by distinguished mentors, workshops with local leaders, and participant-led projects in MTP communities.
The mission of MTP is to enable participants and virtual audiences to identify, evaluate, and explore emerging opportunities and challenges in communities where our trains stop while advancing a project that benefits, serves, and inspires others.