<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">Annually, Tulane partners with Propellor to host a city-wide pitch competition known as PitchNOLA. PitchNOLA: Community Solutions is a pitch competition with a simple mission: to provide a platform for community members to propose their solutions to our city’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. The goal is to facilitate start-up funding, project support, and media coverage to ensure the community benefits from the best and most innovative ideas! The “First Place Winner” will receive a $5,000 cash prize, pro bono technical assistance, and consulting through Propeller.</span></span>
<p style="text-align: center">[http://gopropeller.org/pitchnola/pitchnola-2013-community-solutions/ http://gopropeller.org/pitchnola/pitchnola-2013-community-solutions/]</p><p style="text-align: center">[http[File://tulane.edu/socialentrepreneurship/images/PitchNOLA-CS_2LoP 2.png http://tulane.edu/socialentrepreneurship/images/|none|PitchNOLA-CS_2LoP 2.png]]</p>
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