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Sponsors
BKFK works closely with sponsors that wish to promote
and support the Innovative spirit and Inventiveness in kids. This
can be in the form of participation in major activities or select
activities consistent with the sponsor’s goals. To initiate
a discussion on sponsorship involvement, please email us at
sponsors@bkfk.com.
Best Buy
Best Buy is the world’s largest specialty consumer electronics retailer
and also an innovative, Fortune 100 company. Since its inception in 1966,
Best Buy has grown steadily and enhanced its business through inspired
innovations. With over 1,300 stores and growing, Best Buy offers the
entertainment and technology solutions that meet customers' needs,
end-to-end.
http://www.bestbuy.com
BizWorld
Founded in 1997, The BizWorld Foundation's mission is to challenge and
engage children across the cultural and economic spectrum through
experiential learning programs that teach the basics of business,
entrepreneurship, and money management and promote teamwork and leadership
in the classroom.
www.bizworld.org
CosmoGIRL!
CosmoGIRL! empowers and inspires young women to be leaders in all
aspects of their lives. Teens can interact with the brand on the digital
front, with CosmoGIRL.com, CosmoGIRL! mobile (m.cosmogirl.com), and an
original webisode series covering up-and-coming fashion designers. The
CosmoGIRL! magazine was published from 1999 until 2008 by Hearst Magazines,
a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) and one of the world's largest
publishers of monthly magazines, with nearly 200 editions around the world.
www.cosmogirl.com
Design Squad
DESIGN SQUAD is a reality competition show aimed at kids and people of all
ages who like reality or how-to television. Its goal is to get viewers
excited about engineering! Over 13 episodes, eight high school contestants
tackle engineering challenges for real world clients—from creating cardboard
furniture projects for IKEA to designing a gravity bike (no pedals or
cranks!) for Extreme Game champion Tom Whalen. In the final episode, the top
two scorers battle for the Grand Prize—a $10,000 college scholarship from
the Intel® Foundation. The Design Squad Web site goes “behind the scenes”
with cast interviews, photos, outtakes, and the inside scoop on each Design
Squad challenge. Online, visitors can watch full-length streams of Design
Squad episodes, share their thoughts, and learn more about the role of
engineers in society.
www.pbs.org/designsquad
DoSomething.org
Do Something makes it possible for teens to change the world.
DoSomething.org is a trusted resource for teenagers who want to make a
difference. By leveraging communications technologies, we enable teens to
convert their energy and ideas into positive action. You want to make a
difference? We can help. Listen up, speak out, and take action.
www.dosomething.org
Edison Venture Fund
Leading the Mid-Atlantic region in private equity investments, Edison
venture Fund has invested in over 151 companies. Founded in 1986, Edison
Venture manages over $550 million, raised six funds and has created market
capitalization surpassing $5 billion. Edison contributes to building
successful companies earning superior returns for the entrepreneur,
investors and key contributors.
http://www.edisonventure.com
Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is the world's leading interactive entertainment
software company. EA develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular
handsets and the Internet. As a leader in casual gaming and a supporter of
youth innovation, EA is a proud sponsor of the 2009 Invent A Game Challenge
and GameActive with Best Buy, UIA, and By Kids For Kids.
http://www.ea.com/
IDEO
IDEO helps organizations innovate through design. Independently
ranked by global business leaders as one of the world's most innovative
companies, IDEO has contributed to the design and development of many standard-setting
innovations, including the first mouse (for Apple Computer) and
the world’s first notebook computer (for GrID Computer). Other
noted product successes include the Palm V, the Handspring Treo,
Polaroid’s i-Zone instant camera, Zyliss kitchen tools, and
Oral-B’s soft-grip kids’ toothbrushes. More recently,
as an increasing number of social issues enter the boardroom, IDEO’s
work has addressed such themes as sustainability, the design of
communities, health and wellness, and enterprise for people in the
world’s lowest income group.
www.ideo.com
Intel
The Intel Foundation has been developing and funding educational and
charitable programs since 1989. Its mission is to advance science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics education to fuel tomorrow's
innovators, with a particular focus on inspiring women and under-represented
minorities to be full participants in these fields. The Foundation, funded
solely by donations from Intel Corporation, supports Intel employee
volunteerism and philanthropy as part of Intel's efforts to be a good
corporate citizen both locally and globally.
www.intel.com/education
JAKKS Pacific®
JAKKS Pacific
is a leading toy and consumer products company with a diverse product
portfolio and customer base. We focus on traditional products and play
patterns, and incorporate classic and popular brands, as well as simple
innovation and technology, to make them appealing to today’s sophisticated
kids and consumers of all ages.
http://www.jakks.com
K12 Inc.
K12 Inc., a technology-based education company, and the nation’s leading
provider of proprietary curriculum and online education programs to students
in kindergarten through high school. K12 provides its curriculum and
academic services to online schools, traditional classrooms, blended school
programs, and directly to families. K12 has delivered over one million
semester courses to students worldwide. Currently, more than 55,000 students
in 21 states are enrolled in online public schools that use the K12 program.
K12’s mission is to provide any child the curriculum and tools to maximize
success in life, regardless of geographic, financial, or demographic
circumstances. More information can be found at
www.K12.com
Mattel, Inc.
Mattel, Inc., (NYSE: MAT) is the worldwide leader
in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products,
including Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever created.
The Mattel family is comprised of such best-selling brands as Hot
Wheels®, Matchbox®, American Girl® and Tyco® R/C,
as well as Fisher-Price
brands, including
Little People®, Rescue Heroes®, Power Wheels® and a
wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines. With worldwide headquarters
in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel employs more than 25,000 people in
42 countries and sells products in more than 150 nations throughout
the world. The Mattel vision is to be the world's premier toy brands
-- today and tomorrow.
www.mattel.com
Neustel Law Offices, LTD
Neustel Law Offices, LTD helps businesses, entrepreneurs and inventors
protect their intellectual property assets including patents, trademarks
and copyrights.
Newell Rubbermaid
Newell Rubbermaid is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products
that touch the lives of people where they live, work, and play. Their strong
portfolio of brands includes Sharpie®, Paper Mate®, DYMO®, EXPO®, Waterman®,
Parker®, Rolodex®, IRWIN®, LENOX®, BernzOmatic®, Rubbermaid®, Graco®,
Calphalon® and Goody®.
www.newellrubbermaid.com
Pearson Foundation
The Pearson Foundation helps people of all ages to get the most out of their
lives; they educate, entertain, and inform millions around the world every
day. Pearson extends the company's commitment to education in partnership
with non-profit and public interest organizations. They partner with leading
businesses and civic organizations to support students and teachers and to
sponsor community-based education programs across the globe, and is now the
proud sponsor of the Digital Arts Challenge.
www.pearsonfoundation.org
Piczo
Piczo empowers teens worldwide to creatively express themselves, build
personal communities, and share ideas and experiences with their friends in
a safe online environment. Piczo's customizable content, colorful graphics,
glitter text, video, and photo tools spotlight member creativity without
requiring technical skills.
www.piczo.com
Scholastic
Scholastic is a global leader in children’s brands and distribution,
with nearly 10,000 employees worldwide. Scholastic creates quality
educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at
home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products,
teacher materials, television programming, feature film, videos and toys.
Scholastic distributes its products and services through a variety of
channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book
fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and
Scholastic.com.
www.scholastic.com
Staples
Staples, Inc. invented the office superstore
concept in 1986 and today is the world's largest office products
company. With 69,000 talented associates, the company is committed
to making it easy to buy a wide range of office products, including
supplies, technology, furniture, and business services. With 2005
sales of $16.1 billion, Staples serves consumers and businesses
ranging from home-based businesses to Fortune 500 companies in 21
countries throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples operates more than 1,800
office superstores and also serves its customers through mail order
catalog, e-commerce and contract businesses.
www.staples.com
St. John Properties
St. John Properties is a long-term real estate investment company
with a portfolio of more than 11 million sq. ft. of space - office,
flex, warehouse and retail - as well as residential apartment
communities.
The Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles have a long history of supporting the children of Maryland
through community outreach programs promoting literacy and making
kids' dreams come true. The team and it's owners are committed to
improving the lives of children throughout the state.
TESSCO Technologies Incorporated
TESSCO Technologies Incorporated supplies the technology & product
solutions needed to design, build, run, maintain or use wireless
systems. TESSCO has a long-standing history and commitment of
supporting the education of technology, science, and innovation.
The Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens are heavily committed to making a difference in the Baltimore
community and beyond. On and off the field, the team strives to
maintain a high level of excellence and dedication. Community outreach
plays an important role in the goals of the organization and, through
service activities focusing on youth, among others, the team strives
to get everyone involved.
The Daily Record
Created nearly 120 years ago, The Daily Record newspaper has
evolved, but it has never abandoned the original objective of
delivering accurate, timely and insightful news coverage and related
information about and for Maryland's business, legal and political
communities.
The Weather Channel Kids
Theweatherchannelkids.com is a Web site created by The Weather Channel to
empower, inspire and amaze kids about the power of weather with materials,
visuals, resources, projects and ideas that are fun and educational at the
same time. Designed to bridge the gap between entertainment and education
for the millennial generation, theweatherchannelkids.com provides
science-based curriculum along with fun, learning-based activities.
www.theweatherchannelkids.com
Tommy Hilfiger
The Tommy Hilfiger brand combines fresh American style with unique details
to give time-honored classics an updated look for customers who desire high
quality, designer apparel at competitive prices under the following labels:
Tommy Hilfiger, Hilfiger Denim, Tommy Jeans, and Hilfiger Sport. It's
international and core businesses include approximately 40 product licenses
and 10 geographic licenses worldwide, through which a broad array of related
apparel, accessories, footwear, fragrance and home furnishings are offered
and distributed.
www.tommy.com
Toys"R"Us
For more than 60 years, Toys"R"Us has been a favorite destination for
kids and grown-ups alike with its impressive assortment of toys, games,
sporting goods, electronics, software, baby products, children’s apparel and
juvenile furniture. With nearly 600 stores throughout the United States,
Toys"R"Us offers an unparalleled selection of new toys, old favorites,
Toys"R"Us exclusives and many other great values under one roof. With
knowledgeable and toy-trained staff members always ready to help customers,
Toys"R"Us is THE authority when it comes to finding the perfect toy.
Toys"R"Us, Inc. is the world’s leading dedicated toy and baby products
retailer, with a strong portfolio of e-commerce sites including Toysrus.com
, Babiesrus.com, eToys.com, FAO.com and babyuniverse.com
http://www.toysrus.com/
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
UMBC is a medium-sized public research university of 12,000 undergraduate
and graduate students who collaborate with faculty to address real-world
challenges. Located just south of Baltimore near I-95 and the BWI airport,
UMBC's residential campus houses state-of-the-art facilities in the
sciences, engineering, arts, social sciences and humanities. UMBC combines
the energy of a research university with the close community feel and
attention to individual students found in liberal arts colleges.
www.umbc.edu
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P
Whiteford, Taylor's & Preston's patent and other technology
and intellectual property lawyers work closely with inventors to
help them protect and leverage their ideas and innovations and succeed.
Blending vision and passion with knowledge and experience, we strive
to provide not mere answers to narrow legal questions but creative
business solutions that work in the real world.
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) is a $15.7 billion technology and services
enterprise that helps businesses deploy smarter document management
strategies and find better ways to work, providing the document
industry's broadest portfolio of offerings. Digital systems include
color and black-and-white printing and publishing systems, digital
presses and “book factories,” multifunction devices,
laser and solid ink network printers, copiers and fax machines.
Xerox's services expertise is unmatched and includes helping businesses
develop online document archives, analyzing how employees can most
efficiently share documents and knowledge in the office, operating
in-house print shops or mailrooms, and building Web-based processes
for personalizing direct mail, invoices, brochures and more.
www.xerox.com
Non-Profit Partners
Amazing Kids!
Amazing Kids! is a children's educational non-profit organization dedicated
to inspiring excellence in children and helping them realize their amazing
potential. Their groundbreaking "Launch
My Dream!" initiative is helping to identify youth with high potential
and a big vision and dream for their own amazing futures, by gathering the
resources they'll need to launch those dreams. Their award-winning website
features inspiring "Amazing Kids! of the Month" stories, the Amazing Kids!
PenPals program, a literacy-based traditional letter writing pen pal program
matching children with pen pals from around the world, and the Amazing Kids!
eZine, an online magazine written entirely by kids and teens.
www.amazing-kids.org
The BizWorld Foundation
The mission of The BizWorld Foundation is to challenge and engage
children across the cultural and economic spectrum through
experiential learning programs that teach the basics of business,
entrepreneurship and money management and promote teamwork and
leadership in the classroom. From initial funding, to marketing
campaigns, and financial statements, the program allows students to
not only understand how business works, but enables them to
experience it first-hand. The BizWorld Foundation programs have
reached over 170,000 students in all fifty states and eighty-four
countries.
www.bizworld.org
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private nonpartisan foundation
that works to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow
economies and improve human welfare. Through its research and other
initiatives, the Kauffman Foundation aims to open young people's eyes to the
possibility of entrepreneurship, promote entrepreneurship education, raise
awareness of entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and find alternative
pathways for the commercialization of new knowledge and technologies. It
also works to prepare students to be innovators, entrepreneurs and skilled
workers in the 21st century economy through initiatives designed to improve
learning in math, engineering, science and technology. .
http://www.kauffman.org/
NIFB Young Entrepreneur Foundation
The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation promotes the lessons of free
enterprise in the classroom and hopes to build the next generation
of small-business owners and entrepreneurs. The mission of the NFIB
Young Entrepreneur Foundation is to educate young people about the
critical role of small business, the American free-enterprise system
and to help students interested in small business and entrepreneurship
further their education. Programs available for free include the
NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program for high school
seniors, and Entrepreneur-in-the-Classroom, free curriculum to help
teach entrepreneurship to any classroom regardless of discipline.
www.nfib.com
NYSE Foundation
The NYSE Foundation directs its philanthropic resources to innovative
and effective organizations, programs and projects that meet community needs
within its priority areas of funding: Financial Literacy Education;
Developing Economic Opportunity; and Entrepreneurship. The Foundation seeks
to address the needs of communities in all areas of the globe where NYSE
Euronext maintains a business presence and funds both new and proven
charitable endeavors that confer a broad public benefit.
http://www.nysefoundation.org/
Young Inventors International
BKFK is pleased to be associated with this vibrant international
network of innovators and entrepreneurs under the age of 35. Young
Inventors teaches and connects youth to assist them with bringing
new ideas to market.
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