Chicago Ideas is excited to once again partner with the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellowship to announce the 2018 Semi-Finalists. Each year, the Fellowship recognizes social entrepreneurs under the age of 35 who are leading nonprofit and for-profit initiatives that make a positive social impact.

Learn more about each of these innovative organizations, and stay tuned for the announcement of the 2018 BHSI Fellows next month.

Alejandro Gac-Artigas; 29; Philadelphia; Springboard Collaborative

Anna Stork; 32; Chicago; LuminAID

Ellie Symes; 24; Bloomington, IN; The Bee Corp

Eric Glustrom; 33; Denver; Watson Institute

Gavin Armstrong; 31; Toronto, Canada; Lucky Iron Fish Enterprises

Heejae Lim; 31; San Francisco; TalkingPoints

Jacob Sills; 34; San Francisco; Uptrust

Jason Kang; 24; New York City; Kinnos

Dr. Jin Lee; 33; San Francisco; BabyNoggin

Kiah Williams; 32; San Francisco; SIRUM

Kwami Williams; Boston & Ghana; MoringaConnect

Lisa Curtis; 30; San Francisco; Kuli Kuli

Raul Briceño Brignole; 27; Peru; x-runner venture

Rose Afriyie; 34; Chicago; mRelief

Save the date for Chicago Ideas Week, October 15-21, to see the 2018 BHSI Fellows on stage.