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UpTide Showcase: Scaling Impact in Today’s Complex World

January 30, 2026

The UpTide Nonprofit Accelerator by 92NY’s Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact, in partnership with SEED SPOT, concluded on January 28th, 2026, with a…

Net Impact 2019: Leveraging Entrepreneurship to Solve Social Problems

November 19, 2019

By: Lauren McDanell, National Director of Programs When a global brand pulls together the top young leaders from their 350 chapters worldwide, you know there…

5 Easy Ways to Exercise Mindfulness Daily

November 12, 2019

As we approach the end of the calendar year, we find ourselves inundated with tasks and responsibilities in and outside of work that keep our…

Thinking About Impact? Here’s a Simple Framework to Get Started.

November 8, 2019

By: Duane Rollins, Vice President of Impact and Research Creating impact with a venture can be hard and it’s often even harder to know if…

PRESS RELEASE: Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs Debut Ventures at SEED SPOT 2-Day Launch Camp Pitch Night in Washington, DC

October 11, 2019

Media Contact: Courtney Klein, Co-Founder of SEED SPOT, 480-628-2300 SEED SPOT’s newest cohort of entrepreneurs pitched their innovative ventures at the Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center…

How SEED SPOT Collects Data for Annual Impact Reports

October 4, 2019

By: Duane Rollins, Vice President of Impact An important part of our work at SEED SPOT is understanding program effectiveness. We evaluate all of our…

4 Tips to Break Out of Your Social Media Marketing Rut

September 26, 2019

By: Madeleine Bedard, Digital Marketing Intern Did you know that approximately 71 percent of consumers are more likely to make a purchase based on a…

3 Creative Ways to Build Remote Work Culture Using Technology

September 18, 2019

By Corinn Perry, SEED SPOT Chief of Staff Remote work has grown by 91% in the last ten years and now a Forbes article has called…

Call for Applications: SEED SPOT’s Spring 2020 DC Impact Accelerator

September 11, 2019

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager It’s that time of year – we are officially recruiting impact-driven entrepreneurs for our Impact Accelerator running from January…

SEED SPOT Launches Meet-Up to Provide Ongoing Support for Impact Entrepreneurs

September 5, 2019

SEED SPOT is launching an Impact Entrepreneur Meet-Up, a free monthly education program for impact entrepreneurs, tech leaders, and future founders. Designed to increase access…

SEED SPOT Hosts Representatives Stanton and Schweikert on Congressional Startup Day

August 30, 2019

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Did you know that since 1992, businesses less than a year old created an average of about two million…

SEED SPOT and FIRST LEGO League Partner to Support Students Innovating Space Exploration

July 11, 2019

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Earlier this month, representatives from the SEED SPOT team flew out to San Jose, California to support the ninth…

Building A Pipeline of Diverse, Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs in Seattle

July 1, 2019

By: C’pher Gresham, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, and John B Johnson, Seattle Community Organizer Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. At SEED…

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