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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…

Tristan Gandolfi: Making Her Way to the Other Side of “Yes”

September 5, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Tristan Gandolfi is funny. Not in a forced or rehearsed way, but in a genuine way that sneaks up…

Meet Joseph and Joanina: From Mandela Washington Fellowships To SEED SPOT!

August 30, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Joanina Razafindrakoto and Joseph Ngugi Nyambura. You may not know their names, but you will be amazed by their…

Courtney Klein: One of “20 People to Know” in Phoenix Startup Scene

August 25, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager SEED SPOT is excited to announce that our co-founder and CEO, Courtney Klein, has been chosen as one of…

Anish Patel: A Youth Entrepreneur Restoring Focus on the Road

August 23, 2017

By: Chessie Dahut, Content Curator and Media Management Intern Anish Patel is an energetic and team-oriented youth entrepreneur that participated in the pilot program of…

How to Build an Engaging Landing Page

August 16, 2017

By: Leah Snider, Project Coordinator for HippoGive and Creative at Fast Rope Labs Did you know that 55% of visitors spend fewer than 15 seconds…

SEED SPOT’s Commitment to Inclusion: African American Boot Camp

August 11, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Last week, SEED SPOT’s Phoenix office galvanized some serious community with our African American Boot Camp. After five days…

Introducing Bianca Buliga, SEED SPOT’s Digital Marketing Manager

August 2, 2017

By: Chessie Dahut, Content Curator and Media Management Intern You’ve been reading her blog posts for over a year, and now it’s finally time to…

3 Lessons to Learn from Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

July 27, 2017

By: C’pher Gresham, VP of SEED SPOT Communities Have you heard of the country of Benin? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. Benin is a…

Join the Movement: How to Bring SEED SPOT to Your School

July 20, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Did you know that 65% of the jobs elementary school students will be working in the future don’t exist…

DC Demo Day: 9 Ventures Pitched in Front of 500+ Community Members!

July 14, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager And just like that, D.C.’s inaugural Demo Day is over. Nine ventures began their journey last night, just steps…

Halona Foods: Making Delicious Snacks out of Food Fortunes

July 10, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Stephanie Westhelle has a passion for ugly fruits. While studying the environment in relation to tourism at the George…

Empowered To Run: Converting Voices into Candidates

July 7, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator While working for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, Steve Sinha spent time in the field helping campaign volunteers organize in…

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