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A Look at Our Phoenix Programs

October 1, 2025

If you’re familiar with SEED SPOT, you probably know that Phoenix is a special place for our organization. It’s where SEED SPOT began thirteen years…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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SEED SPOT Schools

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…

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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…

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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…

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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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How to Pitch Your Venture to a Reporter

July 6, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Last week, you learned all about how to deliver your three-minute pitch in a way that would make hundred…

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Darren Cambridge: Helping Kids Choose Books with Mia Learning

July 4, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Darren Cambridge went to college to be a computer engineer, but he fell in love with the humanities, eventually…

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imby: Where Citizens are the Real MVPs

June 28, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator With a background in real estate development in East Coast cities like D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia, Michelle…

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5 Ways to Make Your Business Pitch Perfect

June 28, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Palms sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. No, not “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, but glossophobia (noun): an abnormal fear…

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Mayla: Matchmaking for Nature

June 27, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Naamal De Silva decided to protect nature when she was 8 years old, inspired by the PBS documentaries and…

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