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SEED SPOT’s Commitment to Inclusion: African American Boot Camp
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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…
How to Pitch Your Venture to a Reporter
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…
Darren Cambridge: Helping Kids Choose Books with Mia Learning
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…
imby: Where Citizens are the Real MVPs
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…
5 Ways to Make Your Business Pitch Perfect
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…
Mayla: Matchmaking for Nature
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…