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MakeYourJob.org Is A New Interactive Community Helping Teens Launch Startups

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, or NFTE, an international non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring young people from low-income communities to stay in school and recognize business opportunities, just launched MakeYourJob.org, an new interactive web community that gives teens the tools and knowledge needed  to help turn their interests and hobbies ... Read more »
Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Real Impact, Social Software
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Microsoft’s Geek 2 Chic: LA Makes Silicon Beach The Center Of the Geeky Fundraiser Universe

Mark Drapeau (Los Angeles, CA) — On Thursday, May 10th, Microsoft and Bloomingdale’s brought their popular “Geek 2 Chic” charity fashion show series to the west coast’s Silicon Beach. A mix of local entrepreneurs and tech-savvy professionals served as models, and between ticket sales and 10% of Bloomingdale’s purchases, thousands of dollars were raised for ... Read more »
Celebrities, Corporate Citizenship, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fashion, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Photos, Retail
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White House Correspondents Dinner: Why Do Geeks Hate Nerdprom?

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Recently, the White House Correspondents Dinner (AKA “Nerd Prom”) and its bevy of pre-parties, after-parties, and brunches hit Washington, DC by storm as it does every spring. But across the Potomac in Arlington, VA, a simultaneous gathering of government enthusiasts known as “Transparency Camp” occurred, sequestered from networking with influential ... Read more »
Celebrities, Cheeky Geeky, Entrepreneurship, Events, Fashion, Journalism, Media, Movies
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Chicago-Based CrowdSpring Powers Free Creative Work For Nonprofits

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Even when a successful nonprofit takes in a lot of money, much of it is earmarked for carrying out their main mission. Things like advertising, design work, and other activities, while valuable, are expendable if funds are limited. Now, a creative services company is helping them, pro bono. Crowdspring- a for-profit ... Read more »
Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits
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Is Gainesville the Silicon Valley of the Southeast?

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) – At the University of Florida – perhaps best known for its championship Gators football teams – innovation isn’t the first thing on people’s minds. But that football team famously invented what you now know as Gatorade. And now they’re building Innovation Square, which they hope spearheads their town of Gainesville into ... Read more »
Academia, Education, Entrepreneurship
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DC-based Enterprise Startup Incubator Launches

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — A new startup incubator focusing on companies creating enterprise technology has launched in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC. Founded by three locals – Sean Glass (who will act as managing partner), Collin Gutman, and Allen Gannett (the latter two, partners) – Acceleprise is the first independent accelerator in ... Read more »
Enterprise, Entrepreneurship
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AboutOne Provides On-the-go Personal Health Info

Stephanie Baum (Philadelphia, PA) — A web-based organizer is helping users keep their healthcare records and data in one place to make it easier to access the information when they need it. Joanne Lang, who was a software executive at SAP and worked with cloud computing, said AboutOne was sparked by a medical emergency ... Read more »
Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurship, Gadgets and Mobile, Health
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NFTE Chicago Partners With Starbucks To Launch Entrepreneurs

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Microsoft has long been a friend of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, or NFTE, a wonderful non-profit with outposts in many U.S. cities which empowers at-risk youth to launch their own businesses…while in high school. Our collaboration has manifested itself most recently in a series of “Geek 2 Chic” fashion ... Read more »
Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Real Impact
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