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Akimbo
United States of America
Akimbo is an inclusive job matching and placement service for companies seeking high quality candidates from diverse backgrounds specifically sourcing women people of color and LGBT individuals.Understanding that diversity in the workplace increases innovation creativity and productivity Akimbo provides the resources and technology that enable businesses to target and retain qualified candidates from underrepresented groups.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Gun by Gun
United States of America
We're a San Francisco based nonprofit organization founded in 2013 by Ian Johnstone a tech entrepreneur who lost his father to gun violence at the age of 10 and Eric King an Innovation Specialist with the US Agency for International Development who specializes in tech enabled solutions to social challenges.We provide local volunteers with a turnkey system including technical tools resources and expertise to organize a community initiated community funded gun buyback in their city.
| Human health & social work |
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Hello Tractor
United States of America
Hello Tractor aspire to be the leading agricultural inputs provider in sub Saharan Africa promoting inclusive economic growth and regional food security. Our software gives you precise reports on everything from area serviced to revenue generated. It s so powerful that if ever our monitoring device is removed from your machine you d be notified immediately!
| Information, communication & technology |
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Library for All
United States of America
Library For All is a nonprofit with a mission to make knowledge accessible to all equally.To achieve this mission we have built a cloud based library platform filled with locally relevant e books curated for different regions in the developing world. Library For All is more cost effective and sustainable than building physical libraries.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Mentor Me
United States of America
Based on more than a decade of mentoring experience MentorMe is an innovative provider of youth and small business mentorship software for programs of all sizes. MentorMe empowers programs and initiatives by combining cloud based software and program best practices rooted in our proprietary methodology.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Million Dollar Scholar
United States of America
Million Dollar Scholar is an education non profit that provides college bound high school students and their parents with financial aid and scholarship coaching. We pair this coaching model with a mentoring program for low income inner city high school students where local current college students trained in the Million Dollar Method guide students for a full year.
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Project Scientist
United States of America
The need for Project Scientist was based off a vast amount of research that shows girls with a high skill aptitude and talent for STEM subjects are not currently served or identified at a young age. Underserved and unidentified girls are not provided STEM opportunities at a pace depth and breadth commensurate with their talents and interests. We created Project Scientist to change the world s view of who a scientist is and what a scientist does. The vision of Project Scientist is to transform the face of STEM by nurturing today s future scientists who will lead the world in solving tomorrow's greatest challenges!
| Education |
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Quarterback
Quarterback is a social enterprise focused on tapping top private sector talent to volunteer for a quarter. They develop high impact intensive opportunities for the summers before and after business school.
| Education |
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SparkMarket
United States of America
SparkMarket is here to close the gap by creating a revolutionary new way for Georgia businesses to raise capital from a brand new investor class everyday Georgia residents. They believe that your local friends and neighbors are your best source of support. They live near you. They shop with you. Now they can invest in you too.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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STE(A)M Truck
United States of America
STE(A)M Truck is a 21st century build mobile where students solve authentic problems and build grit self reliance ingenuity teamwork and artisanship.rnrnSTE(A)M Truck inspires youth to learn Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math by bringing the coolest tools equipment and mentors directly to their schools. Working in collaboration with our partners including WonderRoot STE(A)M Truck will be engaging and transformational.
| Education |
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Union Capital Boston
United States of America
UCB is an approach to overcome the poverty trap for individuals families and communities. We are a mobile based loyalty program for low income families that provides social and financial service rewards in exchange for community involvement in schools health centers and civic programs.
| Human health & social work |