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1		NEW YORK, NY
2		NEW YORK, NY
3		NEW YORK, NY
4		ORCHARD PARK, NY
5		Wellesley, MA
6		Providence, RI
7		BOSTON, MA
8		NEW YORK, NY
9		CHESTNUT HILL, MA
10		CONCORD, NH
11		NEW YORK, NY
12		Hamilton, OH
13		PITTSBURGH, PA
14		GRAND RAPIDS, MI
15		WAUKESHA, WI
16		ST JOSEPH, MI
17		Bluffton, OH
18		FALLS CHURCH, VA
19		COVINGTON, KY
20		NORTH CANTON, OH
21		Chicago, IL
22		WASHINGTON, DC
23		GRAYSLAKE, IL
24		Lake Forest, IL
25		FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
26		FLINT, MI
27		RACINE, WI
28		SUSSEX, WI
29		Minneapolis, MN
30		NORTHFIELD, MN
31		FORT WAYNE, IN
32		WASHINGTON, DC
33		CHADDS FORD, PA
34		SOUTH BEND, IN
35		Washington, DC
36		Alexandria, VA
37		MEADOW BRIDGE, WV
38		Dumfries, VA
39		CHARLESTON, SC
40		Cincinnati, OH
41		Washington, DC
42		WINSTONSALEM, NC
43		WASHINGTON, DC
44		Carmel, IN
45		MIDDLETON, WI
46		CHICAGO, IL
47		NEWARK, DE
48		GREENWOOD, DE
49		MINNEAPOLIS, MN
50		Washington, DC

PROVIDE RESOURCES, BUSINESS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

ASSISTING TOP EMERGING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO CREATE INNOVATIVE SOCIAL CHANGE WORLDWIDE.

PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ARTS TO AT-RISK YOUTH TO SPARK CREATIVE THINKING AND AWAKEN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. THE ORGANIZATION EMPOWERS CHILDREN AFFECTED BY EXTREME POVERTY THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM OF IDEAS, ART AND MUSIC (I AM).

THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS FOR YOUTHS ALONG WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF . PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE A DIVERSE GROUP OF MALES AND FEMALES AGES 14-25.

Education, entrepreneurship, and environmental programs. Mission: To provide opportunities for marginalized and impoverished women and youth in Tanzania to thrive and prosper through provision of comprehensive education, entrepreneurship and environmental programs.

for students and Entrepreneurs

TO FOSTER AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTING, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND OTHER INNOVATIVE FUNDING MECHANISMS TO EFFECT SOCIAL CHANGE BY, AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES, (A) CREATING AND FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS, (B) CONDUCTING, COLLECTING, SUPPORTING, PUBLISHING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH, (C) AND DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING COLLABORATIONS, RELATIONSHIPS AND FIELD-BASED PROGRAMS.

is organized for the purpose of improving business conditions for its membership and for the venture capital industry. The organization focuses on promoting the improvement of business conditions in the industry by developing a number of activities that will enable its members to be better at their jobs, to connect more easily with their peers, and to advance in their careers.

IS A NOT PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION LED BY BLACK WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED GENDERS (MAGES). COMBINES ART WITH ACTIVISM TO BUILD AN ANTI-RACIST COMMUNITY AND EDUCATE WHITE PEOPLE ON RACISM AND ALL THE OTHER "ISMS" WHILE GARNERING SUPPORT BLACK MAGES FROM THOSE PEOPLE WITH PRIVILEGE. AT , WE ENGAGE IN BLACK LIBERATION WORK THROUGH A REPARATIONS LENS. OUR TEAM TAKES THE INFLUX OF WHITE PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHO WANT TO LEARN ABOUT ANTI-RACISM AND ANTI-OPPRESSION AND PUT THEIR LABOR AND MONEY TO WORK TO PROVIDE MONTHLY MICRO-FUNDING, STIPENDS, AND SEED FUNDING PROJECTS TO BLACK MAGES (MARGINALIZED GENDERS). BLACK ADMINS AND EDUCATORS CURATE CONTENT, ART, AND PROGRAMMING, AND MOST OF ALL, HOLD NON-BLACK MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE VIA REFLECTION AND GUIDED RESPONSE, SO THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY PRACTICE THE RADICAL THOUGHT AND ACTION PROCESSES NECESSARY TO DISRUPT INSTITUTIONS OF OPPRESSION. MEMBERS OF THE WLC LEARN THROUGH THE INFORMED PERSPECTIVES

TO SPEARHEAD AND PROMOTE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROJECTS AND BUSINESS VENTURES ACROSS AFRICA.

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCLUSION, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, AND entrepreneurship AND skilling opportunities for underserved women in Latin America, (continued on schedule o)

THE MILL IS A REGIONAL PLATFORM CONNECTING STARTUPS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE BRING TOGETHER THE REGIONAL RESOURCES OF THE AND ACADEMIC COMUNITIES, SOURCES FINANCING,TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND AGENCY LEVEL FEDERAL AND STATE.

WIB) IS AN ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING CAREERS, LEADERSHIP, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF ALL THE LIFE SCIENCES.

PROVIDE A LOVING HAND TO IMPOVERISHED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN MALAWI AND KENYA BY PROVIDING CLEAN WATER, SAFE SHELTER, NOURISHMENT, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND MICRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT.

IS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN TIRELESS PURSUIT OF A FULL AND LASTING FOR ALL CHILDREN. , . WORKS TO ENSURE THAT WORLD-CLASS ACADEMICS, CHARACTER FORMATION AND FAITH-BASED EDUCATIONAL CHOICES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL.

GPA) DEVELOPS YOUNG SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS BY FUNDING YOUTH-LED OR YOUTH ENGAGED ORGANIZATIONS THAT UNLEASH THE POWER OF YOUTH TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HEALTH OF THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

TO FOSTER IN THE , OHIO VICINITY THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS LEADING UP TO A BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION RESULTING IN JOB CREATION.

INSPIRES HEALTHY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WITH ART, WATER AND GLOBAL EDUCATION. THROUGH GRASSROOT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE EMPOWER YOUTH AND WOMEN WITH ART AS THERAPY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION, ENABLING THEM TO BRING VITAL RESOURCES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONNECTING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WITH INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOMS, WE ENRICH GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH PARTICIPATORY AND SERVICE LEARNING.

WE EXIST TO EMPOWER FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH EDUCATION, COACHING, MENTORING, NETWORKING AND ACCESS TO CAPTIAL.

A CATALYST FOR CHANGE THROUGH RECOGNIZING AND INVENTIONS, PROMOTING CREATIVITY, AND ADVANCING THE SPIRIT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

The organization is a network successful empowering women to exercise their potential as entrepreneurs and leaders. WCR provides an environment for members to build relationships for success.

AEO IS THE VOICE OF INNOVATION IN MICROBUSINESS AND MICROFINANCE IN THE UNITED STATES. AEO WORKS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT CAPITAL AND SERVICES FLOW TO UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES ALL.

FARM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FBDC) - FBDC IS A BUSINESS INCUBATOR WHERE BEGINNING FARMERS CAN LEASE CERTIFIED ORGANIC LAND WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS BEFORE MAKING THE LONG TERM INVESTMENT IN FARMS OF THEIR OWN.

is dedicated to help people help themselves. We seek to restore the dignity and quality of life for people affected by conflict by eliminating barriers to success through innovative education, entrepreneurial development, and community-driven aid.

TO PROVIDE A WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCE, EMPOWERING YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS CHANGE AGENTS FOR THEIR LIVES, CLUB, COMMUNITY WHILE ENSURING YOUTH ARE CAREER-READY, STARTUP-READY, HOMEOWNER-READY BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE AT 18 YEARS OLD

WE BUILD PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE VIBRANT AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES. WE FOSTER ENTREPRENEURS AND GROW SMALL BUSINESSES. WE DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREPARE FAMILIES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP.

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE COLOR OTHERS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST HUMAN POTENTIAL, ATTAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY PROPER PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION THAT WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES. WE PROMOTE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION JOB TRAINING, HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, HEALTH QUALITY LIFE PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS COUNSELING.

PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROJECTS, EQUIPMENT OR STARTUP SERVICES THAT GO BEYOND SCOPE OF MUNICIPALLY FUNDED BUDGET.

The mission is to restore and well-being in the Native community by recovering knowledge and access to healthy indigenous foods, medicines, and lifeways. We do this by: creating culturally-based opportunities for youth employment, entrepreneurship and leadership; Increasing access to Indigenous foods through farm production, sales and distribution; and community organizing and outreach around reclaiming cultural traditions, healthy Indigenous food, cooking skills, and policy and systems change. is also one the leaders a groundswell movement to reclaim Indigenous sovereignty through food. Our programs impact over 12,000 people each year from our youngest community members to our oldest.

PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO INCREASE THEIR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES WHILE PROVIDING JOB CREATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TAX BASE GROWTH WITHIN .

mission is to equip with entrepreneurial resources to develop a sustainable business through power their own creativity. Entrepreneurial resources include a six-module business training course specifically designed for in small businesses. CWOW also provides a retail boutique where they can sell their handmade products. Not only do who take our course have access to our market but we also partner with organizations who work directly with marginalized around by meeting their greatest need a place to sell their products.

TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AS CREATORS, INNOVATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS.

THE ORANIZATION ISSUES SCHOLARSHIPS WITH THE EMPHASIS OF PROMOTING BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURIAL TECHNICAL STUDIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

IS A TALENT ATTRACTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO "EMPOWER TALENT TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES." ATTRACTS RECENT GRADUATES AS INNOVATION FELLOWS TO COMPLETE STRATEGIC BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECTS ACROSS PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS. THE ACTIVITIES OF ARE ATTRACTIVE FOR GRADUATES TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN THE REGIONS WE SERVE AND THE RESULTS OF THE WORK DRIVE AN ECOSYSTEM OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ATTRACTED OVER 1,200 FELLOWS AND INTERNS AND HAVE COMPLETED OVER 500 PROJECTS SINCE 2012."

supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through on local and national issues

Research efforts on economic transformation and entrepreneurship development in emerging markets

TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AS AN INNOVATIVE DRIVER OF SOCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CHANGE IN APPALACHIA AND BEYOND BY ADDRESSING HEAD-ON THE NEED FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES, AND MEETING EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION, PERSONAL, AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, HOMELESSNESS, AT-RISK YOUTH, UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT.

We are entrepreneurial education program. Our goal is to help boys from underserved communities start and grow their own STEM -based business.

TO CREATE COLLISION AMONG COMMUNITY. BY NATURE, ENTREPRENEURS ARE PROBLEM SOLVERS. WE BELIEVE BY CONNECTING THINKERS, DOERS AND VISIONARIES WE (SEE SCH. O)

OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE UNDER-SERVED ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED; CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

Impact investments to support entrepreneurship

TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND INVESTMENT.

envisions a grit based economy where talent and drive are the determinates of access to knowledgeconnections capital

TO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM AND LASTING CHANGES TO LIBERIA THROUGH THREE FOCUSES: EDUCATION, DISCIPLESHIP, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

TO PROVIDE INSPIRING EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS NOW, AND FOR DECADES TO COME, THROUGH TEACHER INNOVATION GRANTS, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND A GROWING ENDOWMENT.

PROVIDE CHILDREN IN POVERTY WITH EDUCATION, NUTRITION, AND HEALTHCARE AS WELL AS JOBS, CAPACITY BUILDING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS. THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENS AND SUSTAINS PARTNERS BY PROVIDING HUMAN RESOURCES, STRATEGIC GUIDANCE, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

TO INCORPORATE ECONOMICS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE CURRICULA IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE FOR AN ECONOMICALLY LITERATE SOCIETY.

FOUNDATION, INC. MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AMUN SHEA A PRIVATE NONPROFIT PROJECT LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF PERQUIN, MORAZAN, EL SALVADOR. THE CENTER WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNICAL ABILITY, WITH A COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND THOSE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

TO ALLIVIATE HUNGER THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, SCALABLE AND INNOVATIVE METHODS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ADVANCE CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

is a non-profit 501(C)(3) that supports the economic development the people through entrepreneurial initiatives, education, and creating opportunities for women and girls. Since 2015, we have mobilized a passionate community over 30,000

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