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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Some are working on reinvention: Huntsville , the Alabama town famous for its history with NASAs rocketry program, has remarketed itself as a music, arts, and cultural destination; while Hilliard , an Ohio city of less than 40,000 in the Columbus area, continues to build out infrastructure to incubate innovative startups.

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Blackbaud Headed to SXSWi 2011

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He led the company’s 2011 video initiatives with the World Economic Forum and United Nations Foundation. Beverly has a MLS degree from Rutgers University, a MA in history, an archival certificate from New York University and a BA in Spanish from Ohio State University. Carl Sagan is his homeboy. Petri is @darbyDARNIT on Twitter.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society - Untitled Article

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

On Monday morning, the 2004 National Book Award winners in fiction and nonfiction were made live on our Bookshare.org site, providing rapid access to these books to readers with disabilities. Announced in the middle of last week, these two new books are two outstanding accounts of remarkably different histories.

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In its first funding in 7 years, profitable fintech Lower raises $100M Series A led by Accel

TechCrunch

Lower , an Ohio-based home finance platform, announced today it has raised $100 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel. The financing also marks the previously bootstrapped Lower’s first external round of funding in its seven-year history. Our history is maybe a little atypical of fintech companies today,” he told TechCrunch.

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17 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

In 2024 and beyond, as our societies and communities absorb dramatic changes in in our democracies, how we orient around social justice, and how technology impacts our daily lives—understanding the history of the nonprofit sector is more important than ever. The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.

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Connecting With the Past through Technology: Oberlin Heritage Center

Tech Soup

But the Oberlin Heritage Center in Oberlin, Ohio, recently reminded me that technology can also be powerful when it. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the area’s extraordinary, nationally significant heritage. family history information from all over the country. and the next big thing.

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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

It is important to understand the history of nonprofit organizations in order to see where the future may go. The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. Creation of Americorps in 1993 under Clinton administration with the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.