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New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders

TechCrunch

Today, in a twist, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a proposal for a $10 million allocation in the state budget to create a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The Black and Latinx Seed Fund will be administered by the New Economic Development Authority (NJEDA).

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

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Meet Natasha Piñeiros Natasha Piñeiros grew up in Ecuador and moved to New Jersey at 13 years old. Before she began working for the Cooke Foundation, as a student, Natasha had received a scholarship recipient from their program. Mary’s Pence accomplishes their work through two programs.

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Lawsuit over denying access to a student with learning disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our largest single funder is the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. In addition, students who receive textbooks that originate from the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Center must meet additional requirements, most notably that they have an IEP and are covered by IDEA. More than half of U.S.

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Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Countless organizations could benefit from Kyle’s skills, yet there is no system connecting national service alumni with nonprofits and public sector agencies most in need of young talent. It will feature such big names as Grammy award-winning singer John Legend, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Will you join us?

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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.

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Building evidence and innovating programs to reduce disparities in children’s well-being 

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The Race for Results report series tracks how children across racial and ethnic groups are faring at the state and national levels on key education, health, and economic milestones. The national child poverty rate fell from 9.7% Six indicators have improved for every racial and ethnic group during the past decade—but unevenly.

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What donors love

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The Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) in Princeton, New Jersey, with a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency , under the leadership of Drew Dyson offers us a textbook case of how investment in professional development pays off. For him, the days of an ad hoc program in an old gym in the corner of a municipal building were over.

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