Recent Updates
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Top 5 Startup Tips for Testing Your Value Proposition By Desiree Almodovar
As a founder, you already have a strong vision for the product or service you want to build. But how do you know if it will work? As an angel […]
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ONLINE: Investigating the Current Economic Landscape & Exploring Alternative Solutions To Venture Funding
In efforts to support Impact Entrepreneurship Initiativefellows and community members, our first event of the Spring 2023 semester seeks to investigate the economic landscape, explore alternative solutions to venture funding, and […]
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Changing Barriers to Fundraising Cultures: Ownership Wayfinding
Our Co-Director Jen van der Meer published a paper in The Social Innovations Journal partnering with AshokaVol 16 No 1 Identifying and Addressing Cultural, Geopolitical, Structural, and Educational Barriers to […]
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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: “Calling Our People Back Home: Reconnecting to the Tradition of Black Life in Nature”
Calling Our People Back Home: Reconnecting to the Tradition of Black Life in Nature is a fully-funded, Black artist-led, New York based retreat which explores the tradition of Black life […]
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| EVENT SPOTLIGHT | CA1 CA2 x WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN BENEFIT
ABOUT CA1 CA2 CA1 CA2 is a creative talent agency and production company. As a minority certified woman owned business, CA1 CA2 is committed to supporting human welfare, diversity and […]
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| PODCAST E.22 | DUMEBI EGBUNA @ CHEZIE ON DEI & BELONGING AT THE WORKPLACE
ABOUT: Dumebi Egbuna is Co-founder and CMO of Chezie, a D&I-focused start-up with the mission of creating the most inclusive and equitable companies on earth. Upon graduation, Dumebi began working for […]
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| PODCAST E.25 | MOHAMMED NAEEM @ AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
ABOUT OUR GUEST: Mohammed Naeem is the Senior Manager for Strategy and Partnerships at the Center for Inclusion and Belonging — guiding the design, facilitation and management of its programmatic […]
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| PODCAST E.24 | ALEJANDRO JUAREZ CRAWFORD & ASWAN CARBONELL @ REBELBASE
ABOUT: RebelBase was built to provide tools to everyday people so that they can replace what’s failing and build what’s next. Our mission is to show teams how to tackle […]
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EVENT RECAP: Unlocking Government Capital for the Creative and Cultural Industries
The New School’s Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative continues its Demystifying Capital Series with Unlocking Government Capital for the Creative and Cultural Industries. Are you a creative who presumes government would never fund you? […]
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| PODCAST E. 21 | MONE’T SCHULTZ @ LUXE MJ & DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF @ NYS ASSEMBLY
ABOUT MONET: Mone’t Schultz is the founder and owner of NYC Based Cannabis Brand LUXEMJ. LUXE MJ is part ancillary products and part community collective through equity and education. Our signature […]
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MEET OUR MENTOR: SHAY PARESH @ SHAYDE BEAUTY
What does impact entrepreneurship mean to you? Is it different from being a “regular” entrepreneur? How so? Impact entrepreneurship is about creating solutions that have a positive impact on the […]
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MEET OUR MENTOR: KATHARINE SPOONER, GROWTH EQUITY INVESTOR FOCUSED ON EUROPEAN CONSUMER BRANDS, SOFTWARE COMPANIES & MARKETPLACES
What does impact entrepreneurship mean to you? Is it different from being a “regular” entrepreneur? How so? Impact entrepreneurship is meaningful because it purposefully and deliberately drives societal change. Often, […]
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| PODCAST E. 16 | ON VENTURE CAPITAL WITH MARCUS GLOVER @ LOCKSTEP CAPITAL
ABOUT: Marcus Glover is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Lockstep Ventures, a venture capital firm that seeks to address issues that perpetuate racial inequality in the U.S. Marcus has […]
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| PODCAST E.15 | CELEBRATING YOUR HERITAGE & EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH LISA MATTAM @ SAHAJAN
ABOUT: Lisa Mattam is a proven and passionate entrepreneur. Named by Profit Magazine as one of the Top Ten Emerging Women Entrepreneurs in Canada and recognized by the Indo-Canada Chamber […]
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| PODCAST E. 14 | ON FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY, FOUNDERS @ 127 WALL
ABOUT: 127 Wall (one27wall.com) supports promising entrepreneurs and businesses by delivering the thoughtful capital and operational insight that they need in order to effectively scale. Our flexible investment mandate allows […]
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| PODCAST E.13 | COSS MARTE @ CONBODY
ABOUT CONBODY: CONBODY (conbody.com) is a non-stop, bodyweight, prison-style, fitness method. We proudly hire formerly incarcerated individuals as our instructors. CONBODY is the first fitness method born in prison, founded […]
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YOU’RE INVITED: FRI 9/30 FORD FOUNDATION GALLERY ART EXHIBITION OPENING “INDISPOSABLE TACTICS FOR CARE AND MOURNING”
The Ford Foundation Gallery is pleased to present Indisposable: Tactics for Care and Mourning, curated by Jessica A. Cooley and Ann M. Fox. Indisposable: Tactics for Care and Mourning is the follow-up to Indisposable: Structures […]
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| PODCAST E.12 | JEN VAN DER MEER & NEYDA MARTINEZ, CO-DIRECTORS @ IMPACT ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE
ABOUT IMPACT ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE: The mission of the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative (IEI) is to promote a shift in values from individual competitiveness to participatory design. As a university-wide initiative, we […]
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| PODCAST E.11 | ANTHONY MEYERS @ LEADING CHANGEMAKERS
ABOUT: Anthony D. Meyers is the Founding Director of Leading ChangeMakers. In addition, he has experience in grantmaking, nonprofit arts leadership, and entrepreneurship. He holds an M.S. in Organizational Change […]
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| PODCAST E.10 | COLLEEN FURMAN, CMO @ NABU
ABOUT COLLEEN: Colleen has 15+ years of experience in the start-up, digital marketing, and technology ecosystem. Becoming mostly plant-based at age six, her passion has been sustainability, wellness, and in […]
