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Nonprofit Organizations: How They Work and What They Do

Board Effect

National Nonprofits Regional Nonprofits Local Nonprofits National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) SoCal Grantmakers Hope Meadows Intergenerational Community Wounded Warrior Project Florida Philanthropic Network The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee Catholic Charities USA Community to Community Youth Villages National Council of Nonprofits Farm Labor (..)

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Turns at Albuquerque: How I Measure My Career

This is going to be BIG.

Who''s the VC that everyone *isn''t* trying to network with. They don''t measure skills, network, and the changing nature of the ecosystem around you. At 30, I had built one of the best professional networks in New York City--a market that was on the verge of passing Boston as the second largest startup ecosystem in the country.

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5 Ways Building a Brand Makes Your Small Business Stand Out

Up and Running

Suddenly, the person you thought was a savvy networker doesn’t seem like such a pro after all. For instance, instead of building a brand that appeals to women age 24 to 48 in the southwest United States, you’re building a brand for Liz Applewood, age 32, a manager at a retail clothing store in Albuquerque. .

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Hope to Meet Up On the Road

Duct Tape Marketing

Sandwiched between those two events I’ll play a part in hosting the Duct Tape Marketing Network’s Annual Gathering in Kansas City. I’ll round out the year with events in San Diego, Phoenix and Albuquerque as well as playing a part in the annual HEMP Retreat with Brene Brown.

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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

Gust

Albuquerque. Wilmington Investor Network. Central Texas Angel Network. (in millions). Boise Angel Alliance. up slightly. Fargo/Morehead Angels. Maple Leaf Angels. Toronto, ON. New Mexico Angels. up pressure. Desert Angels. Hawaii Angels. RAIN Funds. Tech Coast Angels. flat to down. . increasing. DC Dinner Clubs. DC/Virginia.

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Don’t Settle When You Decide Where to Settle

Austin Startup

The leadership centers of the microcomputer world shifted from Albuquerque to the San Fernando Valley (LA), the Bay Area, and Seattle. All my colleagues tended to live in the same “Telco Heights” areas of the cities of the year, and their personal networks were contained inside Ma Bell. Deals were getting done there.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

In short, the first wave of internet companies were widely distributed and brought people online (AOL in Virginia, Microsoft in Albuquerque and Seattle, Dell in Austin, etc.) Numerous angel networks focused on underrepresented founders including BEAM , Urban Capital Network , Business Angel Minority Association , and Houston Diversity Fund.

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