Goodie Impact Pre-Accelerator

Spending The Rest of 2016 in Atlanta Focusing on Gentrification Financial Inclusion

The last 12 months have been marked by tremendous growth for Amplify 4 Good. After working with both companies and communities relative to social impact, we’ve evolved into two distinct organizations: Amplify 4 Good (focuses on companies) and Goodie Nation (focuses on under-served communities). They’re part of my efforts to have a positive impact on …

We're Headed to Memphis This Month to Battle Recidivism Through Innovation

Our tribe is on the move! This time, we’re piloting a six-month Open Source Economic Development Goodie Innovation Lifecycle in Memphis, TN to battle recidivism by improving the job placement rate of the formerly incarcerated. According to the National Institute of Justice, recidivism is one of the most fundamental concepts in criminal justice. It refers to …

Goodie Hack [EDU] Atlanta x March 2016 Recap: Heroes Create Solutions to Improve Math and Reading Skills in Low-Performing K-12 Schools

Mission Accomplished During the span of five intense days, everyday heroes and heroines from the Atlanta community assembled  to improve problems in K-12 education among its low-performing schools.  Celebrating Goodie Hack’s 2nd year in building technology with underserved communities, on Wednesday, March 9, Goodie Nation emerged as a new brand and unveiled solutions via “Goodie …

Meet The Top 4 Superhero Teams Presenting @ Goodie Hack [EDU]: Atlanta x March 2016 Pitch Competition Wednesday Night

See Superheroes Wednesday Nite [REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND] In early February, we put out a call for everyday people who heard a calling to solve educational problems in under-served communities. On February 20th, we challenged these heroes to come up with big ideas to increase the math and/or reading skills, by 30{73d994cfe2ff8b0a610e87f383cee97a4b5b8ef0e12626b1a91565c29f75a33f}, of 100,000 students in low performing schools …

Goodie Ideation EDU Recap: High-Impact Ways To Improve Math + Reading Skills in Low Performing K-12 Schools

  Our Mission Amidst the hustle and bustle of a busy day in Atlanta’s Ponce City Market, Goodie Nation hosted the inaugural Goodie Ideation session for 2016 at General Assembly with a focus on developing ideas to solve problems in local education. Attendees were taught how to formulate effective ideas for social impact while also …

Goodie Ideation [Saturday] + Goodie Hack [March 4]: Improving Math/Reading Skills In Low Performing Schools

Introducing our new process to solve problems in under-served communities: Goodie Innovation. It’s made up of three events (Ideation, Hack, & Marketing) and one program which ties them together. This Goodie Innovation cycle focuses on high-impact ways, using technology to improve math and reading skills of 5,000+ students in low performing schools by 2017. The …