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19 Sep 2016 In Goodie Ideation By admin
Atlanta College Students Create Tech Ideas to Fight Eviction Caused By Gentrification
By Ashley Stewart With Contributions from Mark Taylor II Mission “How can you help 500,000 people facing eviction in gentrifying areas save money?” This is the capstone question that brought a talented group of co-eds from Atlanta Universities and Colleges into a room at Morehouse College’s Kilgore Student Center for “Goodie Ideation for College Students”. …
07 Sep 2016 In Atlanta, Challenge Insight Panel, Economic Development, Goodie Impact Pre-Accelerator By admin
Talk of the Town: Atlanta Tackles Gentrification
Contributed by: Ebony Hillsman, Mark Taylor II Some would say Atlanta is bleeding and rumored to have the largest economic disparity in the nation. The cause? Rumor is: lack of diversity and inclusion in business development and access to resources. So we gathered a few friends, innocent bystanders and key players in the game …
19 Jul 2016 In Atlanta, Goodie Impact K-12, Hack Daze By admin
Super-powered Youth Take on Gentrification in Atlanta
Our Mission It’s a sizzling hot on a Friday in the summer of July, and the alarm blares, alerting you to wake up and save the day for thousands of lives in your community. Do you get up and do something about it or annoyingly press the snooze button? If you chose the latter, …
13 Jul 2016 In Atlanta, Goodie Impact K-12, Hack Daze By admin
Meet The Amazing Speakers + Coaches For Friday's Hack Mob Tackling Gentrification Housing
Friday’s Hack Mob @ SMASH Pathways is shaping up to be really impactful as a bunch of Atlanta’s top changemakers and entrepreneurs have committed to inspiring and helping 35 rising 9th graders generate moonshot ideas for tech tools that help 100,000 people in areas affected by gentrification either keep their homes or sell at a …
06 Jul 2016 In Goodie Impact K-12, Hack Daze By admin
The Rest of 2016 Is All About Gentrification Financial Inclusion Starting w/ Youth Next Friday
Big news! Spurred by a grant from Google, we’ll produce a six-month social impact innovation incubator affectionately dubbed Goodie Innovation [Econ Dev]: Atlanta x (Q3 + Q4 2016). It is designed to combine passionate people with subject-matter experts and highly-skilled professionals in an effort to produce ten (10) tech startups focused on gentrification financial inclusion. …
29 Jun 2016 In Economic Development, Goodie Impact Pre-Accelerator By admin
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 …
01 Jun 2016 In Goodie Ideation, Goodie Impact Pre-Accelerator, Hack The Violence By admin
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 …
09 May 2016 In Atlanta, Goodie Impact K-12, Hack Daze By admin
[Atlanta]: 1st Set of Speakers + Mentors + Judges For Friday's Hack Mob [E-SPLOST] Dream Jamboree 2016 Innovation Lab
Friday’s Hack Mob [E-SPLOST] Dream Jamboree 2016 Innovation Lab is shaping up to be amazing, and we’re excited to announce the first set of speakers, facilitators, mentors, and pitch competition judges! These top high school seniors will be challenged with generating ideas for the “classroom of the future”, and they’ll be presenting their ideas where Martin Luther …
11 Mar 2016 In Atlanta, Goodie Hack, Goodie Impact Pre-Accelerator By admin
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 …