14 Nov 2022 In Announcements By Joey Womack
Big news today in our mission to close the Relationship Gap for those underrepresented in tech. We've partnered with Tech Equity Collective, an initiative started by Google, to launch the Tech Equity Collective Impact Fund, a $1 million fund to improve tech career prospects for Black professionals. Applications are welcomed from Black and allying organizations ...
01 Nov 2022 In Announcements By Shara C
Last month was incredibly action-packed for Goodie Nation as we worked with Venture For America, BILL, Lenovo, Venture Atlanta, Verizon, Mastercard, Silicon Valley Bank, BLCK VC, and Google for Startups and launched our Fall 2022 apparel collection. Getting Gen Z into Atlanta’s Startup Community with Venture For America Ayah Rashid (Venture For America) joined our ...
03 Oct 2022 In Intentionally Good, New Founder Alert By Joey Womack
08 Sep 2022 In Intentionally Good, Tech Startups By Joey Womack
For the third time, Google for Startups is partnering with Goodie Nation to invest in promising US Black tech founders. Today, Google for Startups announced the 50 recipients of the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund III. Each of the startups will receive a $100,000 cash award as well as wrap-around support from Goodie Nation ...
22 Aug 2022 In Intentionally Good, Tech-Enabled Small Businesses By Joey Womack
Today, we're excited to share that we are partnering with Lenovo on the new iteration of Evolve Small – an initiative built to champion and promote small businesses across North America by providing financial aid, technological resources, community support, and business mentorship. Launched last summer, the inaugural Evolve Small program provided more than $1,000,000 worth ...
01 Aug 2022 In Intentionally Good, New Founder Alert By Joey Womack
The Goodie Nation community continues to grow. While most of the attention last month went to the Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund recipients, we also welcomed 21 other awesome founders to the community. They represent 15 cities; 3 countries outside the US in Canada, Ghana, and Tanzania; accelerators AWS Impact Accelerator for Black Founders, ...
11 Jul 2022 In Announcements By Joey Womack
Three years ago on this date, Kapor Center announced Goodie Nation was one of 10 winners of the Tech Done Right Challenge. As a winner, we received a $100,000 grant that allowed us to launch the Intentionally Good program. We started with a pilot cohort of 10 Atlanta-based founders, and we asked what it would ...
27 Jun 2022 In Intentionally Good By Joey Womack
When we add more founders to the program, we have the privilege of walking with them on their Founder Journey. Our "why we exist" - eliminating the Relationship Gap that stands in the way of success for them - gets put to the test. We have the opportunity to make the right connection at the ...
06 Jun 2022 In Announcements By Joey Womack
Today we excited to announce our newest (and coolest) campaign for those who want to do more about closing the Relationship Gap for social entrepreneurs and diverse founders - a monthly recurring group dubbed Society of the Good. The Society of the Good is a group of everyday people, change makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs who ...
20 May 2022 In Intentionally Good By Shara C
Our campaign to take virtual-first relationships and deepen them with in-person experiences has started. Over the past 6 weeks, we've produced 4 experiences across 3 cities. We're already hearing stories of deals being done from them. Read on for the details. GOODIE NATION X ATL REUNION // With support from BNY Mellon, we gathered 200 ...
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