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Giving Tuesday: How BoardEffect Is Giving Back to Nonprofits

Board Effect

BoardEffect was founded in 2007 by a team of web developers that served nonprofits and educational institutions. BoardEffect Supports Good Governance Practices. The need to demonstrate good governance remains a high priority today. This year, at the time when nonprofits are in great need, BoardEffect is ready to give back.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. – The Torch Program.

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Government Shouldn’t Be In The Accelerator Business

Feld Thoughts

This article originally appeared online at Inc.com in an article titled Government Shouldn’t Be In The Accelerator Business. But I don’t think government should be funding these accelerators, nor do I think they need to. without government funding, being run as entrepreneurial ventures for profit by entrepreneurs.

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China’s Torch Program – the glow that can light the world (Part 2 of 5)

Steve Blank

This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups. This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. – The Torch Program.

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Top 7 Disruptive Forces Today’s Nonprofits Face – And How to Solve for Them

Board Effect

Changes in society, the global economy, and technology are the leading forces behind vast disruption in the nonprofit arena. If we look back to the Great Recession in 2007, we find the origin of disruptive forces for nonprofits. Disruption in governance practices. The Evolution of Disruptive Trends for Nonprofits.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

Our partnerships with FCEM, the Global Summit of Women, and international sister organizations builds each year, and we are continuing to work with Opportunity International to work with women business owners in poverty-stricken countries who obtain micro-loans to build their business and communities!

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Damon Becnel Discusses How The Startup Scene Has Changed Over The Past Decade

The Startup Magazine

Traditional business models have changed as globalization takes hold on a global scale, and technology changes our lives day by day. As a result of globalization, many firms have not just moved overseas but relocated entire offices there too (sometimes called “nearshoring”). What’s behind this boom?

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