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Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.
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and abroad between February and September 2020. Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking. I’d like to understand how to build effective multi-year plans that inspire and engage both funders of my own organization (and/or myself!)
and abroad between February and September 2020. We strive to educate our community that success takes commitment, strategy, discipline, and patience to sustain the journey and see long-term growth. Dealing with resistive funders, however, is our biggest challenge. Carina Boston Pinales. The biggest challenge we see is burn-out.
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