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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Beth Zimmer

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We have been really successful in changing our community’s culture. We were identified as having a culture that was extremely risk averse and complacent, with very low levels of entrepreneurial activity. I believe it is that this vision is too visionary for the majority of our existing leadership ecosystem.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Hard skills training: Facilitation & leadership, more and better business support for entrepreneurs, organizational skills, work-life balance. I hope to gain more understanding of cultural differences and how they influence an entrepreneurs’ decisions. Training in collaboration, facilitation and leadership techniques. .

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Standing up for Justice

Surdna Foundation

Until the late 1980s, Surdna’s grantmaking centered on education (scholarships), culture (arts organizations, libraries, etc.), Finalizing the language of our mission statement was only the first step in answering the question, “What does it mean to be a social justice funder?”. and basic community infrastructure (fire engines!).

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Having to deal with the culture entrenched with the decision-makers and having to dissolve the old way of thinking in order to utilize best practices of the past and integrate these practices into forward-thinking methodologies. Dealing with resistive funders, however, is our biggest challenge. The scarcity mindset holds us all back.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

And the culture inevitably shifted, from a passionate commitment to founders and the entrepreneurial journey, to a system focused on generating cash from paying corporate customers, with the promise of “innovation” on their terms. The next important group to spot the weakness in Techstars’ strategy was the investment community.

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Chief Executive Officer

Forward Cities

The CEO will be responsible for providing leadership to the Forward Cities staff, developing and managing resources that enable them to achieve the organization’s goals and priorities, while unlocking the potential that each diverse staff member brings to the organization. The deadline to apply is June 30, 2024.

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The Art of Public Speaking

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

No matter where you live in the world, public speaking is essential for you to exercise leadership. It’s giving a presentation before a client or potential funder. That is the essence of leadership. It’s not enough to have a vision; you have to put that vision into clear, concise, persuasive language. TEXT: Test your knowledge.

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