Less than a year ago, ourBRIDGE was nothing more than an idea. It seemed so far from reality that it didn’t even have a name. After four successful years of serving refugee and immigrant students, the federal program that inspired ourBRIDGE was soon to be terminated, leaving the children it served without the academic support…
Sandy Marshall is a paradigm-shifter, a glass-ceiling-breaker, a nonprofit executive-turned social entrepreneur. She joins several like-minded leaders in spearheading a surge of national, organizational and community-based campaigns to foster more and better opportunities for women and girls in STEM fields. Marshall’s energies are currently focused on Project Scientist, the Charlotte-based nonprofit she founded in 2012…
Dick Sesler describes SEED20 OnStage! as “a cross between a TED Talk and Dancing With The Stars.” As founder and executive director of Camp Blue Skies, Dick jumped at the opportunity to share his organization’s mission and vision with the audience at SEED20 OnStage! Camp Blue Skies walked away with third place prize of $7,500 and…
Debbie Darden has a lot going on–and that may be putting it mildly. Graduations, grandchildren, you name it. In the thick of it all, Debbie managed to somehow act as the lead SVP Charlotte Partner on SEED20 2014. We pinned her down to talk about some of the highlights of her experience and of SEED20.…
by Justin Ruckman, co-founder of Priceless Misc Our company, Priceless Misc, has always cared deeply about local entrepreneurs — especially those who haven’t yet had the benefit of their story being properly heard. We started CLT Blog some years ago for just this purpose: to shine a light (and a camera) on the people in…