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1	CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS INC A Global non-profit "think-do" tank engaged in collaborative research, cooperation capacity building, and training programs to empower latino leaders, social entrepreneurs and NGOs dedicated to promote sustainable democratic changes across the Americas.	WASHINGTON, DC
2	INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE TO PROVIDE THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, STRATEGIES, AND INFORMATION TO AID THE CREATION OF ECOLOGICALLY-SOUND AND ECONOMICALLY EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES. THE INSTITUTE WORKS WITH CITIZENS, ACTIVISTS, POLICYMAKERS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO DESIGN SYSTEMS, POLICIES AND INDUSTRIES THAT MEET LOCAL OR REGIONAL NEEDS, TO MAXIMIZE LOCAL HUMAN, MATERIAL, NATURAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES; AND TO ENSURE THAT THE BENEFITS OF THESE SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES ACCRUE TO ALL CITIZENS.	WASHINGTON, DC
3	ASSOCIATION FOR ENTERPRISE AEO IS THE VOICE OF INNOVATION IN MICROBUSINESS AND MICROFINANCE IN THE UNITED STATES. AEO WORKS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT CAPITAL AND SERVICES FLOW TO UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL.	WASHINGTON, DC
4	Association of Womens Business Centers EDUCATION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS TO WOMAN ENTREPRENEURS.	Washington, DC
5	APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF APPLICATION DEVELOPERS AS CREATORS, INNOVATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS.	WASHINGTON, DC
6	Engine Advocacy Engine supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through advocacy on local and national issues	Washington, DC
7	SERVING THE AMERICAS FOUNDATION SERVING THE AMERICAS FOUNDATION PROMOTES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, STRENGTHENING LOCAL INITIATIVES THROUGH YEAR-LONG SERVICE PROJECTS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ALLEVIATE YOUTH POVERTY THROUGH A FOCUS ON EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND/OR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. IT ALSO FOSTERS YOUTH SERVICE THROUGH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS.	WASHINGTON, DC
8	GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING GPS INNOVATION, CREATIVITY and ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE ALLIANCE SEEKS TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE USE OF GPS.	WASHINGTON, DC
9	Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc Impact investments to support entrepreneurship	Washington, DC
10	CONSERVATION X LABS INC TO IMPROVE THE EFFICACY, SPEED, COST, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SCALING OF CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS THROUGH HARNESSING EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO PREVENT HUMAN-INDUCED EXTINCTION.	WASHINGTON, DC
11	Acton Academy DC Foundation Our mission is to inspire children and parents to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, discover a calling, and change the world.	Washington, DC
12	THE VENTURE CAPITAL FOUNDATION VENTURE FORWARD IS A NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION WITH A MISSION IS TO DIVERSIFY, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER THE VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTOR CLASS TO ADVANCE THE INDUSTRY AND MAXIMIZE IMPACT AND RETURNS. WE PROVIDE EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND CONNECTIONS TO DRIVE INTERSECTIONAL DIVERSITY WITHIN THE VENTURE CAPITAL COMMUNITY.	WASHINGTON, DC
13	ARCHBRIDGE INSTITUTE TO REKINDLE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF OPPORTUNITY AND EARNED SUCCESS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD BY PRODUCING, FUNDING, AND DISSEMINATING MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH THAT WILL LIFT BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, RULE OF LAW, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.	WASHINGTON, DC
14	STREET ENTREPRENEURS Street Entrepreneurs envisions a grit based economy where talent and drive are the determinates of access to knowledgeconnections capital	WASHINGTON, DC
15	NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION NVCA UNITES THE U.S. ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF HIGH-GROWTH COMPANIES AND ENSURE THE U.S. REMAINS THE MOST COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT IN THE WORLD FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATION. POWERED BY OUR MEMBERS, NVCA CONVENES VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEURS, INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND OTHER ECOSYSTEM PARTICIPANTS TO SHAPE PUBLIC POLICY, DEVELOP AND LEAD INDUSTRY INITIATIVES, SPEARHEAD INDUSTRY RESEARCH, AND FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.	WASHINGTON, DC
16	CNFA TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS BY CULTIVATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP.	WASHINGTON, DC
17	WASHINGTON AREA COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY INVESTING KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPITAL IN LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME WASHINGTON AREA ENTREPRENEURS.	WASHINGTON, DC
18	FRIENDS OF PUERTO RICO Friends of Puerto Rico is a non-profit 501(C)(3) that supports the economic development of the people of Puerto Rico through entrepreneurial initiatives, education, and creating opportunities for women and girls. Since 2015, we have mobilized a passionate community of over 30,000	Washington, DC
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CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS INC

WASHINGTON, DC

A Global non-profit "think-do" tank engaged collaborative research, cooperation capacity building, training programs to empower latino leaders, social entrepreneurs NGOs dedicated to promote sustainable democratic changes across .

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE

WASHINGTON, DC

TO PROVIDE THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, STRATEGIES, AND INFORMATION TO AID THE CREATION OF ECOLOGICALLY-SOUND AND ECONOMICALLY EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES. THE WORKS WITH CITIZENS, ACTIVISTS, POLICYMAKERS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO DESIGN SYSTEMS, POLICIES AND INDUSTRIES THAT MEET OR REGIONAL NEEDS, TO MAXIMIZE HUMAN, MATERIAL, NATURAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES; AND TO ENSURE THAT THE BENEFITS OF THESE SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES ACCRUE TO ALL CITIZENS.

ASSOCIATION FOR ENTERPRISE

WASHINGTON, DC

AEO IS THE VOICE OF INNOVATION IN MICROBUSINESS AND MICROFINANCE IN THE UNITED STATES. AEO WORKS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT CAPITAL AND SERVICES FLOW TO UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES ALL.

Association of Womens Business Centers

Washington, DC

EDUCATION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS TO WOMAN ENTREPRENEURS.

APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

WASHINGTON, DC

TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AS CREATORS, INNOVATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS.

Engine Advocacy

Washington, DC

supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through on local and national issues

SERVING THE AMERICAS FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC

PROMOTES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT , STRENGTHENING LOCAL INITIATIVES THROUGH YEAR-LONG SERVICE PROJECTS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ALLEVIATE YOUTH POVERTY THROUGH A FOCUS ON EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND/OR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. IT ALSO FOSTERS YOUTH SERVICE THROUGH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS.

GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE

WASHINGTON, DC

THE IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING , CREATIVITY and ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SEEKS TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE USE OF .

Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc

Washington, DC

Impact investments to support entrepreneurship

CONSERVATION X LABS INC

WASHINGTON, DC

TO IMPROVE THE EFFICACY, SPEED, COST, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SCALING OF SOLUTIONS THROUGH HARNESSING EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO PREVENT HUMAN-INDUCED EXTINCTION.

Acton Academy DC Foundation

Washington, DC

Our mission is to inspire children and parents to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, discover a calling, and change the world.

THE VENTURE CAPITAL FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC

FORWARD IS A NON-PROFIT WITH A MISSION IS TO DIVERSIFY, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER INVESTOR CLASS TO ADVANCE INDUSTRY AND MAXIMIZE IMPACT AND RETURNS. WE PROVIDE EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND CONNECTIONS TO DRIVE INTERSECTIONAL DIVERSITY WITHIN COMMUNITY.

ARCHBRIDGE INSTITUTE

WASHINGTON, DC

TO REKINDLE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF OPPORTUNITY AND EARNED SUCCESS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD BY PRODUCING, FUNDING, AND DISSEMINATING MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH THAT WILL LIFT BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, RULE OF LAW, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

STREET ENTREPRENEURS

WASHINGTON, DC

envisions a grit based economy where talent and drive are the determinates of access to knowledgeconnections capital

NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON, DC

NVCA UNITES THE U.S. ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF HIGH-GROWTH COMPANIES AND ENSURE THE U.S. REMAINS THE MOST COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT IN THE WORLD FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATION. POWERED BY OUR MEMBERS, NVCA CONVENES INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEURS, INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND OTHER ECOSYSTEM PARTICIPANTS TO SHAPE PUBLIC POLICY, DEVELOP AND LEAD INDUSTRY INITIATIVES, SPEARHEAD INDUSTRY RESEARCH, AND FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

CNFA

WASHINGTON, DC

TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS BY CULTIVATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

WASHINGTON AREA COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

WASHINGTON, DC

TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY INVESTING KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPITAL IN LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME ENTREPRENEURS.

FRIENDS OF PUERTO RICO

Washington, DC

is a non-profit 501(C)(3) that supports the economic development the people through entrepreneurial initiatives, education, and creating opportunities for women and girls. Since 2015, we have mobilized a passionate community over 30,000

THE MISSION OF EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET IS TO CAPITALIZE ON OUR HISTORIC ASSETS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE TO PROMOTE, RETAIN AND ATTRACT DIVERSE, SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH THE MAIN STREET FOUR-POINT APPROACH OF: ORGANIZATION, PROMOTION, DESIGN AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.

IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED TO BUILD A NETWORK OF CHANGEMAKERS - LEADERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, POLITICS, ADVOCACY, AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WHO ARE FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE NUMBERS OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES (POC) IN ELECTED OFFICE AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE US AND GLOBALLY. WE ARE BUILDING THE PROFESSIONAL NETWORK OF WOMEN COMMITTED TO USING POLITICS AND ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TO MENTOR AND LIFT UP ONE ANOTHER. BELIEVES THAT THE SOLUTION TO THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD WILL BE FOUND WHEN WOMEN AND MINORITIES/PEOPLE OF COLOR MAKE UP THE MAJORITY IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL OF PUBLIC OFFICE AND CIVIC LIFE. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE: GENDER PARITY FOR WOMEN and MINORITIES IN CIVIC LIFE ALL OVER THE WORLD.

A business developement program designed to bridge the gap between entrepreneurship and equity.

To promote the advancement of Herzegovina by fostering an platform innovation entrepreneurship; cultural humanitarian activities; networking.

THE PARTNERS WITH COMMITTED COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HELP MAKE OUR COUNTRY A MORE JUST, FAIR, AND EQUITABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE FAMILIES. IT FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THAT LIFT UP COMMUNITIES AND CREATE REAL AND LASTING CHANGE.

TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDREN AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS THROUGH REFERRALS FROM SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER SOURCES. ALSO SUPPORTS AND EQUIPS LOCAL SUPERHEROES BY PARTNERING WITH START-UP ENTREPRENEURS, MID-SIZE MINISTRIES, AND LONG-TERM LARGER PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO THE PURPOSE OF SPREADING A SUSTAINED GOSPEL MESSAGE

TO ASSIST LATINO ENTREPRENEURS BY HELPING THEM GAIN EDUCATION AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS.

ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO HOLD BIG ACCOUNTABLE BY ADVOCATING FOR IMMEDIATE, CONSEQUENTIAL AND SAFEGUARDS TO RESTORE OUR NATION, PROTECT OUR FAMILIES, AND HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS COMPETE.

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