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The tech ecosystem feels at odds with the macro environment: the tech IPO window remains largely shut and many startups struggle to raise capital. What is ahead for 2024?

Geopolitics, Racial Justice: Impact Investing Is Expanding Its Reach

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Washington DC's oldest continuously operating theatre, The National Theatre has added four distinguished new members to its Board of Directors. Joining the theatre's Board are private equity pioneer Daryn Dodson, longtime non-profit and arts leader Peter Jablow, innovative advertising and marketing executive Jean Komendera, and civic leader and two-term Washington DC Mayor, Anthony A. Williams.

Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Black founders often face disparity and discrimination as leaders in the venture capital industry. As some Black founders find success adjacent to wealthy white men, they may become less inclined to help Black businesses. This article originally appeared on The Plug, a news and information platform examining the Black innovation economy. One of the earliest documented Black-owned and operated venture capital firms, Syncom Venture Partners...

March 26, 2021 Melanie Richardson, right, co-founder and executive director of childcare education nonprofit TrainingGround, was one of more than 50 scholars and practitioners who developed grant proposals as part of Count the Costs Research Weekend, a workshop aimed at helping researchers quantify the effects of racial inequity in the U.S. Researchers from Tulane and other universities came together in March for a three-day workshop aimed at helping scholars quantify the ...

The Next Move is a series that explores the critical choices facing business leaders as they respond to the extraordinary impacts of COVID-19, bringing a diverse array of expert voices into dialogue across digital media. This is the first of a two-part blog on this topic. This is the first of a two-part blog on this topic. Register for the follow-on webinar on Thursday, March 18th at 12:00pm ET. The business community has a clear and present mandate to play a leading role in closing racial ec...