Launch New York Inc. (Launch NY) recently received $125,000 grants from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to its Entrepreneur Institute.
The Launch NY Entrepreneur Institute will link entrepreneurs, resource providers, and investors to foster entrepreneur participation, including women, minorities and other underserved populations, in best existing programs and services by expanding access and improving marketing.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”