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🎉 Exciting News Alert! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that 360 Social Impact Studios is now officially live on Evergreen BizLink! For those who aren't familiar with Evergreen BizLink, it's an incredible platform that bridges the gap between entrepreneurs and a robust network of Washington State resource partners. The aim? To foster innovation, growth, and prosperity in our communities. 🤝 Who Powers Evergreen BizLink? The platform is powered by the WASHINGTON STATE MICROENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION (WSMA) in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Commerce. Founding partners include prestigious organizations like the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Minority Business Development Agency - U.S. Department of Commerce (MBDA), Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Main Street Washington, and WASHINGTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (WEDA). 🌱 Why We Joined At 360 Social Impact Studios, we believe in the power of community and collaboration. Being part of Evergreen BizLink's network allows us to expand our reach and tap into a wealth of resources that can help accelerate our impact. We're not just joining a platform; we're joining a movement towards a more innovative and prosperous future. 🤗 Get Involved Evergreen BizLink welcomes additional partners as they continue to expand their network. If you're an entrepreneur looking for resources or a partner organization interested in joining, we highly recommend checking out Evergreen BizLink. Let's foster innovation, growth, and prosperity, together. #EvergreenBizLink #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #WashingtonState #360SocialImpactStudios

Role models for LGTBQ employees can still be hard to come by in many industries. Check out this article from PinkNews by Patrick Penzo, a queer entrepreneur who shares his journey. He gives some valuable lessons for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, tech, or LGBTQ issues including: - Realise the potential and wish the best for what you can’t control - Follow passion over pay - Authenticity is king #lgbtqinclusion #enterpreneurship #rolemodel https://lnkd.in/gNjRkJBA

The best success comes when you have finally synchronized with your true self.

"With an astounding $700 million raised in funding and the creation of 3,600 jobs, the success of Growth Lab is undeniable." Read more about how we are working with StartOut to help LGBTQ founders access the resources and tools they need to scale through the #GrowthLab accelerator. https://lnkd.in/eyHgWnfg David Barbee Chris Davidson News is Out

Before all the logos flip to bright, rainbow colors for Pride month in June - let’s talk about how to actually impact the LGBTQ community all year, every year, rather than just rainbow washing in June for optics. How to support LGBTQ : ✨ Ask everyone their pronouns. Add yours to your social platforms and team pages to show that you are an ally in not assuming pronouns. ✨ Support LGBTQ run businesses that create safe spaces for queers and all year-round. ✨ Invest in LGBTQ startups - before you can support a business, you need to support the founders in their nascent state. Much work is being done in this space, but that shouldn’t stop you from putting your money where your mouth is in supporting queer founders. Some great organizations that deserve a shout out for leading the way: 🏳️🌈 Gaingels 🏳️🌈 Backstage Capital 🏳️🌈 Pride Fund 1 🏳️🌈 Chasing Rainbows ✨Vote queer and queer-supporting politicians into office where available, and vote for those leveraging their platforms to support LGBTQ rights to affirming healthcare, equality, and efforts to increase diversity. Lastly, tell the queer people in your life that you love them - and ask them how you can support their community. Advocate, volunteer, donate, do whatever you can to support *real* action, not just a rainbow version of your logo. Cheers, and a happy upcoming Pride to all who support LGBTQ humans. Signed, a 50%-owned queer startup studio helping fellow queer founders find their footing in a space in need of diversity. Check us out if that’s of interest to you or someone in your life: https://lnkd.in/gMjxTdNR

This week we’re shining a spotlight on someone we’ve had the pleasure and privilege of working with over the last year. Nagela Dales is an unapologetic multi-hyphenated creative and business and equity strategist with a life mission to help create a radically inclusive, multi-generational economy. She is the founder of OpenHouse, they work with businesses to create more community, access and equity. It’s rare to meet someone who wholeheartedly understands people and communities as much as Nagela does. Her ability to step into someone else’s shoes, combined with her next-level creativity, means she is constantly identifying ways to make the world a better place. We first discovered Nagela when she was speaking at a conference about intergenerational grace (sub-titled: how not to be an a**hole to your mother while transcending to your higher self!) A powerful talk about understanding what someone has been through. A line from the talk that we often reference in our workshops, "the way to humanise the people around you is to ask for their hardest stories." Over the last year, we’ve been lucky enough to work with Nagela and the team at OpenHouse. She has helped us to centre empathy and community at the heart of what we do. She’s helped us to really understand our values and how to keep them front of mind. Her help has been invaluable and enabled us to see the potential of our work as a platform to drive real change. If you are looking to create more equity, more empathy and more fun in your business (who isn’t?!) get in touch with Nagela - you can find her contact details on the link below. #equity #empathy #genderinclusion #DEI #businessdesign #community https://lnkd.in/e4caHQUN

September 26, 2023 (SAN FRANCISCO) – Today, StartOut released the 2023 State of LGBTQ #Entrepreneurship Report, revealing how specific states and #metropolitan areas could have achieved greater #economic success if they implemented more #inclusive LGBTQ public policies. Key public policy findings from the report reveal that between 2010 and 2020, there is very strong evidence that: • Texas could have created 121,000 additional jobs, and • Florida could have created 55,000 additional jobs if policies like State Employee Benefits Coverage for Transition-Related Care were implemented. • Texas could recover $42B in funding, • Alabama could recover $10B in funding, and • Oklahoma could recover $10B in funding if policies like “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” Laws were repealed. 📊 Read more at https://ow.ly/JPOi50PPKgC

Find the one thing that sets your soul on fire 🔥 #community #daretolead #changemakers #socialentrepreneurs #societalimpact #impactsocial #impactenvironnemental #impactentrepreneurship #impactthatmatters