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Chosen by its accelerator peers, Neighbor.ly wins $50K investment
When I talked with Neighbor.ly co-founders Jase Wilson and Sean Connolly Thursday, they were rejuvenated and relieved following their time in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator. Oddly, very little of the conversation focused on the $50,000 investment they had just won for being selected by their peers as the Accelerator’s top for-profit startup. Which…
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Neighbor.ly to expand scope with $175K grant from Knight Foundation
Fresh off its inclusion in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator, Kansas City-based crowdfunding startup Neighbor.ly has received a $175,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to scale its operations. “With its expansion more people will be able to get involved in decision-making in their communities, while governments and change makers…
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UNL Mobile Media Lab picks up $200k Knight Foundation grant
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s new Mobile Media Lab is the recipient of a $200,000 grant from the Knight Foundation, the institution announced Thursday. Gary Kebbel, who joined UNL’s journalism college in 2010, is spearheading the program. “(The Mobile Media Lab) will seek innovative and effective uses of mobile media and then publicize those ideas and…