Supporting the Virtual Fundraising Pivot

The current pandemic has had wide reaching effects on all types of businesses, including nonprofit organizations. Despite the real threat posed by COVID-19, the need to support these important missions and philanthropic organizations remains unchanged. Now more than ever communities are relying on local nonprofits, yet many are experiencing new challenges to fund their causes. […]

MetaCX emerges from stealth mode with a new president and a go-to-market launch date

MetaCX, a customer lifecycle management software startup, has been operating in what founder Scott McCorkle calls “stealth mode” since the company was founded at Indianapolis-based High Alpha Studio more than 17 months ago. Despite securing $14 million in funding led by Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures and a natural curiosity about what the former ExactTarget president […]

Infrastructure Members AT&T, Comcast Business and Verizon step up to aid communities during crisis

During this time of tragedy and disruption to our daily personal and professional lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all relying more than ever before on our connections to the Internet. Whether it’s for school or work, ordering food and groceries, managing our households, entertainment or just staying in touch with friends and family, […]

Passageways integrates with Zoom, offers free access to nonprofits and governments

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced most of our nation’s businesses into a work-from-home posture, secure collaboration software provider Passageways reached out to let me know that they would be allowing nonprofits and government bodies free access to their OnBoard virtual meeting platform. What seemed like a nice gesture, at first, became a much bigger deal […]

Red Cross asks tech community to help share #DoingMyPart campaign

Everyone has a role to play in flattening the curve of COVID-19, which has halted daily routines, upended the economy, and taken thousands of lives. Yet, it is possible there are people who do not know their role, or do not know that there is a pandemic. “If you don’t have access to the Internet […]

How Financial Institutions Can Navigate the CARES Act & Paycheck Protection Program

When the CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020, it brought with it a $350 billion paycheck protection program (PPP) aimed at helping U.S. small businesses recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses were able to begin accessing PPP loans through all existing SBA lenders and other participating financial […]

The Comcast Business you might not know about

It’s easy to take reliable and consistent things for granted, even the things that are critical to our daily lives like water, gas, and electricity. And while connectivity hasn’t been considered as essential as other utilities until recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly demonstrated the critical value of networks like Comcast’s that keep our schools, […]

Will lightning strike again for Qumulex’s serial entrepreneur founders?

Lightning never strikes the same place twice. Except, sometimes it does. It’s a saying because it’s rare, but there’s a place in Venezuela where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo that experiences thousands of lightning strikes every hour during the rainy season. The point is, it does happen. The leadership team of entrepreneurs at a […]