Organizations Filed Purposes:
CONNECT CROSS SECTOR LEADERS WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE SMARTEST IDEAS AND PRACTICES FOR MOVING THE NEEDLE ON KEY DIMMENSIONS OF SUCCESS.
TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARED PROSPERITY THROUGH INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ENTREPENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCELERATORS (CEA): THE COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCELERATORS, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN 2019, BEGAN IN EARNEST IN 2018 WITH THE SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING CITIES, HIRING ON THE GROUND LOCAL DIRECTORS, AND BUILDING THE PROGRAM FOR SUCCESS. THE CEA PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED TO ACHIEVE SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR ACHIEVING MEDIUM-TERM IMPACTS. THE CITIES SELECTED FOR CEA WORK INCLUDED: PITTSBURGH, PA, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH, AND WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA.
ESHIP COMMUNITIES: ESHIP COMMUNITIES, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION, LAUNCHED IN 2019 WITH SIGNIFICANT GROUNDWORK IN LATE-2018. THIS WORK INCLUDED SELECTION OF A CITY, KANSAS CITY, MO, AND THE HIRING OF A LOCAL DIRECTOR TO WORK WITH LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. IN 2019, WORK EXPANDED INTO BALTIMORE, THE RIO GRANDE REGION OF NEW MEXICO, AND LONG BEACH, CA
THROUGH OUR NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP WORK, FORWARD CITIES FACILITATES A LEARNING NETWORK FOR MEMBER CITIES THROUGH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH EXPERTS IN THE AREA OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Christopher Gergen | CEO | 40 | $170,291 |
| Jean Horstman | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brandon Cosby | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alex Derkson | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Maurice Jones | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tawanna Black | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul S Grogan | MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cathy Belk | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Walker Sanders | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Payne | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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