The Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship

07/21/2020

Mad Scientist Media

Make sure and check out Portraits in Color, Facebook Live edition next Thursday at 12pm MT featuring author and philanthropist Edgar Villanueva! #decolonizewealth #portraitsincolor #facebooklive

08/31/2019

Check it out at www.E3abq.com.

08/25/2019

ENTR Ecosystem Expo

Connectivity continues! Check out the September E3 https://www.e3abq.com/

© 2019 by Albuquerque Community Foundation

04/10/2019

Job training available in the area of health care from the anchor collaborative Healthy Neighborhoods Albuquerque! See more information below for high school seniors and GED recipients!

In partnership with UNM Health Sciences Center, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque Public Schools, CNM Central New Mexico Community College - we are introducing Project Hire, offering career opportunities in the area of healthcare for students! Be a part of a select group of recent high school graduates or GED students for a 3-week job-training bootcamp! https://www.hnabq.org/
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03/25/2019

Don't miss the 7th Annual Great Grant Giveaway hosted by the Albuquerque Community Foundation - 5.10.19! Tickets are on sale today!
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Don't miss the 7th Annual Great Grant Giveaway hosted by the Albuquerque Community Foundation! It's happening Friday, May 10th at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town. We have great fun and surprises planned. Tickets are on sale now! https://bit.ly/2ENevER
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03/17/2019

Sign up today! www.e3.com

03/06/2019

ENTR Ecosystem Expo

The Mayor’s Prize now sponsors the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Expo (E3). Read it about it https://www.e3abq.com/

© 2019 by Albuquerque Community Foundation                                                               

03/06/2019

OPINION | NM's startup ecosystem gains momentum

Here’s what the Mayor’s Prize is up to starting now!

OPINION | The latest breakout is 3D Glass Solutions

01/09/2019

More grant opportunities available for nonprofits in ABQ! Check out the first-round of competitive grant programs at the Foundation! Applications open on Monday, Jan. 15th!

Hey ABQ! The Foundation's competitive program is right around the corner! We are seeking to fund organizations that provide access to economic opportunities and help individuals achieve independent economic stability, while also supporting our city’s collective economic growth and development.

Check out our upcoming grant deadlines for Arts & Culture, Education and Environmental & Historic Preservation. Apply at abqcf.org.
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12/17/2018

Did you happen to try any of the delicious food and beer at the E3 event? Or walk out with a beautifully designed t-shirt from Hallee Kells Nguyen? Check out our list of vendors - all local, creative, talented entrepreneurs in our city!
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12/14/2018

The Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship's cover photo

12/14/2018

What does the entrepreneurial landscape look like in ABQ? If you were at the Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship | E3 event hosted by us and the Albuquerque Community Foundation last night - you heard from many great organizations creating a pathway for workforce development and economic growth in our city! See the list of the participants who presented during the lighting round below! ⬇️
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12/14/2018

Albuquerque Community Foundation

Thank you for joining us for the first-ever Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Expo | E3 —stay tuned for the next one!

To all those entrepreneurs out there - champions of our vibrant and prosperous city...remember why you started. Stop and smell the roses - the local entrepreneurial ecosystem is here - let's celebrate the city's rapidly growing startup economy! The Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship | E3 event recap:
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12/13/2018

Lighting rounds have started!

12/13/2018

The Lightning Round has started! Are you here?

12/12/2018

Stop by Innovateabq and Lobo Rainforest Building to learn more about the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Abq!

12/12/2018

We’re off to a great start! Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Expo has begun! Don’t miss it!

12/12/2018

12/12/2018

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Expo (E3) | Addmi

Don’t miss today’s #E3 event hosted by Albuquerque Community Foundation. Entrepreneurs coming together – supporting ABQ at Innovateabq. Register below!

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 4 - 6pm | Lighting Round at 5pm Innovate ABQ, 101 Broadway Blvd NE | 87102 Free Food, Drinks and Brews! Hosted by the Albuquerque Community Foundation, the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Expo (E3) is an opportunity to bring together entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial support orga...

12/12/2018

Don't miss it - The Mayor's Prize | Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Expo (E3) is today - starting at 4pm at Innovateabq! Network with those who are creating - building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Albuquerque!
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11/14/2018

The Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship's cover photo

07/31/2018

Albuquerque Community Foundation - Mayor's Prize

The 2018 Mayor’s Prize powered by the Albuquerque Community Foundation will select one grant award winner through the category of democratizing entrepreneurship.

Organizations/programs that bring a racial equity lens by supporting entrepreneurs who are immigrant, low-income, women, communities of color and other non-traditional business owners will be considered.

Please stay tuned for the announcement this fall. For more information, contact [email protected].

The mission of the Foundation is to provide for our community, forever. We make an impact on the lives of those around us by supporting nonprofits providing direct services to those who need it most.

07/16/2018

More funding opportunities! Check out this great grant opportunity from the New Mexico Funders Collaborative.

The Jennifer Riordan E2E Grant (JRE2E) is a collaborative funding opportunity, bringing together funders from across New Mexico to pool resources and make at least one high impact grant of $50,000.

The JRE2E grant is focused on supporting middle school initiatives and advancing the future educational, personal and/or professional pathways of students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Apply today! https://sharenm.org/nm-grants

05/23/2018

City Alive

Read more about City Alive's work with their city-wide partners (us and others!). Three case studies below!

City Alive depends on our partners, and these 3 case studies show why. Check out the exciting results/impact for small businesses and entrepreneurs from programs in the City Alive family.

Featuring: Nusenda Credit Union's Co-op Capital, Albuquerque Community Foundation's The Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship and Innovate ABQ.

12/26/2017

WESST makes its largest loan ever in 2017

This year’s Mayor’s Prize selection committee was extremely impressed with WEEST’s La Escalera program. A 3rd year recipient of the Mayor’s Prize, WEEST continues to produce excellent work to develop ABQ’s entrepreneurs. The Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship Powered by the Albuquerque Community Foundation is a part of City Alive, a cross-sector partnership creating 10,000 living wage jobs by 2025. City Alive http://cityalive.org/

WESST, a nonprofit that aims to help small business owners, made its largest loan ever — in the amount of $150,000 — in 2017. The funds are to help launch

11/28/2017

Nominate someone today who is making a difference in STEM learning in New Mexico! Nomination close 12/15!

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11/15/2017

City Alive

Congratulations to the winners of this year's The Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship: Three Sisters Kitchen, FUSE Makerspace, WESST, and Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts. Thanks for all you do to support #ABQ #Entrepreneurs & #smallbiz. Special acknowledgement to our leadership partner Albuquerque Community Foundation for this contribution toward the shared goal of 10k new jobs by 2025! Over the last 3 years, the Mayor's Prize has awarded $600,000 to nonprofits working to support our city's entrepreneurs.

11/14/2017

CNM Ingenuity, Downtown ABQ Mainstreet / Three Sisters Kitchen, Keshet and WESST named winners of the 2017 Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship - Albuquerque Business First

CNM Ingenuity, Downtown ABQ Mainstreet / Three Sisters Kitchen, Keshet and WESST named winners of the 2017 Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship - Albuquerque Business First

The four winners will share $200,000 in grants.

11/14/2017

On November 13th, the Albuquerque Community Foundation hosted the Annual Mayor's Prize for Entrepreneurship Announcement. CNM Ingenuity, Inc., Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts, Three Sisters Kitchen and WESST were recognized as this year's recipients! #MayorsPrize Photos by Hallee Kells Nguyen and Mediadesk NM

On November 13th, the Albuquerque Community Foundation hosted the Annual Mayor's Prize for Entrepreneurship Announcement. CNM Ingenuity, Inc., Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts, Three Sisters Kitchen and WESST were recognized as this year's recipients! #MayorsPrize Photos by Hallee Kells Nguyen and Mediadesk NM

11/14/2017

CNM Ingenuity, Downtown ABQ Mainstreet / Three Sisters Kitchen, Keshet and WESST named winners of the 2017 Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship - Albuquerque Business First

Thanks to everyone who has donated and participated in the Mayor's Prize for Entrepreneurship powered by the Albuquerque Community Foundation! We are so lucky to live in a #community with amazing support!

The four winners will share $200,000 in grants.

11/14/2017

Four groups get mayor's entrepreneurship prize

Great article by the Albuquerque Journal on this year's recipients! #MayorsPrize Congratulations again to CNM Ingenuity, Inc., WESST, Three Sisters Kitchen and Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts!

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque Community Foundation and Mayor Richard Berry on Monday announced that four organizations will share the 2017 Mayor's Prize for Entrepreneurship. CNM Ingenuity, Downtown ABQ Mainstreet / Three Sisters…

11/13/2017

Congratulations to WESST, Downtown ABQ Mainstreet Initiative/Three Sisters Kitchen, CNM Ingenuity, Inc. and Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts for being the 2017 Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship recipients!

11/13/2017

It’s time! The 2017 Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship Announcementt is now!

11/06/2017

The Mayor’s Prize for Entrepreneurship

11/01/2017

The finalist for the 2017 Mayor's Prize have been announced! 📢📣🔊Congratulations to Accion in Arizona Colorado Nevada New Mexico Texas - the New Mexico branch), The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Catalyst Week, CNM Ingenuity, Inc., Downtown ABQ Mainstreet Initiative, Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts, Nusenda Foundation and WESST! Winners will be announced November 13th! http://albuquerquefoundation.org/2017-finalists.aspx