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MOVETHENARRATIVEMOVETHEPEOPLEMOVETHENEEDLE

Urban America needs a new message that informs 20th century economic minds about 21st century job growth and wealth creation processes. The Innovation Economy is racing along at breakneck speed while the economically disconnected stand flat-footed watching in amazement as the chasm between the haves and have-nots widens.

Policymakers determine what is important, what strategies to adopt and deploy, and what investments to make in the future for the nation. Inclusive Competitiveness is the only sustainable economic strategy. It requires the inculcation of inclusion as a core investment strategy at the beginning of a process, rather than an after-thought add-on.

Data don’t lie. In education, employment, equity investment, entrepreneurship and every economic indicator, the disparities clearly indicate little has changed in decades. We must change that.

MOVETHENARRATIVEMOVETHEPEOPLEMOVETHENEEDLE

Data don’t lie. In education, employment, equity investment, entrepreneurship and every economic indicator, the disparities clearly indicate little has changed in decades. We must change that.

1% INCREASE

K-12 STEM Education Yield

Representation in Tech

Business revenue (GDP%)

Funded growth companies

Funded minority startups

College grads in STEM fields

Move the Needle: Just a 1 percent increase in any of the above categories would represent the largest movement of the data needle for minorities in decades.

Minority Investors

Change the economic narrative across Urban America

Promote Inclusive Competitiveness in established innovation ecosystems

Connect the economically disconnected to regional innovation clusters and opportunity

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ACTION Change the economic narrative across Urban America

Since January 2011, America21 has worked to raise the issues involved in the 21st century Innovation Economy. Our successful online and offline campaigns have elevated America21 to national prominence, recognized from the White House to Silicon Valley, as an authoritative voice on the issues of minority innovation and inclusive competitiveness. The packaging of our online media and offline live events will help us continue to do the work of breaking down competitive silos and penetrating the walls of disconnection to reach those who are tired of the old rhetoric and seek real solutions to the economic challenges of today. We need your financial support to do this.

ACTION Promote Inclusive Competitiveness

In June 2012, America21 co-founder Chief Strategist and Evangelist Johnathan Holifield was appointed the nation’s first Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness. His prominent perch at Nortech, a tech-based economic development powerhouse covering 21 counties in Northeast Ohio, is a clear signal the established innovation ecosystem is interested in inclusive economic strategies that invest in all of the region’s talent pools. Holifield’s appointment is just the beginning of the road that must be paved with actions across America that open doors to an inclusive framework that strengthens the economic competitiveness of the nation. We need your support to continue to engage policymakers nationwide.

ACTION Connect the Economically Disconnected

America21 is working with local partners in Portland, OR and Philadelphia, PA to develop strategic alliances across the economic divide and throughout the regional innovation ecosystem to connect leadership representing disconnected communities with leadership within the established innovation landscape. These connections build bridges across the divides of education, entrepreneurship and investment capital. These bridges ensure viable access channels by which disconnected communities can equip and prepare today and tomorrow’s generations to access high-wage opportunities, establish job-producing enterprises and gain access to financial fuel that helps companies grow faster. We need your help to sustain and expand these efforts.

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America21 has a clear vision and plan. We are taking action now on a new inclusive economic future for America. Join us. We need your active financial support now.

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Past Live Events

Innovation Leadership Summit (Balt)

Gathering of Angels (Newark)

CNN Black in America Screenings

Gathering of Leaders (Portland)

Leadership Luncheon (Philadelphia)

Media Entrepreneurship (SD, Philly)

America21 Network

Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (CUEED)

Upcoming Live Events

STEM Summit at NIH (DC)

Digital Hollywood: Youth Edu (Calif)

Gathering of Angels (Silicon Valley)

SBIR Conference (Portland)

Tech, Arts & Innovation Summit

Black Ivy Alumni League

Contact Us: Email: info@blackinnovation.org Web: http://blackinnovation.org Phone: (541) 730-2164

STEM Education • Entrepreneurship • Capital • STEM Education • Entrepreneurship • Capital

The America21 Project Co-Founders

Johnathan Holifield Chief Strategist &

Evangelist

Mike Green Chief Mass Communications

Strategist

Chad Womack Managing Director & Chief STEM Innovator

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