Nonprofit Innovation Lab Impact Showcase & Pitch Night

Nonprofit Innovation Lab Impact Showcase & Pitch Night

Feb. 1, 2023

Dr. Eugenio Fernandez, founder of Asthenis, makes his final pitch.
Beth Cunha, executive director/founder of The Center for Dynamic Learning, makes her final pitch.
Nicole O'Malley, executive director/president/board member of Hands in Harmony.
Audience members watch as 10 Rhode Island organizations pitch their innovative ideas.
Audience members watch as the Nonprofit Innovation Lab fellows make their final pitches.
Congressman James Langevin, Eileen Hayes, president and CEO of Amos House, and Maria Kasparian, executive director of Edesia, judge the final pitches.
Christopher Antao, founder of Gnome Surf, makes his final pitch.
Nicole O'Malley, executive director/president/board member of Hands in Harmony, makes her final pitch.
Helene Miller, executive director of The Partnership for Providence Parks, Recreation Centers, and Streetscapes, makes her final pitch.
Valerie Tutson, executive/festival director and founding member of Rhode Island Black Storytellers, makes her final pitch.
Audience members applaud the Nonprofit Innovation Lab fellows.
Kristen Williams, executive director of Riverzedge Arts, makes her final pitch.
Two audience members wearing Gnome Surf gear.
Boards describing each Nonprofit Innovation Lab fellow's innovative idea.
Audience members talk with Helene Miller, executive director of The Partnership for Providence Parks, Recreation Centers, and Streetscapes.
Audience members cheer on the Nonprofit Innovation Lab fellows.
Winners of the Nonprofit Innovation Lab with Cortney Nicolato, president and CEO of United Way of Rhode Island, and Hina Musa, CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse.
Lanre Ajakaiye, chief development officer for United Way of Rhode Island, takes a selfie with a community member.
Christopher Antao, founder of Gnome Surf, with an audience member wearing a Gnome Surf hoodie.
Valerie Tutson, executive/festival director and founding member of Rhode Island Black Storytellers, shows off her first place award.

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