Case Study: LGBTQIA+ Entrepreneurship Nonprofit Receives Expansion Consult Amidst COVID-19
StartOut and JPMorgan Chase collaborate on a virtual skills-based volunteering project to develop a strategy for the LGBTQIA+ nonprofit’s expansion efforts.
Topic: Business Case
Mobilizing an ERG to Support the Expansion of an LGBTQIA+ Entrepreneurship Nonprofit
Mid-pandemic, LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurship nonprofit StartOut and JPMorgan Chase began a three-month virtual volunteering project to develop a strategy for the decade-old organization’s new expansion efforts. The JPMorgan Chase Virtual Service Corps team, which included members of the company’s Pride Employee Resource Group, evaluated potential locations and identified the top cities for StartOut to prioritize for …
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