PROGRAMS
THRIVE
AN ACCELERATOR FOR SOCIAL GOOD
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The THRIVE accelerator program provides an opportunity to look beyond the current challenges and obstacles and plan out a direct and streamlined path forward. Organizations will spend concentrated time planning and executing real-time solutions with guided facilitation.
THRIVE was created through collaboration between The Collaboratory of Virginia and The Spark Mill, and is currently sponsored by Carmax, Robins Foundation, and Virginia Community Capital.
PARTICIPANTS
MENTORS
Chris Aho
Oxford Baptist
Church
Breanne Armbrust
Neighborhood Resource Center
Nicole Brown
Carmax
Holly Chasan-Young
Wonderbolt
Labs
Somiah Lattimore
Entrepreneur
Amy Nisenson
Amy Nisenson
Consulting
Patricia Bradby
Leadership Metro
Richmond
Sarah Milston
The Spark Mill
Patrick Moynihan
Nonprofit Leader
and Builder
Armani Hall
The Spark Mill
FACILITATORS
Chris Bennett
The Spark Mill
Robert Dortch
Robins Foundation
Damon Jiggets
Peter Paul
Sarah Milston
The Spark Mill
Lori Ruffin
The COO Team
Scott Wayne
Envoy Consulting
Lindsey O-Pries
The Spark Mill
Mariah Williams
Housing Opportunities Made Equal
Myra Goodman Smith
Leadership Metro Richmond
PROGRAM
The second cohort of the Thrive Accelerator focuses on helping organizations engage leading practices in program design, community engagement, board development, fundraising, storytelling, and HR/operations with a racial equity lens. Organizations will spend concentrated time (2 hours, once a week, for 8 weeks) planning and executing real-time solutions with guided facilitation. Teams of boards and staff come together to look at their organization holistically and then apply what they are learning to their specific context.