Rendel Solomon: Nurturing Aspiring Fund Managers From Diverse Backgrounds

Sep 11, 2023 Posted by: Sujit Kunte All SDGs,  IL,  Rendel Solomon,  USA

Rendel: It’s great to be here, Spiffy! The television show Shark Tank popularized venture capital (VC). VC is the business of buying pieces (shares) of companies. When a VC investor buys a piece of a company, the entrepreneur can grow the business while the investor shares in future profits and value. The problem is that the decision-makers and firms that manage the capital do not accurately reflect the demographic makeup of the United States. There are very few women and very few people of color who are in a position to make these types of investments in companies. At VC Include, we work with aspiring fund managers (people who do what the sharks on Shark Tank do), to help them gain access to this industry.

Luis Suárez: Increasing Access to Mental Healthcare for the Latinx Community

Mar 28, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Chicago,  IL,  Luis Suárez,  SDG 10,  SDG 3,  USA

Luis: Happy to cruise with you, Spiffy! Sanarai addresses the gap in the mental health offering for the Latinx community. Did you know that only 5% of psychologists in the US speak Spanish compared to 13% of the population that speak Spanish at home and 19% that identify as Hispanic or Latinx?

Huayi He: Multilingual Language Immersion Education from Anywhere in the World

Jan 09, 2023 Posted by: Anushree Nande Huayi He,  IL,  SDG 4,  USA

Huayi: I’m happy to be here, Spiffy! As our world becomes more and more connected, it is becoming important to be able to communicate with people from different cultures. So many children are learning to speak two languages! Being bilingual also helps children in a lot of ways. For example, they might do better in school, learn about different cultures, and have more job choices when they grow up. By providing multicultural, diverse education, we can teach children to be multilingual global citizens and also help bridge the cultural and language gap among people.