Max Seawright

Communications Director @Sorenson_Impact

[EDA @US_EDA]

Great story by @Sorenson_Impact on how Brigham City, #Utah #OpportunityZone has attracted investors to restore the historical Union Block building to boost economic development in the community: https://t.co/wEw40QGB1U via @Forbes @OZtheCatalysts #EconDev

[Max Seawright @maxseawright]

my colleague Kendall Rathunde making the case for listening more to higher ed students and transparently engaging them: https://t.co/nz78fitB0e

[Max Seawright @maxseawright]

sick pape from @matthewhayek et al. https://t.co/ezwrT9L864

[Sorenson Impact @Sorenson_Impact]

@BusinessUtah worked with the Center to track the short-term impact of The Utah Leads Together Small Business Bridge Loan Program. In total $12 million was awarded to 1,150 businesses. The report is here: https://t.co/V9GgwamlJZ  #COVID19 #UTsmallbusiness #economicrecovery

[Sorenson Impact @Sorenson_Impact]

“While the current pandemic has amplified the strain on an already-vulnerable higher education sector, institutions have the opportunity to transform in proactive and student-centric ways”. Read more @insidehighered : https://t.co/TmFVxuIkAo

[Max Seawright @maxseawright]

https://t.co/lsAeBYona9

[Beeck Center @BeeckCenter]

We’re pitching in with @USDResponse to offer help from 1000+ highly qualified tech, data & ops volunteers to support govts during the #COVID19 crisis. Know of state & local govt teams that need help? Get in touch 👉🏼 https://t.co/Ep47VNZlJm #digitalgov

[Beeck Center @BeeckCenter]

“The single-most problematic assumption [social enterprise pitch applicants] make: that a single enterprise at scale will solve a massive social issue.” @NathanielKWong writes in @SSIReview as he outlines a new model for judges to follow. https://t.co/gkyjUuAid9
#ImpactAtScale

[Sorenson Impact @Sorenson_Impact]

Student Delegates in the SCSI discussed greenhouse gases and how to move forward with university representatives, corporations, and community stakeholders. #MoveMountains

[Grace Simrall @Greendrv]

Wow, wow, wow. Just learned so much from the Storytelling for Social Impact deep dive. Storytelling may be part of our work, but it isn't our core competency. So work with the experts to #movemountains!

[Keller Anne R @kelleranner]

“Without hope, there is no America. The greatest threat to our democracy is not a pandemic, it is hopelessness” -@darrenwalker #movemountains

[Grace Simrall @Greendrv]

Just watched an extraordinary film Aggie @Sorenson_Impact #wis2020 https://t.co/H0TU23TuIR About the life of Agnes Gund and how she arrived at the decision to sell a Roy Lichtenstein painting to create the Art for Justice Fund. $100M paid out fully in 5 years. #movemountains

[Max Seawright @maxseawright]

@Chelsea_Elaine_ Likewise!

[Max Seawright @maxseawright]

@danielphadley talks about needing better student-level postsecondary data with President Ruth Watkins, Beth Ackers, and Matt Sanders. #2020WIS #movemountains

[Chelsea Gaylord @Chelsea_Elaine_]

Equity, transparency, impact. @OZtheCatalysts were scored on the most rigorous criteria in the #OpportunityZones space. Congrats to the top cities/funds just announced:
@OpportunityALA
@FlagshipOppZone/@ErieDDC
@4PointsFunding
@Solaimpact

#movemountains @Sorenson_Impact

[Sorenson Impact @Sorenson_Impact]

Applications open! Submit your ideas for deep dive content at WIS 2020. Apply at https://t.co/UkQWwoFtoJ. #movemountains