“Strategy is a commodity,
execution is an art.”
~ Peter Drucker
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Advancing the Inclusive Development Action Plan with Accelerator for America in the City of Riverside
In partnership with Accelerator for America, Blended Impact supported the development of the Inclusive Development Action Plan, including key guidance on the “Keep Riverside Talent Local” workforce initiative and supported the California Jobs First Catalyst application to establish a revolving loan fund for the city’s clean energy manufacturing businesses.
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Led Coalition to National Win of D.O.E Clean Energy Manufacturing Business Attraction Initiative
Led a coalition of thirteen regional stakeholder organizations on an initiative to grow the clean energy manufacturing business attraction strategy for the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino, California and was selected as one of the only California awardees in the national Manufacture of Advanced Key Energy Infrastructure Technologies (MAKE IT) Prize competition by the U.S. Department of Energy. Read More
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Reimagined Sustainability and Climate Resilience Action Plan with FUSE Corp and the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Sustainability & Resilience
Working with FUSE Corps and the City of Atlanta, months of planning resulted in a multi-stakeholder innovation lab amongst airports, utilities, universities, and climate activists to align on the core pillars of a reimagined climate action plan for the future.
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Legislative Policy Workshop with CA Office of the Small Business Advocate and Entrepreneurship and Economic Mobility Task Force
In partnership with X Sector Labs and the Community Reinvestment Fund, USA the Blended Impact team embarked on an ambitious half-day workshop engaging close to 200 small business owners and ecosystem leaders of the Entrepreneurship and Economic Mobility Task Force in discussions across four CA policy areas. Read More
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Launching a Semiconductor Leadership Group for Orange County with the Orange County Business Council
As part of the California Jobs First Initiative, Blended Impact was selected as one of the round three awardees of Catalyst Funding to implement a phased approach to strengthening the semiconductor industry for the county. We were tasked with research, design, convening, and governance charter formation for the continued sustainability of the stakeholders. Read Here
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Hosted the AMCC Roadshow Inland Empire with the EDA Community of Practice, the American Manufacturing Communities Coalition
Blended Impact, along with partners hosted AMCC for their first Inland Empire Roadshow at California Baptist University to over 200 attendees. Through a mix of presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions, we co-created a regional conversation on advancing manufacturing across six key industries including Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health & Life Science, IT & Communications, and Transportation.
Read Our Fresno Case Study
Blended Impact provided backbone support in a year-long initiative to identify an investable plan among varied stakeholder groups.
While the Small Business Majority team was on the ground in Fresno, our team designed the programming cadence and facilitation materials to support their execution.
This initiative resulting in a $1,000,000 philanthropic commitment from the James Irvine Foundation to seed the Scale Fresno initiative.
How We Can Help
Blended Impact advises public agencies on designing, financing, and implementing innovation-driven economic ecosystems including:
Innovation Ecosystem Strategy: cluster identification & competitive analysis, innovation asset mapping, and infrastructure and real estate needs assessment
Entrepreneurship Infrastructure: accelerator & incubator research and recruitment, startup pipeline development, and university-to-market commercialization strategy
Capital Attraction & Formation: early-stage capital ecosystem mapping, fund feasibility studies, angel network activation, and public-private innovation vehicle strategy
Cluster Development Implementation: industry-specific strategy, grant strategy, regional coalition building and management