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ActivTrak Wins Gold Reworked IMPACT Award for Most Innovative Workplace Productivity Solution

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ActivTrak today announced it has won the Gold Reworked IMPACT Award in the Most Innovative Workplace Productivity Solution category. The Reworked IMPACT Awards honor practitioners and vendors who exemplify the design and implementation of a superior employee experience strategy. This is the first year the program recognized vendors and the first year for it to do so in this category.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ActivTrak today announced it has won the Gold Reworked IMPACT Award in the Most Innovative Workplace Productivity Solution category.
  • The Reworked IMPACT Awards honor practitioners and vendors who exemplify the design and implementation of a superior employee experience strategy.
  • IMPACT Award judges were impressed with ActivTrak's ability to help a large financial services company effectively measure productivity, focus and collaboration across its 1,200-person contact center.
  • "I am incredibly proud of our team for delivering an award-winning solution that improves employee experience and productivity while maximizing workforce investments for leading organizations."

BUILDING HOPE ANNOUNCES SIX FINALISTS FOR 2024 SHELLIE-ANN BRASWELL 'SHINE BRIGHTER' IMPACT AWARD

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Hope, the non-profit leader in charter school facilities, financing, and services, today announced six finalists for its third annual Shellie-Ann Braswell Shine Brighter Award. The award – created and named in honor of dedicated volunteer leader Shellie-Ann Braswell who led with love and made everything around her shine brighter – recognizes exceptional charter school volunteer dedication and leadership.

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  • Charter School Volunteers Recognized For Their Exceptional Dedication and Leadership; Vie for $5,000 Award
    WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Hope , the non-profit leader in charter school facilities, financing, and services, today announced six finalists for its third annual Shellie-Ann Braswell Shine Brighter Award.
  • The award – created and named in honor of dedicated volunteer leader Shellie-Ann Braswell who led with love and made everything around her shine brighter – recognizes exceptional charter school volunteer dedication and leadership.
  • "It is an honor to recognize these amazing volunteer leaders who are the heartbeat of their charter schools," said Allie L. Braswell, Jr., CEO of The Braswell Group.
  • The gift of their time and effort is a profound act of love," shared Sherilyn Moore, Building Hope's Chief IMPACT Officer and Chair of the IMPACT Selection Committee.

BUILDING HOPE ANNOUNCES 2024 IMPACT GRANT SEMI-FINALISTS

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Hope, the non-profit leader in charter school facilities, financing, and services, today announced the semi-finalists for its third annual Building Hope IMPACT Grants. The 2024 semi-finalists represent 14 different states and U.S. territories, and also include seven previous semi-finalists and one previous honorable mention winner.

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  • 20 Charter Schools Recognized for Exceptional Impact to Community Engagement, Educational Innovation, Student Empowerment and Best Practices
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Hope , the non-profit leader in charter school facilities, financing, and services, today announced the semi-finalists for its third annual Building Hope IMPACT Grants.
  • The 2024 semi-finalists represent 14 different states and U.S. territories, and also include seven previous semi-finalists and one previous honorable mention winner.
  • "This year's IMPACT Grant applicants set a powerful example of dedication to innovation and excellence in K-12 public education across our country, said Building Hope President and CEO Bill Hansen.
  • The 2024 IMPACT Award semi-finalists were selected from almost 200 completed charter school applications from schools in 36 states and US territories:

Internet Marketing Association Wraps One of the Largest Artificial Intelligence Conferences in America

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "IMPACT 23: Where AI Meets the Ocean," hosted by the Internet Marketing Association (IMA) Oct. 18-20, 2023 in Newport Beach, Calif., brought together a dynamic and influential assembly of industry innovators, elected officials and AI thought leaders.

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  • A consensus was reached that Generative AI and unlocking "intelligence as a service" will be regarded as the largest technological impact to business and society in history, overshadowing the invention of the microchip and the internet.
  • Virtually every aspect of all industries will be impacted, making swift adaptation imperative for business survival.
  • IMA has established a position as one of the largest and fastest growing groups in the world focused on internet marketing.
  • For information on the Internet Marketing Association, visit www.imanetwork.org .

New Meta Entertainment Partners with the Ruderman Family Foundation to Support Mental Health in Gaming

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New Meta Entertainment, Inc. (NME), the parent company of esports organization Dignitas and women's gaming broadcast production platform Raidiant, has today announced a new partnership with the Ruderman Family Foundation, an internationally recognized organization that works to end the stigma associated with mental health. As the Official Mental Health Partner of NME, the Foundation is partnering with and providing a grant to New Meta Entertainment's Dignitas to enhance an inclusive and supportive environment for gaming fans and esports professionals everywhere.

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  • In addition, New Meta Entertainment and the Foundation will create an event space at TwitchCon where talent and fans can connect with mental health resources.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome the Ruderman Family Foundation to NME as our Official Mental Health Partner, reinforcing our commitment to the gaming community," said Michael Prindiville, CEO of NME.
  • The new partnership sees the Ruderman Family Foundation expand its extensive work within the mental health space, now into gaming.
  • "Despite the severity of today's mental health crisis, far too many Americans sorely lack access to essential mental health resources and services," said Jay Ruderman, President of the Ruderman Family Foundation.

BUILDING HOPE TO HOST THIRD ANNUAL IMPACT SUMMIT AND AWARDS APRIL 23-25, 2024

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Hope, the non-profit leader in charter school facilities, financing, and services, today announced it will host the third annual IMPACT Summit & Awards on April 23-25, 2024, in Miami, Florida in Downtown Miami. $175,000 in grants will be awarded to charter schools that excel in community engagement, educational innovation, student empowerment and who are leaders in the charter school space.

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  • The application window for the third annual IMPACT Awards opens October 23, 2023, and remains open until November 30.
  • "Building Hope is honored to host the 3rd Annual IMPACT Summit and Awards," said Building Hope President and CEO Bill Hansen.
  • "At the Building Hope IMPACT Summit, charter school leaders connect, collaborate and celebrate what is going right in education today," said Sherilyn Moore, Chief Impact Officer and IMPACT Awards Selection Committee Chair.
  • To learn more about the Building Hope IMPACT Summit and Awards or to apply for a grant, visit https://impactawards.buildinghope.org .

BUILDING HOPE AWARDS $175,000 IN IMPACT GRANTS TO 12 INSPIRATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS LEADING THE WAY IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION, STUDENT EMPOWERMENT, AND CHARTER SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

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Friday, May 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from 12 inspirational charter schools and 3 charter volunteer leaders from across the country accepted a total of $175,000 in grant awards last night in recognition of their school's exceptional impact on community engagement, educational innovation, student empowerment, and charter school leadership. Building Hope, a non-profit foundation dedicated to creating high-quality K-12 charter school opportunities for students through its expertise in real estate, finance, and operational services, awarded the grants at the conclusion of its second annual Building Hope IMPACT Summit, which was held at Miami Dade College.

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  • Building Hope awards $175,000 in grants to inspirational charter school leaders.
  • Congratulations to this cohort of best-in-class charter schools," said President and CEO of Building Hope William D. Hansen.
  • Earlier, Building Hope awarded Shellie-Ann Braswell Shine Brighter Awards to volunteer leaders Megan Hunt, Mark Hurst, and Cara Nowak.
  • The 2024 IMPACT Awards application window will open in September 2023, and next year's winners will be announced in early 2024.

BUILDING HOPE ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL IMPACT AWARDS FINALISTS

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Monday, March 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Hope, a non-profit foundation dedicated to creating high-quality K-12 charter school opportunities for students through its expertise in real estate, finance and operational services, today announced the 12 charter school grant finalists for its second annual Building Hope IMPACT Awards. The finalists were selected for having exceptional impact on community engagement, educational innovation, student empowerment, and for being model charter schools. Twelve grants will ultimately be awarded: one $20,000 grant and two $10,000 grants in each of the four categories.

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  • 12 CHARTER SCHOOL FINALISTS INSPIRE WITH THEIR IMPACT ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION, AND STUDENT EMPOWERMENT
    WASHINGTON, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Building Hope , a non-profit foundation dedicated to creating high-quality K-12 charter school opportunities for students through its expertise in real estate, finance and operational services, today announced the 12 charter school grant finalists for its second annual Building Hope IMPACT Awards.
  • The finalists were selected for having exceptional impact on community engagement, educational innovation, student empowerment, and for being model charter schools.
  • "Congratulations to our 12 inspirational charter school finalists for championing excellence in innovation, empowerment, community, and model charter school practice," said President and CEO of Building Hope William D. Hansen.
  • Selected from more than 260 applications from schools in 38 states, the 2023 IMPACT Awards finalists are: