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This is by far the best experience I use when working with my after school program using VR. Equally if not more importantly is sharing the story of the creators of this program.

Charitable giving lets you turn financial success into social impact—and reduce your tax burden at the same time. Yet, many miss this opportunity due to lack of awareness. Endaoment offers a cutting-edge platform for managing donor-advised funds. Visit Endaoment.org by year-end to lower your 2024 taxes and explore the nonprofits you want to support! Dive deeper into how this works with Robbie Heeger on #InsideMoves Episode 10: https://lnkd.in/ex6_JVrK

Inside Moves #9 | Andrew "Hawk" Hawkins, Co-Founder StatusPRO Toledo Football ➡️ Canadian Football League ➡️ 6 years in the NFL Wherever this dude shows up, he brings it. It was a privilege to hear Andrew’s story of grit and determination leading up to his eventual success at StatusPRO, where he creating the first ever NFL-licensed VR game. Full episode 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ecS-Q2i3 CC: Peter Robert Casey, Miguel Batista, Jasmine Hill, Karl Blum

“The actual leading philosophers these days are CEOs of technology companies.” 🤔 In pitches and across our portfolio, we see business leaders from a variety of backgrounds succeeding. Ryan David Mullins made the awesome point that many transformative businesses have been expressions of their founders’ well-rounded world views. Once a Philosophy Major at UC Berkeley — he is now building on the bleeding edge of technology at onlife. On Episode 8 of #InsideMoves the humanities side of his big 🧠 is on full display! https://lnkd.in/eGTp3HMP

The AI race is on and the stakes are high. Episode 8 of Inside Moves | Ryan David Mullins – onlife Founder & CEO Formerly the Director of Future Trends at adidas, Ryan is now building the world's smartest AI-powered map. On our longest episode ever, he discusses the impact that powerful nations have on transformative technologies, strategies for acquiring the resources necessary to build powerful AI, and brings us through his journey from philosophy major to tech entrepreneur. Youtube: https://lnkd.in/eqzkZVxr Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ebbB6236

Continuing our honoree spotlights leading up to our 8th annual GameChangers Ball on October 17th, we are thrilled to highlight this year's recipient of our Corporate GameChanger Award, JDS Sports / Play With Purpose. JDS SPORTS is a sports & entertainment private equity firm investing at the nexus of culture & commerce. Since its founding in late 2017, JDS has invested in 30+ startups across media, tech, CPG, and health & wellness. Select investments include: Athletes.org, Autograph, Framework Ventures, Lemon Perfect, Moment (acq. by Patreon), RTG Features, SLAM, Slate Milk, StatusPRO, The GIST Sports, Transmit, and VidMob.    The firm's donor-advised fund and philanthropic vehicle, PLAY WITH PURPOSE, supports non-profits using sports as a platform for positive impact. Over the last few years, Play With Purpose has built and refurbished dozens of basketball courts around the world, has provided hundreds of camp and sports event scholarships, and funded programs to prevent youth violence and bridge divided communities. If you would like to purchase tickets, tables or sponsorships for the GameChangers Ball, or make a fully tax-deductible donation to support our academic and athletic programming, you can do so by clicking the link below: https://lnkd.in/g8h593_s #NEWHEIGHTSNYC🔵🔴⚪️

Each year for our annual GameChangers Ball, we spotlight select individuals who have made a significant impact not only on New Heights but also on the people and communities they interact with every day. This year, our honorees deserve recognition for their influence on youth across New York City, and we commend them for their dedication to supporting the power of sports and our student-athletes.   Over the coming days leading up to our 8th annual GameChangers Ball, we'll be highlighting each of our honorees to showcase just how large an impact they have had leading up to the big day. We hope you'll join us as we honor each of these MVPs for their incredible contributions to our organization and sports-based youth development on what's sure to be a special evening on Thursday, October 17th!   For event details or to purchase tickets, please visit the link below. If you are unable to join us in person this year, please consider making a fully tax-deductible donation to support the event by clicking the same link.   https://lnkd.in/g8h593_s   #NEWHEIGHTSNYC🔵🔴⚪️