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LoudounNow.com •

CAVA Group Presented Legendary SWaN Award

Leesburg-based SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in high-growth, high-quality organizations, has recognized CAVA Group CEO Brett Schulman and his partners with its "Legendary SWaN" Award for leading the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand through one of the most successful consumer IPOs in a decade. As of July 15, CAVA's market cap is more than $9 billion.The award was presented by SWaN co-founder and managing director Fred S...
LoudounNow.com •

Claude Moore Grants Loudoun Schools $150K

Loudoun County Public Schools received $150,000 in grants from the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation as part of its 2024 Claude Moore Scholar Program.The Health and Medical Sciences Academy programs at Briar Woods and Tuscarora High Schools received $104,000, and the Academies of Loudoun received $50,000 for the Claude Moore Health Science Pathways program. Funding for the HAMSci program will be used to provide courses and occupational training in health science career pathways, continued suppo...
LoudounNow.com •

Nerantzis Promoted at Claude Moore Foundation

The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, which has distributed more than $100 million in grants to nonprofits since 1987, has promoted Stephanie Nerantzis to the newly created position of director of Giving. In her new role, she will expand the foundation’s support to organizations that work to “give a leg up” to under-resourced populations in Loudoun County and across Virginia. “Stephanie has been instrumental in helping the foundation uncover gaps in services in Loudoun County, specifically, an...
LoudounNow.com •

Lasting Contributions of Marshall, Moore Highlighted at Forum

A lecture highlighting the lifetime contributions of two visionary Loudouners on Wednesday night ended with a surprise gift to continue to build on their legacies.Speaking in the sanctuary of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Leesburg, Robert Holcomb, of the George C. Marshall International Center, told the audience of Marshall's accomplishments. John H. Cook IV, of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, discussed Moore’s life. As young men, Marshall and Moore both served with the First Infantry D...
LoudounNow.com •

You Belong Here: Creating a Welcoming, Inclusive Loudoun is Achievable

The launch of “You Belong Here: Hospitality Training for an Accessible Loudoun” by The Arc of Loudoun and funded by Visit Loudoun could be a game-changer for Loudoun if enough businesses sign up for training.How do I know? Several members of my family are on the autism spectrum, and we recently had the great fortune to travel to Dublin, Ireland. We were lucky to be able to afford it and doubly lucky because Dublin is working toward being the world’s first autism-friendly capital city. Backed by...
Potomac Local News •

UVA Health/Germanna Community College Program Receives $75K Boost

Established transportation company has immediate part-time position open as a back-up driver transporting military personnel from the Woodbridge area to Baltimore and Richmond. No CDL required but must be able to pass DOT physical and drug test. Must good driving record and pass criminal background check. Send resume with references to [email protected] or call 606-594-7018
Employer: Bfs TransportationPosition: 15 Passenger Van DriverEmployment type: Part-timeWorkplace type: Fully in-person (in...

CAVA Group Reaches 'Legendary' Status, Receives Legendary SWaN Award from SWaN & Legend Venture Partners

LEESBURG, Va., July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SWaN & Legend Venture Partners (SWaN), a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in high-growth, high-quality organizations, has recognized CAVA Group (NYSE: CAVA) CEO Brett Schulman and his partners with its prestigious "Legendary SWaN" Award for leading the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand through one of the most successful consumer IPOs in a decade. As of July 15, 2024, CAVA's market cap is more than $9 billion....

CLAUDE MOORE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NONPROFIT TO BRIDGE FUNDING GAP FOR HIGH-QUALITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIRGINIANS

Claude Moore Opportunities is separate from the private philanthropic organization but will reflect its mission to give participants a 'leg up, rather than a handout.'
FAIRFAX, Va., June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation (CMCF), a private funding organization based in Virginia, is excited to announce the launch of Claude Moore Opportunities, a 501(c)3 public nonprofit organization. Claude Moore Opportunities is a separate organization chaired by Karen G. Schaufeld a...
DC News Now | Washington, DC •

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation in Virginia addresses health care worker shortage

WINCHESTER, Va. (DC News Now) — It is no secret that the need for health care workers in our region and beyond is growing, but with the help of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, there is now a fast track to health sciences careers.


Through the foundation, more than 20,000 students will have a promising career, backed by a $75 million commitment.


Julissa Rodriguez, for instance, is completing her education at the Shihadeh Innovation Center before she enlists in the Army. But she wa...
Resonate •

2024 Presidential Tug of War: Race Could be Won by Just a Few ‘Inches’

There hasn’t been a landslide election for the US president since Ronald Reagan won in 1984. In fact, in 2020, the margin was much smaller. President Biden got 51.3% of the votes compared to former President Trump’s 46.8%.1 Third-party candidates picked up 1.8%. With margins that slim, a few votes make a BIG difference. Early polling by New York Times2 and others continue to show Biden and Trump tied as the frontrunners, so we may be in for a rematch. For them and all the candidates, one way to
Resonate •

Launches Access to Industry-spanning, Privacy-safe, Proprietary AI-powered Data on Snowflake Marketplace

Resonate Elements Data will enable joint customers to leverage continuously refreshed, individual-level consumer intelligence scaled to the US population

RESTON, Va., Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Resonate, the pioneer in AI-powered, privacy-safe consumer data and intelligence, today announced the launch of the Resonate Elements dataset on Snowflake Marketplace. The dataset is proprietary Resonate deterministic data, directly observed behavioral data and offline demographic data clients use
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Featured in MarTech Series: Transforms the Data Marketplace with a Proprietary AI Neural Network That Delivers Highly Predictive, Privacy-Safe Consumer Data at Scale

The article below appeared in MarTech Series on June 1st, 2023. Read it in its entirety here.

Resonate, the pioneer of AI-driven consumer data and intelligence, is introducing its most advanced AI neural network to date, rAI. Pronounced “Ray,” this groundbreaking AI modeling infrastructure transforms vast sums of raw data into rich, continuously updated attributes to depict a comprehensive understanding of 230 million consumers. rAI generates the industry-leading Resonate Elements consumer data
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Featured in MarTech Series: Transforms the Data Marketplace with a Proprietary AI Neural Network That Delivers Highly Predictive, Privacy-Safe Consumer Data at Scale

The article below appeared in MarTech Series on June 1st, 2023. Read it in its entirety here.

Resonate, the pioneer of AI-driven consumer data and intelligence, is introducing its most advanced AI neural network to date, rAI. Pronounced “Ray,” this groundbreaking AI modeling infrastructure transforms vast sums of raw data into rich, continuously updated attributes to depict a comprehensive understanding of 230 million consumers. rAI generates the industry-leading Resonate Elements consumer data
Resonate •

Resonate Transforms the Data Marketplace with Proprietary AI Neural Network, rAI

Continuously refreshed, AI-powered data delivers rich, relevant consumer understanding that improves marketing performance throughout the customer lifecycle

RESTON, Va., May 31, 2023 – Resonate, the pioneer of AI-driven consumer data and intelligence, is introducing its most advanced AI neural network to date, rAI. Pronounced “Ray,” this groundbreaking AI modeling infrastructure transforms vast sums of raw data into rich, continuously updated attributes to depict a comprehensive understanding o
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Top 5: What our Readers Found Most Interesting in 2022

Back in the ’70s, according to a popular song, money made the world go around. Obviously, money is still essential, but you won’t be growing your coffers without data to give you deeper insights into your customers and targets.

Having a holistic picture of U.S. consumers, from their values to their psychological drivers, with data that is beyond demographics, can make the difference between hitting your numbers or exceeding them. As we move into the new year, we wanted to pause to look back at
Claude Moore •

The Charitable Foundation Distributes More Than $2.6 Million in Grants to 25 Nonprofit Organizations

Fairfax, VA – January 11, 2023 – The trustees of The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation (The Foundation) announced today that they are distributing $2,638,860 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Virginia and Washington, DC. The grants are designed to “give a leg” up to organizations that work to improve the lives of individuals living in under-resourced conditions and initiate programs and partnerships that increase academic competence and encourage leadership, especially for under-resourced
IT Management Software and Observability Platform •

IT Management Solutions for Government | SolarWinds

I updated copy for the Government Sector series of webpages for this client.

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100WOMENSTRONG

2022 grants of $475,000 awarded to nonprofit organizations offering services in Loudoun County

Leesburg, Va. – May 4, 2022 – This year, 100WomenStrong is giving $475,000 to 42 nonprofits headquartered or providing services in Loudoun County, bringing their total funding to Loudoun County nonprofits to $3,593,391 million since 2009. The group has reverted to its normal grant-giving cycle of once per year after pivoting in 2020 to COVID-19 emergency grants. COVID emergency grants were designed to
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