Camelback Ventures is thrilled to announce that after an extensive search, the organization’s Board of Directors has appointed Shawna Young as new Chief Executive Officer.
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“Founding a company is like parenting - there are many books on the subject; it looks easier from the outside than actually having to live into your responsibilities everyday; it is totally consuming. And even on the hardest days you love this other thing more than you love yourself.
What I’ve come to believe is that just as children don’t belong to parents, that companies do not belong to founders. We’re entrusted with a gift that life has given us. And that one day we must give it back.
It is time for me to give the gift of Camelback back so that someone else can lead.”
Camelback Ventures is hiring for a Vice President of Development! If you or someone you know is a business-minded leader with expertise in fundraising and a passion for supporting BIPOC, women, and non-binary entrepreneurs, we want to meet you! Click here to learn more about the role and apply.
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From boosting economic growth in undervalued communities by creating job opportunities to developing innovations that can help save lives - Camelback Ventures is proud to support BIPOC, women, and nonbinary entrepreneurs across the country leading social impact ventures. These founders lean into this challenging and often lonely journey guided by their 'north stars'. In February 2023, Camelback is launching a yearlong "Entrepreneurship Is..." campaign to share the motivational stories of what propels Camelback Fellows to turn their dreams into reality.
“The intersection of inheritance, wealth, and racism was undeniable and the notion of ‘passing something along’ began to take on a different, more powerful meaning for me. It is through this lens that I realized the need to redirect our focus from generational wealth to building generational inheritance.”
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Changes to the Camelback team | We’ve got some announcements to make. Today I am excited to put a spotlight on some changes happening to our team this season.
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In this open letter to the 2018 Fellows, the Camelback team reflects on wins and the importance of reflection, featuring photos from our recent Showcase and Graduation in Oakland.
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"Ruthlessness has the implication and inherent meanings of aggressive intensity, unyielding pursuit of an end. What if we took that same ruthlessness and put it towards the pursuit of equity in our country?" Camelback launches our manifesto, Ruthless for Good, and Aaron shares why this work for him is personal.
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"Our opening summit was an opportunity to connect back to the heart of our work - our Fellows. And it reminded me that the thing that can be the great multiplier of bringing 12 people together is love.
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CEO Aaron T. Walker introduces the 2017 Fellows: "Every day we have the opportunity to be co-conspirators with entrepreneurs who are doing the work to 'bend the arc toward justice.' These entrepreneurs are a daily reminder that change is not inevitable, but rather the result of a collective of passionate, tirelessly working individuals."
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There is no "birthday" for the day that you realize the color of your skin makes you different in a way that is not valued in our country.
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The alum’s question left me saying “preach,” all-the-while knowing that the answer would be insufficient—not due to malice, but lack of experience and empathy.
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Entrepreneurs of color have innovated to improve their communities’ way before the words “social innovation” was a catch phrase.
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Sheryl’s quest began one sweltering day when she was pregnant and upset that Google had no front-door maternity parking. Emboldened, Sheryl marches into the CEO’s office and explains the injustice. The two male co-founders—as though it never occurred to them—instantaneously made the change.
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I asked myself what will I do so that one generation our children aren’t faced with the same choices?
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