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'We are a community of builders with integrity. We are a team of dedicated professionals working hard to '''create a better future'''. We are a collective of supporters, advisors, and leaders who '''believe that entrepreneurship changes lives''', strengthens communities and makes those who take the leap better versions of themselves.' (1)
= <span style="color:#0000ff;">What they do[[File:What we do.jpg|border|What we do.jpg]]</span> =
What the program do is we recruit top grads. It brings the fellows to a training camp for five weeks at Brown University. It brings in entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, McKenzie, IDO to help train them in what it takes to build a company. And then the fellows work in startup companies in Detroit, New Orleans, Providence, Cincinnati and eight other U.S.cities for two years. And at the end of those two years they’ll have a sense of how the se businesses grow and develop.
*<span style="color:#0000ff;">Impact on Community</span> - start ups in areas of need will receive talented recent graduates, renewal of economy and culture, and creation of jobs by the growth of these start ups and the graduates becoming job creators themselves
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Here are the options for getting Venture for America involved on your campus&lt;parsererror style="display: block; white-space: pre; border: 2px solid #c77; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; margin: 1em; background-color: #fdd; color:black"&nbspgt;
= <span style="color:#Schedule an event. &nbsp0000ff;Venture for America is currently touring the country and visiting top schools and looking to expand. &nbsp"><span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e872-f504-0ed5-12d0f500fcbe"><span style="font-size: 21pt;If your school is not scheduled for a visit (see calendarfont-family:&nbspArial;[httpbackground-color://ventureforamerica.org/events/ httptransparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric://ventureforamerica.org/events/]), contact events@ventureforamerica.org for more information (VFA attracts a lot of attention at career fairs).#Become a VFA campus ambassador. &nbspnormal;Send resume and cover letter to jobs@ventureforamerica.org, titled "Application for Campus Ambassador font-variant-east- [your name]." &nbspasian: normal;For more information seetext-decoration-line: [httpunderline; vertical-align://ventureforamerica.org/jobs/&nbsp httpbaseline; white-space:pre-wrap;">STEPS To Get Involved Whether in School or Post Graduate</span></ventureforamerica.org/jobsspan></].span> =
= <span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d42fb8e95-e7ebe872-bf77f504-cdae0ed5-17aef44a0e9612d0f500fcbe"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STEPS REQUIRED TO GET INVOLVED POST GRADUATE</span></span>Options for getting involved with working on Venture for America:</span></span> =
<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e872-f504-0ed5-12d0f500fcbe">[https://ventureforamerica.org/get-involved/toolkit/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://ventureforamerica.org/get-involved/toolkit/</span>]</span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Process to Enter the Program:</span>
#<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d42fb8e95-e7ebe877-bf772a13-cdae8c24-17aef44a0e9668ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once accepted to this program these are the steps they will take you through:</span></span>#<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e877-2a13-8c24-68ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Options for getting involved You will be matched with working on one of Venture of America’s Company Partners.</span></span>#<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e877-2a13-8c24-68ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Attend our 5-week Training Camp</span></span>#<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e877-2a13-8c24-68ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Work for America2 years at your Startup</span></span>#<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e877-2a13-8c24-68ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line:underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ongoing support for the VMA Community</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d-e7eb-bf77-cdae-17aef44a0e96">[https://ventureforamerica.org/get-involved/toolkit/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://ventureforamerica.org/get-involved/toolkit/</span>]</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d-e7eb-bf77-cdae-17aef44a0e96"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once accepted to this program these are the steps they will take you through:</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d42fb8e95-e7ebe877-bf772a13-cdae8c24-17aef44a0e9668ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1.Enter into one of our four options:</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e877-2a13-8c24-68ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Launch A Company</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e877-2a13-8c24-68ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Become a Leader at a Startup</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e877-2a13-8c24-68ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join an Established Company</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e877-2a13-8c24-68ca4164ec77"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Attend a Graduate Program</span></span></li></ul>
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'''Mailing Address:'''<br/span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">Venture for America<br/span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">c/o Eileen LeeMailing Address:<br/span>40 West 29th St., Suite 301<br/span>New York, NY 10001
'''info@ventureforamerica.org'''&nbsp<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); &nbspbackground-color: transparent; | &nbspfont-variant-numeric: normal;&nbspfont-variant-east-asian: normal;&nbspvertical-align: baseline;'''(646) 736white-space: pre-6460'''wrap;">Venture for America</span></span>
<span id= "docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resourcesc/o Eileen Lee</span></span> =
[https://ventureforamerica.org/life<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-ase879-a3fd7-vfa6c88-fellow/#interview 44a36396cae6"><span style="font-size: 12pt11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(202102, 62102, 62102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get a Job40 West 29th St., Suite 301</span></span>]
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d42fb8e95-e7e7e879-92cf3fd7-bcd16c88-6921aae524f444a36396cae6">[https://ventureforamerica.org/life-as-a-vfa-fellow/#train <span style="font-size: 12pt11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(202102, 62102, 62102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Train with ExpertsNew York, NY 10001</span>]</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d42fb8e95-e7e7e879-92cf3fd7-bcd16c88-6921aae524f444a36396cae6">[https://ventureforamerica.org/life-as-a-vfa-fellow/#work <span style="font-size: 12pt11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(202102, 62102, 62102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Work at a Startupinfo@ventureforamerica.org</span>]</span><div><span idstyle="docsfont-size: 11pt; font-internalfamily: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-guidcolor: transparent; font-9b30049dvariant-e7eanumeric: normal; font-2e9dvariant-434beast-ec920aa1b8ba">[httpsasian://ventureforamerica.org/lifenormal; vertical-asalign: baseline; white-aspace: pre-vfa-fellowwrap;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</#launch span><span style="font-size: 12pt11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(202102, 62102, 62102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Launch a Company(646) 736-6460</span>]</span></div>[1]&nbsp;[http://ventureforamerica.org&nbsp http://ventureforamerica.org&amp;nbsp];
[2]&nbsp;[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=7537948&authType<span style=NAME_SEARCH&authToken"color:#0000ff;"><span style=DpBX&locale=en_US&srchid=2371142341380851232981&srchindex=7&srchtotal=687&trk=vsrp_people_res_photo&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2371142341380851232981%2CVSRPtargetId%3A7537948%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary http"font-size://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?large;"><span id=7537948&amp;authType"docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6"><span style=NAME_SEARCH&amp"font-family: Arial;authToken=DpBX&ampbackground-color: transparent;locale=en_US&ampfont-variant-numeric: normal;srchid=2371142341380851232981&ampfont-variant-east-asian: normal;srchindex=7&ampvertical-align: baseline;srchtotal=687&ampwhite-space: pre-wrap;trk=vsrp_people_res_photo&amp;trkInfo">Resources</span></span></span></span> =VSRPsearchId%3A2371142341380851232981%2CVSRPtargetId%3A7537948%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary]
<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">[https://wwwventureforamerica.youtube.comorg/life-as-a-vfa-fellow/watch?v#interview <span style=mxD9Jn"font-size: 12pt; font-r3ac [1]family: Arial; color: rgb(202, 62, 62); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get a Job</span>]</span>
''Also see<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">[https:''//ventureforamerica.org/life-as-a-vfa-fellow/#train <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(202, 62, 62); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Train with Experts</span>]</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">[https://twitterventureforamerica.comorg/venture4america httpslife-as-a-vfa-fellow/#work <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(202, 62, 62); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space:pre-wrap;">Work at a Startup</span>]</twitter.com/venture4america]span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">[httphttps://wwwventureforamerica.youtube.comorg/life-as-a-vfa-fellow/watch?v#launch <span style=t383l_7"font-o4o&feature=youtu.be httpsize: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(202, 62, 62); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space:pre-wrap;">Launch a Company</span>]</www.youtube.comspan><br/watch?v><span id=t383l_7"docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-o4o&ampwrap;feature">[1] </span>[[About:about:blank|<span style=youtu"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://ventureforamerica.be]org&nbsp</span>]]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;color: rgb(Andrew Yang @ Georgetown TEDx102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">;</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d42fb8e95-e7e9e879-057d3fd7-4ad66c88-0ec56ead13e644a36396cae6"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17102, 85102, 204102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https2] </span>[http://www.facebooklinkedin.com/VentureForAmerica httpsprofile/view?id=7537948&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=DpBX&locale=en_US&srchid=2371142341380851232981&srchindex=7&srchtotal=687&trk=vsrp_people_res_photo&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2371142341380851232981%2CVSRPtargetId%3A7537948%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.facebooklinkedin.com/VentureForAmerica]profile/view?id=7537948&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=DpBX&locale=en_US&srchid=2371142341380851232981&srchindex=7&srchtotal=687&trk=vsrp_people_res_photo&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2371142341380851232981%2CVSRPtargetId%3A7537948%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary</span>]</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b30049d42fb8e95-e7e9e879-057d3fd7-4ad66c88-0ec56ead13e644a36396cae6"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17102, 85102, 204102); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://instagram.com/venture4america httpAlso see://instagram.com/venture4america]</span></span><div><br/></div>[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/business/no-six-figure-pay-but-making-a-difference.html [2]]
<span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">[https://www.facebook.com/VentureForAmerica <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/VentureForAmerica</span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">[https://twitter.com/venture4america <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://twitter.com/venture4america</span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">[http://instagram.com/venture4america <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://instagram.com/venture4america</span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-42fb8e95-e879-3fd7-6c88-44a36396cae6">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t383l_7-o4o&feature=youtu.be <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t383l_7-o4o&feature=youtu.be</span>]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Andrew Yang @ Georgetown TEDx)</span></span> <span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Written by</span></span> [[Claudio baz|<span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Claudio Baz</span>]] [[Jonathan E. Garcia|<span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Jonathan Garcia</span>]]  [[Category:ResourcesOrganizations]]
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