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Nonprofit Summit participants gain communication, fundraising strategies

Stephanie Baker, Director of Market Development at KW Plastics and a member of the Troy City Council, delivers the keynote address during the Summit.

Stephanie Baker, Director of Market Development at KW Plastics and a member of the Troy City Council, delivers the keynote address during the Summit.

Troy University’s IDEA Bank in downtown Troy opened its doors on Friday to organizers and communicators for its nonprofit summit.

Lynne George, the Director of the IDEA Bank, said that the all-day workshop was intended to provide education, resources and networking specific to nonprofit organizations.

“We’re going over a few specific topics,” George said. “Specifically,…

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IDEA Bank’s entrepreneurship workshop helps equip students for future business success

Dr. LaKami Baker, Russell Foundation Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Auburn University, leads workshop at the IDEA Bank on Thursday.

Dr. LaKami Baker, Russell Foundation Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Auburn University, leads workshop at the IDEA Bank on Thursday.

For Troy University alumna Avalon Dudinsky Meacham, returning to Troy on Thursday for the IDEA Bank’s Entrepreneurship Pop-Up Workshop was exciting – not only for the valuable information she gained, but also for the opportunity to see the growth of the center that had its origins when she was a student at TROY.

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IDEA Bank Launches Multiple New Programs and Resources for the Community

An entrepreneur pop-up workshop and Entrepreneurship Week are among the activities planned this fall at the IDEA Bank.

An entrepreneur pop-up workshop and Entrepreneurship Week are among the activities planned this fall at the IDEA Bank.

Troy University’s IDEA Bank serves as a downtown hub for entrepreneurial collaboration with a mission to support student-centric entrepreneurship by creating entrepreneurial resources and collaboration opportunities for students, faculty, staff, alumni, the local community and more.

In April of 2021, I introduced the IDEA Bank to the local community with an Open House event to…

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New economic development director named for Troy University

Lynne Firmin George is the University's new Director of Economic Development and the IDEA Bank.

Lynne Firmin George is the University's new Director of Economic Development and the IDEA Bank.

Lynne Firmin George has been named Director of Economic Development and the IDEA Bank at Troy University.

George joined the University staff in 2018 as corporate relations coordinator and is an adjunct professor of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management in the Sorrell College of Business.

Lynne Firmin George

She holds a Master of Business Administration…

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