The Idea Village Inc

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Feb 15, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$1,995,624

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Special projectseach entrepreneur season, the idea village executes select special projects. Special projects allow the organization to test new programs and partnerships before fully integrating them into the season. Special projects during the 2013 entrepreneur season included:water challenge: a targeted program in partnership with the greater new orleans foundation that identifies and supports entrepreneurial solutions that apply innovative approaches to how we live with water in southeast louisiana. Continued schedule owater challenge (continued): after completing an intensive educational series with the idea village, 4 of 29 cohort members were invited into a 3-month accelerator with the idea village entrepreneurs-in-residence in preparation for a $50,000 pitch during new orleans entrepreneur week, which pierce industries won. Education challenge: an initiative in partnership with 4.0 schools that supports startups tackling critical problems within education. Select entrepreneurs are invited into the 4.0 accelerator program and then mentored by idea village entrepreneurs-in-residence as they prepare for the final pitch during new orleans entrepreneur week. Mschool won the 2013 pitch, receiving a $25,000 grant and coming in 2nd place, haystack edu received a $5,000 grant. Trust your crazy ideas challenge: an initiative in partnership with the brees dream foundation and google for entrepreneurs centered on developing entrepreneurial talent at the high school level. During 2013, select high schools teams were challenged with developing a meaningful movement within their own school communities and beyond. Lusher charter school won, receiving a $10,000 grant. Runners-up cohen college prep, st. Augustine, and newman each received $2,500. Incubating the incubators - latvia: at the request of the u.s. Embassy, the idea village launched a pilot ecosystem mentorship initiative with latvia. The idea village developed a curriculum on igniting an entrepreneurial movement and delivered it to the latvians via google hangout. In-person "exchanges" also took place. A latvian delegation, made up of members of the idea hotel incubator, visited during noew after which robbie vitrano, a 2013 season entrepreneur-in-residence, travelled to latvia. The idea village's annual entrepreneur season culminates in new orleans entrepreneur week (noew). Noew has become the premier showcase event for the new orleans entrepreneurial ecosystem. Noew 2013 was ten times the size of the inaugural year with 3,000 of the nation's most innovative business leaders, financiers, entrepreneurs, and students engaged to support local entrepreneurs through 64 events. 92% of noew 2013 attendees thought the quality of the sessions was excellent or good 96% of noew 2013 attendees are planning on attending noew 2014.

Filer

EIN

45-0470675