After his military career ended, Nick Black went to business school and, along with two other army veterans, started a nonprofit called Stop Soldier Suicide, which aims to reduce rates of veteran suicide by providing mental health support, housing assistance, or other services. But while fundraising, Black quickly learned how difficult it was to reach individual donors whose collective dollars could make a difference. The mission pivoted: Along with former business school classmate Jeremy Berman, a former product manager at IBM, Black started GoodUnited, a Charleston-based SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company that helps nonprofits engage with potential donors through social media. Read more.
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