Columbus’ Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) in the final stretch for funding!
We can be proud of Columbus’ own job creating powerhouse. Since 2004, ECDI has been creating “a job a day, a business a week.” This isn’t another slogan. This is their track record — proven over eight years! “The core of ECDI’s mission has been providing growing businesses with access to capital programs, such as business lending and grants and the know-how to use the money wisely. In just 8 years, ECDI has helped start more than 2,000 businesses creating and retaining over 4,000 jobs. That’s why ECDI has been selected as one of the finalists in the Huffington Post JobRaising Challenge, an effort to tap into the job-creating potential of nonprofits to raise money, raise awareness, and help put Americans back to work. ECDI has been given a Crowdrise page to fundraise and spread the word about their cause. Please share this site with your networks to help ECDI make the most of this exciting opportunity.
Together we can make Ohio a national leader for job creation and small business development! For more background, read Arianna Huffington’s description of the JobRaising Challange here.
Read ECDI President Steve Fireman’s blog post here and find out Steve’s interesting recommendation to those who aren’t happy with their work!
Consider making a donation! ECDI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and donations are tax deductible.
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