Two Hawaii organizations are finalists in national challenge

“Two Hawaii organizations have the chance to win $100,000 in funding as part of a national challenge.

Startup accelerator FoundHer and nonprofit Residential Youth Services and Empowerment, or RYSE, are both finalists in the 2022 Gold Futures Challenge. The annual challenge, a joint effort by social equity ventures Asian American Futures and Gold House, awards funding to Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations for projects that positively impact the community.”

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