Amy Armstrong

Feeding Matters is uniting the field’s leading medical experts, healthcare professionals, and passionate advocates with the most critical concerns of parents to affect systemic change. ACCELERATING IDENTIFICATION Delayed identification or intervention for children with pediatric feeding disorders can lead to poor brain development, deficient motor skills, and psychosocial impairment. Proper nutrition during the first few years of life is crucial for proper brain development. Because of this, the early identification of pediatric feeding disorders is critical to a child’s long-term health. IGNITING RESEARCH A lack of longitudinal, evidence-based data and the heterogeneous nature of pediatric feeding disorders have been identified as barriers to understanding more about the individualized needs of these children. Through strategic partnerships and seed funding, Feeding Matters supports research that addresses these issues head on. PROMOTING COLLABORATIVE CARE When caring for children with pediatric feeding disorders, parents often find themselves struggling with feelings of guilt, blame, isolation, helplessness, and even all-encompassing fear. By promoting a collaborative approach to care through four domains – medical, nutrition, feeding skill, and psychosocial – Feeding Matters works to equip the entire care team, including the family, with the knowledge they need to effectively treat children who struggle to eat. In 2017, Feeding Matters reached more than 129,000 families and medical professionals from all 50 states and 112 countries.

Social Venture Partners Arizona (SVPAZ) takes a venture capital approach to philanthropy. We provide expertise and funding to emerging and growing nonprofits while also cultivating and supporting effective philanthropists. The time and talent of our Partners paired with multi-year capacity building grants allows for us to support nonprofits in a unique and full service way. Learn more at svpaz.org

SEED SPOT is an award-winning, globally recognized business accelerator that has supported 3,635 entrepreneurs to generate $399M, raised $79M, received $117M, and created 9,719 jobs since 2012. SEED SPOT empowers diverse, impact-driven entrepreneurs through three core programs: Impact Accelerator, 2-Day Launch Camp, and Startup Spring Training. Since 2012, SEED SPOT supported underrepresented entrepreneurs. Of those served, 89% come from underrepresented backgrounds, 59% are women, and 62% are BIPOC. Our mission is to educate, accelerate, and invest in diverse entrepreneurs creating solutions to social problems. We bring together a deep network of resources, mentors, and partners to make entrepreneurship accessible to all. SEED SPOT has been awarded an Emmy, ranked as one of the Top 20 Accelerators in the World by Gust, and recognized as one of the Top 3 Social Impact Incubators in the United States by Cisco & UBI Global. Explore our impact at www.seedspot.org.

Support My Club is a website where donors can support the needs of high school clubs and sports. Clubs post their specific needs, donors “shop” for items that speak to them. Items are added to the online cart and donors make a 100% tax-deductible purchase and Support My Club delivers the item directly to the club! After receiving the wish list item, the club continues philanthropy by completing one hour of community service for every $100 worth of purchases. In a nutshell, it is like a wedding registry for clubs with a pay-it-forward mentality.