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Boston is an international capital of innovation, a city where top-tier talent clusters together, driving business growth. Mayor Thomas M. Menino created Boston World Partnerships to help business leaders worldwide understand and access Boston's competitive advantages. Our members help us gather and share compelling information relevant to Boston's economy, and they benefit by plugging into our global network of high-caliber business people.

Mission: Strengthen the New England technology economy by facilitating collaboration and rapid access to innovative technologies among public, private, and research/academic entities, and providing cost-savings for members. Advocate for competitive public policies and practices to sustain Massachusetts as a globally preeminent economy in which to live and work, and to create, operate, and expand high tech businesses.

CIC is the global leader in driving innovation at scale. Founded in 1999, CIC manages more than 1.5M square feet of workspace, laboratories, and event space across North America, Europe, and Asia. Additionally, CIC develops bespoke programming, builds and enables industry clusters, and provides world-class district consulting—all focused on advancing innovation. Learn more at cic.com.

At Volunteers of America, we are more than a nonprofit organization. We are a ministry of service that includes 16,000 paid, professional employees dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through our hundreds of human service programs, including housing and healthcare, Volunteers of America touches the lives of 1.5 million people in over 400 communities in 46 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico each year. Since 1896, we have supported and empowered America's most vulnerable groups, including veterans, at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions. Our work touches the mind, body, heart — and ultimately the spirit — of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services. Approximately 60,000 volunteers throughout the country help our employees deliver these life-changing services