Source: www.abqjournal.com --- Friday, August 02, 2013
Area aviation firms plan Aug. 12 rally Albuquerque-area manufacturers Aspen Avionics, Bendix/King by Honeywell and Eclipse Aerospace plan to stage a 12:30 p.m. rally touting their industry?s contributions to the economy Aug. 12 at Cutter Aviation at the Sunport. Gov. Susana Martinez and U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., are scheduled to speak, as well as company representatives. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has helped organize the rally in partnership with the local companies. Organizers said they expect hundreds of aviation enthusiasts to attend, including representatives from local aviation manufacturing companies, businesses that use general aviation to ensure their commercial success and members of the military. Space work focus of Chamber of Commerce meeting The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce?s 96th annual meeting on Oct. 16 will highlight Sandia National Laboratories? and Lockheed Martin?s work in space exploration as a contributor to economic development opportunity for New Mexico. The keynote speaker will be Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin?s Space Systems Company. The theme is the future of New Mexico as a leading world destination for space exploration and aerospace industry jobs. The luncheon event will be from noon-1:30 p.m. at Sandia Resort & Casino, 30 Rainbow NE in Albuquerque. For more information, visit www.abqchamber.com or contact Jessica Burnham at jburnham@abqcha ...
Source: http://www.abqjournal.com/241251/biz/around-newmexico.html
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We?ve heard a little bit about Facebook and Asana co-founder Dustin Moskovitz?s new foundation, Good Ventures, specifically a company that its investment arm got involved with last August. Today we’ve learned a lot more, specifically about its non-profit endeavours, as the site for Good Ventures has been launched, and it discusses exactly what the foundation will be doing and which companies and causes it’s currently involved in. Its “portfolio” reads like a list of every difficult problem felt in third-world countries, and it’s expansive already. Just some of the issues that Good Ventures has issued grants for are curing and treating malaria, marriage equality, and small enterprise support. The grants seem to average $50,000 and are going directly to the causes that need it the most. Good Ventures was co-founded by Moskovitz and former Wall Street Journal reporter Cari Tuna. The about us page on the site describes their mission clearly and concisely: Good Ventures is a philanthropic foundation whose mission is to help humanity thrive. Here’s an excerpt from their intro letter on their reason for creating the foundation: We?ve seen human well-being increase dramatically in recent decades. Quality of life is rising and violence is declining. At the same time, humanity is becoming better networked, technologically, economically and socially. We?re optimistic that these trends will continue ? even accelerate ? in the decades to come. Our giving, leveraged well, can quicken the pace of humanity?s progress and mitigate the risks that threaten to derail it. Our giving can increase the human capital on which society has to draw. Our giving can prevent unnecessary suffering by ensuring that the fruits of our collective labor benefit those who are most marginalized today. While it doesn’t look like investments or grants will be systematic like one from a regular venture capital firm, it does seem like the organization gives Moskovitz and Tuna the platform to drive change by placing money directly with causes. For example, Good Ventures set out to co-fund based on a recommendation by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last August. The cause supports an effort to contain and eliminate drug resistance to antimalarial medications, and Good Ventures donated $1M. The site also has a great bit of content about the causes it’s involved in, as well as why you should be giving to charities too, with most posts penned by Tuna. Here’s an excerpt from a recent
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