ALIST’s launch party will take place at The Wynwood Yard, located in the Wynwood Arts District, from 3:00–7:00 P.M. There will be food trucks, music and giveaway prizes. Proceeds from the event will benefit Feeding South Florida and the estimated 710,370 people, including 248,080 children in the South Florida area who struggle with food insecurity at some point during the year.

Feeding America is the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief organization, comprised of 200 food banks throughout the United States. Feeding South Florida is the sole Feeding America food bank serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties, serving 25% of Florida’s food insecure population.

Simple Vodka, an award winning, potato vodka on a mission to fight hunger in America, is also collaborating with ALIST on their launch party to help fight hunger in Miami.

“We love teaming up with brands and people that make social impact cool and ALIST is exactly that,” said Danny Lafuente, CEO and Co-founder of Simple Vodka. “So when they asked if we’d collaborate with them on bringing awareness to hunger in America, it was a no brainer!”

Beginning June 16, ALIST is inviting fans to make a donation to the campaign $5 for 30 Meals by downloading ALIST in the app stores. Those who support the campaign will also have the opportunity to win exclusive prizes, like tickets to a Miami Dolphins NFL game, based on their donation amount, while supporting hunger relief in the Miami and surrounding areas.

The launch party is family and pet friendly, as well as, free to the public. The $5 for 30 Meals campaign benefiting Feeding South Florida runs from June 16 through July 16 on the app, ALIST.

To donate download ALIST in the app stores. For more information on the $5 for 30 Meals campaign, visit www.alistgives.com/50for30meals.

Donations to $10K for NC Wishes will allow Make-A-Wish Eastern NC to help more children with life-threatening medical conditions experience the powerful, and oftentimes, life-changing impact of a wish come true.

Right now there are 350 children waiting for their one-true wish in the Wilmington area with an average cost of granting one child’s wish at $7,500.

The $10K for NC Wishes campaign will run until June 19, 2018. Donations, and support, to the month-long campaign, through ALIST’s charitable app, will enter donors into a drawing to win prizes from 6 local businesses.

By donating any amount to the Make-A-Wish campaign on ALIST’s app, donors will be entered to win a Bald Head Island helicopter tour for two people from High Tide Helicopters and four tickets to Jungle Rapids water park.

The top donor of $10K for NC Wishes, through ALIST’s app, will win two tickets to see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill at the PNC Arena on June 22 from Sunrise Broadcasting and a three hour private charter for six people from Shamrock Sailing.

People who would like to support the campaign can also repost the campaign video on ALIST’s Facebook page for a chance to win a $50 gift card from Bluewater Waterfront Grill and Whole Foods.

“We are incredibly proud of our coastal roots,” said Moria Rooney, CMO and co-founder of ALIST. “That’s why it’s so important for us to make an impact in the place that has helped shaped who we are. $10K for NC Wishes is just another opportunity to bring our Wilmington community together for a greater good.”

To donate to $10K for NC Wishes, download ALIST in the app stores. For more information on the campaign, visit www.alistgives.com/make-a-wish.

About ALIST.
ALIST is a charitable fundraising app where influencers, brands and nonprofit fundraise for their chosen causes with prize-based fan campaigns. ALIST is a unique combination of social media and charity. ALIST was created by Wilmington locals and is based out of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Startup Grind: Inspiring, Educating and Connecting Entrepreneurs.

REDWOOD CITY, CA — February 13, 2018 — Startup Grind has announced the induction of 130 Companies to the 2018 Class of Exhibiting Startups. The Startup Exhibition recognizes 130 companies handpicked from 115 countries, 400 cities around the world. Startup Grind Startup Exhibition companies are an elite group of companies whose come from countries as far away as Mauritius, Japan, Bangladesh, Australia and as close as Guatemala, Canada, New York, Virginia, Georgia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas, Nevada, Washington, California and more.

Last week Startup Grind has announced that ALIST, a social giving app, based out of Wilmington, North Carolina, has been selected as Top 50 for their 2018 Global Conference. ALIST, created by Wilmington locals, partners with influential people and brands to promote charitable giving — a unique combination of social media and charity.

StartUp Grind, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, brings together over 5,000 founders and investors to this annual conference and 250 speakers from the most successful businesses. To qualify for the conference, companies must have secured less than $3M in funding.

Startup Exhibition companies are given access to a global audience through media and onsite at annual Global Event (www.startupgrind.com/conference) held February 12th through February 14th in beautiful historic downtown Redwood City. The exhibition helps companies to accelerate their pace towards growth and success by gaining the visibility of mentors and investors in our network.

“We started this program after seeing many of the Accelerators and Incubators not doing much to really help companies,” says Derek Andersen, founder & CEO of Startup Grind. “We really wanted to make an actual difference in the startups trajectory and leverage all of our resources and network to their advantage.”

“Of the 7,000 plus startups that were considered, 130 were selected representing the Startup Grind community across 115 countries. These startups have great teams, traction, technology and massive markets,” says Andersen. “Our biggest goal is for each startup to go back home with a new and improved game plan that would not have happened without the exposure of the exhibition and the mentors/resources that were gained through our network.”

ALIST app is free to download in the Google Play Store for Android. ALIST app will be launching this month for iOS. To learn more about ALIST, visit: www.ALISTgives.com.

About Startup Grind

Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1,000,000 founders in over 400 cities. We nurture startup ecosystems in 100 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Founded in Silicon Valley, Startup Grind has now hosted 2,000 fireside chats since it’s founding in 2010. To date, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentorship, connect to partners and hires, pursue funding, and reach new users.