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Marissa Sackler on Her Lifelong Passion for Nonprofits

March 27, 2014

Marissa Sackler’s lifelong passion for nonprofits led to the formation of Beespace. She is a founding sponsor and activist for charity: water and serves on the Board of Directors for Invisible Children, Dia Art Foundation and the Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation.

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Business Failure

  • Marissa shares a failure from her non-profit days that she knew was avoidable. It crushed her, but it also led to the creation of Beespace.

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Marissa’s AH-HA moment came on a phone call when someone asked a question she knew the answer to… ACTION!

Current Business

  • Beespace currently houses 3 nonprofits taking full advantage of the amazing space/counsel/community that Beespace provides. Marissa shares a little snippet of each; Fire Nation, prepare to be inspired!

Small Business Resource

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Best Business Book

  • The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Interview Links

  • Beespace: A nonprofit incubator, helping to identify and launch the next generation of innovative nonprofits.
  • hello@beespacenyc.org
  • @MarissaSackler

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