Happier employees, higher profits: Restaurant owners spend more, and it pays off

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund prioritized funding for socioeconomically disadvantaged businesses. So why did Dayton's minority-owned businesses receive such a small percentage of local funds?

Restaurant grant data for Dayton reveals racial funding gaps

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Elevate Dayton has received $11,000 in non-dilutive funding from the Google News Equity Fund. The fund provides financial support and opportunities to news organizations serving underrepresented communities with the goal of strengthening inclusion, empowering a diverse news ecosystem, and supporting small and medium-sized publishers in creating original journalism. Elevate Dayton was among over 450 newsrooms from 52 countries to receive funding through the News Equity Fund.

In addition to receiving funding from the Google News Equity Fund, Elevate Dayton is also a graduate of the Google News Initiative North America Sponsorships Lab. The 14-week program helped members and other public service newsrooms increase revenue from event sponsorships, sponsored content, and other earned revenue sources. The program is a part of the GNI Digital Growth Program, which provides news organizations with training, consulting, and support to help grow their digital businesses.

Elevate Dayton plans to use the funding from the Google News Equity Fund and the skills learned through the GNI Sponsorships Lab to onboard several new sponsors in early 2023, and to hire an editor and staff writers next year.

Elevate Dayton among media outlets to receive funding from Google News Equity Fund

One Digital Dayton is an AI-powered digital platform that seeks to create a unified and integrated ecosystem for all of Dayton (East and West) built on a foundation of social and economic equity for STEM workforce development and small business growth and sustainability. The platform aims to bridge the economic gap in Dayton by providing accessibility to the same resources and opportunities for different stakeholders in the community, including small businesses, job seekers, and economic development organizations.

Elevate Dayton among media outlets to receive funding from Google News Equity Fund

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