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Ed Mitzen On How To Leave A Lasting Legacy With A Successful & Effective Nonprofit Organization
THRIVE GLOBAL – You need to have a very predictable revenue stream. You’re going to have to establish fundraising goals and objectives. You’re going to have to identify people that can donate, not only to get you started but to also keep you in business.
View ArticleNew downtown Albany stadium, pro soccer team planned by investors
ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW – A group of local businesspeople… led by philanthropists Ed and Lisa Mitzen, co-founders of Business for Good, has won the support of Major League Soccer Next Pro
View ArticleSoccer stadium and franchise proposed for downtown Albany
TIMES UNION – Eight-thousand-seat venue would anchor $300M hotel and entertainment district in what residents call the Parking Lot District
View ArticleEffort to build soccer stadium under way
WNYT – An effort to bring a Major League Soccer franchise and soccer stadium to downtown Albany is underway. Business for Good co-founders Ed and Lisa Mitzen announced that they are seeking to redevelop Liberty Park at the corner of Hudson Avenue and Liberty Street.
View ArticleSupporters say time is right for pro soccer franchise in Albany
TIMES UNION – With the World Cup coming back to the United States in 2026, supporters say it’s the right time to put a professional soccer franchise in downtown Albany.
View ArticleOfficials, developers propose $300 million Liberty Park development, with soccer stadium
WRGB CBS 6 – Albany local officials, developers and State lawmakers met with the Hochul Administration at the New York State Capital on Thursday, discussing a $300 million “entertainment district” aimed at transforming Albany’s Liberty Park.
View ArticleMLS NEXT Pro Soccer could be coming to Albany
DAILY GAZETTE – Business for Good Co-Founders Ed and Lisa Mitzen announced Thursday their intent to bring Major League Soccer NEXT Pro to Albany, along with a group of investors, including real estate developers Jeff Buell and Chris Spraragen, as well as professional soccer coach Steve Freeman.
View ArticleIs Albany Getting Its Own Professional Soccer Team and Stadium?
95.5 FM – An 8,000 seat venue is being pitched for downtown Albany
View ArticlePlanners seek state support for $300M redevelopment of downtown Albany with MLS soccer stadium
SPECTRUM NEWS – Ed and Lisa Mitzen, the founders of Business for Good, and a group of investors that includes Jeff Buell and Chris Spraragen proposed bringing a Major League Soccer Next Pro franchise to a new soccer stadium Thursday that would anchor redevelopment plans for downtown at Liberty Park.
View ArticleGroundbreaking ceremony held for Lincoln Park Pool in Albany
NEWS10 — Leaders and community members in the city of Albany celebrated the future of the Lincoln Park Pool. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon.
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