Author: Sarah Picciotto
Druthers and Business for Good founders team up for new restaurant
ALBANY BUSINESS REVIEW -Business for Good founders Ed and Lisa Mitzen have partnered with Druthers Brewing Co. to operate its next restaurant. The brewing company will run Blackbirds Tavern in Voorheesville when it opens this fall, hopefully around mid-October.
View ArticleThe Tulsa Race Massacre court ruling is disappointing—but it should serve as a catalyst for justice
FORTUNE – In the neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also known as Black Wall Street, Black entrepreneurship and the local economy once thrived. But in May 1921, an inhumane act demolished the community in the blink of an eye.
View ArticleWhy This Donor Was Inspired to Step Up for Tulsa Race Massacre Victims
INSIDE PHILANTHROPY – As with Juneteenth, long celebrated annually in June by Black Texans, it is only in the last few years that historical realities of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 have been widely recognized.
View ArticleEd 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.
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