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He s seen firsthand how entrepreneurs within government can cut through red tape. Weiss co founded the Mayor s Office of New Urban Mechanics which among other projects produced the nation s first big city app that allows citizens to alert government to potholes and graffiti. He also helped cut through zoning laws to create the Boston Innovation District on a vast and underdeveloped swath of waterfront in South. Boston attracting hundreds of startups. And when the Boston Marathon was attacked Weiss helped establish the One Fund within hours to serve as a central pool for donations to victims. The One Fund ended up channeling million to survivors and to the families of the victims in days. That speed is virtually unheard Ukraine Mobile Number List of says Weiss. course inspires students to be entrepreneurial leaders in government. Pictured Government Center in Boston. iStock gregobagel Not that producing such results comed easy. As One Fund was being established the IRS determined that the organization was not eligible to receive nonprofit status—which meant donations would not have been tax deductible and likely caused many potential donors to not contribute. The One Fund team made it known we would proceed without nonprofit status rather than agree with its finding Weiss remembers. Eventually the IRS found a way to grant the status.
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