Home
Funding Areas
About Us
"It took a team to create Playtime Edventures and to get our products into the hands of kids who really need them."
That's how Kevin Gatlin described his company, Playtime Edventures, after winning a $15,000 investment from the Charlotte Hornets at the team's third annual Innovation Summit.
Playtime Edventures is best known for its playtime bedsheets, which come in five languagesMandarin, Spanish, French, and American Sign Languageand are sold in hospitals and shelters as an alternative to watching TV and electronic devices, reports NBC Charlotte.
The company also makes reversible slumber bags, story-time pillowcases, and play pads.
"The Hornets really put their foot forward into the community in regard to helping minorities," Gatlin said in a video call with Hornets player Kelly Oubre Jr., who announced him as the winner.
"It took a team to create Playtime Edventures and to get our products into the hands of kids who really need them.
We're really happy to now have the Hornets as part of our team."
The Innovation Summit was open to entrepreneurs and businesses located within 150 miles of Spectrum Center that are at least 51% controlled by people of color.
More than 100 applicants participated in the summit,
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Schools have largely been spared Disruptive Innovation of the sort that has transformed everything from retail to consumer package goods, telecommunications, computing, steel, newspapers, and...more
The R21/Matrix-M vaccine will first be deployed in 19 priority health districts across five regions.The best individual protection for children under five combines vaccination, seasonal malaria...more
The Eddies is a nonprofit that brings innovators together.It was rebranded back in twenty-eighteen and through mass Innovation became a nonprofit.Joanna and Kelly are the founders of Joanna's, a...more
Relational identity and organizational identity jointly played a chain mediating role between inclusive leadership and the innovative behavior of female employees with two children.The organizational...more
Schneider Electric highlights AI-driven growth, data centre demands, and sustainability ahead of Computex 2025 launch.Schneider Electric discussed AI's rapid growth and its demand for electricity,...more
Mary Ann Wolf is president and executive director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina.Wolf: In local public schools across North Carolina, millions of students receive breakfast and lunch at...more
Oti - the Israeli Autism Association, is advancing the development of children and adults on the autism spectrum.Recent years have witnessed a profound transformation in our understanding of autism...more
COPEMA seeks to mobilise parliamentary support to increase domestic funding and ensure effective implementation of malaria control strategies.The disease accounts for approximately 600,000 deaths...more
MP Tourism Unveils Immersive Zone at KidZania Showcasing the State's Top Attractions.The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Experience Center was officially inaugurated at Kid Zania Mumbai.The initiative is...more
The Momentum Spine App enables radiation-free assessment and provides digital models of the patient's spine.The smartphone app technology starts with parents taking videos of their children at home...more
Children News from...
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.
