Supporters

Massachusetts Cultural Council

The mission of the Massachusetts Cultural Council is to promote excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and contribute to the economic vitality of our communities. As a state agency, MCC receives an annual appropriation from the state legislature, as well as support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Funding for DIGMA is provided through the Adams Arts Program for the Creative Economy. Link to website

The John Adams Innovation Institute

The John Adams Innovation Institute serves as the economic development division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. The Innovation Institute is dedicated to improving conditions for growth in the Commonwealth's innovation economy, supporting focused economic development projects that enhance innovation and provide for long-term growth of the knowledge economy in all regions of the state. The Innovation Institute manages two public purpose investment funds making targeted, strategic investments to strengthen industry clusters; support the Commonwealth's research enterprise and grow the knowledge economy in regions across the state. Link to website

Boston Foundation

As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation devotes its resources to building and sustaining a vital, prosperous city and region, where justice and opportunity are extended to everyone. We fulfill this mission in three principal ways:

• Making grants to nonprofit organizations and designing special funding initiatives to address this community's critical challenges;
• Working in partnership with donors and other funders to achieve high-impact philanthropy; and
• Serving as a civic hub and center of information, where ideas are shared, levers for change are identified, and common agendas for the future are developed.

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Continuum

Continuum is a design and innovation consultancy that helps turn ideas into realities. Through exhaustive investigation and user research, Continuum undertakes a deeply immersive role in a client's businesses to formulate design and brand strategies that are both fiscally sound and consumer relevant. Since 1983, Continuum has created meaningful design for companies worldwide including American Express, Andersen Windows, Procter and Gamble, BMW, Master Lock, Moen, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson. Continuum has offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Milan, Seoul, and Shanghai. Link to website