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JESSICA LAWRENCE QUINN
NY Tech Alliance
The NY Tech Meetup, a mainstay of the city's tech scene since 2004, is no more. The host of the monthly Tuesday night geekfest, where Foursquare and Tumblr made their New York debuts, has merged with the New York Technology Council, an industry advocacy group founded in 2009. The two organizations made it official on June 6: They are now the NY Tech Alliance, with a combined membership of more than 60,000 and a mission to bring diversity to the industry and to help both large and small companies grow. Jessica Lawrence Quinn--NY Tech Meetup's executive director since 2011--is now the Alliance's chief executive.
Why join forces?
I've been working in nonprofits for my entire career. One thing I've noticed is nonprofits tend to merge and combine forces very infrequently. Lots of organizations [with overlapping missions] refuse to consider working together. It means neither is as strong as it could be, because both are competing for the same resources and missing out on efficiencies.
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