02/13/2017

What Associations Can Learn From Startup Accelerators

The ACLU is changing how it operates

With a major advocacy group finding value in the well-known Y Combinator accelerator, now might be a good time to see if there are ideas you can borrow from accelerators in your own ideation process.

The startup accelerator Y Combinator is famous for proving an able launching pad for some of Silicon Valley’s most famous companies, including Reddit, Dropbox and Airbnb.

So, it was a bit surprising last month when the American Civil Liberties Union, one of the most prestigious legal advocacy groups in the country, announced it was going to join the firm’s latest batch of companies—a move that came during a period of increased attention for the nonprofit.

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