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    You’re Invited

    To the Launch of the Baltimore Community Innovation Center

    Thursday · October 8, 2026

    5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Towson Startup · Baltimore, MD

    Limited to 80 guests

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    Something permanent

    is opening in Baltimore.

    For years, RITE has been asking one question: what happens when you give a community the right chair and the right chance? Baltimore is about to find out.

    Thursday

    October 8, 2026

    The doors open.

    5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Towson Startup · Baltimore, MD

    Limited to 80 guests

    anyone can innovate
    A gold folding chair

    given the RITE chair & chance

    Chair & Chance

    The Evening

    Inside your Community Innovation Center, you will find…

    RITE Vibe + Grow with Google

    DEMO ROOM 01

    RITE Vibe + Grow with Google

    Java Hardge

    Java Hardge · Program Director

    RITE Vibe is where technology meets culture. In this room you'll get hands-on with AI tools, see live coding in action, and experience what it looks like when a community builds together. Paired with the Grow with Google program, attendees can preview Google's digital skills certification pathway — the same credential that opens doors to jobs, freelance work, and business growth. Led by Java Hardge, this room is built for people who are curious, not just technical. You don't need to know how to code to walk in. You might know by the time you leave.

    GOOGLE PARTNERSHIP
    Get Grant Ready University

    DEMO ROOM 02

    Get Grant Ready University

    Kayla Life

    Kayla Life · RITE

    Get Grant Ready University is RITE's cohort-based leadership program for nonprofits and mission-driven organizations. In this room, Kayla Life walks you through what grant readiness actually looks like in practice — not theory. You'll see how GGRU takes organizations from a scattered mission statement to a fundable, strategic narrative. You'll learn what funders are actually looking for, why most applications fail before they're read, and how the GGRU cohort model has helped organizations access millions in funding. If you run a nonprofit, support one, or fund them — this room was built for you.

    Digital Hygiene

    DEMO ROOM 03

    Digital Hygiene

    Dontae Tyler

    Dontae Tyler · Board CISO, RITE

    You've built something worth protecting. This room covers the fundamentals of cybersecurity for entrepreneurs and community organizations — the practical, unglamorous stuff that keeps your data, your clients, and your reputation safe. Led by Dontae Tyler, RITE's Board CISO, the Digital Hygiene session walks through device security, password practices, data protection basics, phishing awareness, and what to do when something goes wrong. No jargon. No assumptions about your tech level. Just the information every business owner needs and most never gets until it's too late.

    Also in the room…

    Baltimore Metropolitan WBC

    SBA resources + women entrepreneur programs

    App Accelerator · Amanda Spann

    Digital product development

    Towson Startup

    $10K equity-free grants

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