When generous donors help underestimated entrepreneurs identify community needs, EVERYONE WINS!
This is certainly true for Tech entrepreneur Angela Murphy, a recent graduate of Spark Thomasville’s Fall 2024 cohort and winner of the annual Spark Tank competition.
Spark Entrepreneur Angela Murphy presents her vision for nonprofit technology solutions at Spark Tank 2024, where she won first place!
Angela is spearheading an approach to help nonprofits and faith-based organizations maximize their impact through better technology.
A Mission Born from Experience
“Nonprofits often don’t know what technology they need,” Angela shares with insight gained from her daily experience with Salesforce, an automated customer relationship management platform.
Her mission focuses on helping organizations streamline donor management, improve fundraising, and increase operational efficiency through powerful customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Through her approach, Angela helps nonprofits:
Access free Salesforce licenses (first ten users)
Organize scattered constituent information
Enhance donor relationships
Multiply their community impact through automation
A Legacy of Leadership
Her father’s example nurtured Angela’s entrepreneurial spirit through his various business ventures, including property rentals and heavy equipment operations.
This early exposure to business ownership, combined with the inspiring influence of her teachers, especially one memorable literature teacher, helped shape her vision of what is possible.
“My teachers deeply inspired me,” Angela reflects. “I admired their lives as educated people. One literature teacher especially inspired me. I remember watching her teach, her speech and vocabulary, and I wanted to be like her.”
From Dream to Reality through Spark
When Angela first heard about Spark Thomasville, she felt immediately drawn to its mission of supporting underestimated entrepreneurs. Through the program’s guidance and support, she discovered that “there is so much more to starting a business than just providing an answer to a problem. You have to have a plan for everything!”
Her dedication and vision recently earned her the top prize of $3,000 in Spark Thomasville’s annual Spark Tank competition, demonstrating the community’s belief in her mission.
Creating Ripples of Change
“I love the mission of my company,” Angela shares with enthusiasm. “When you love what you do, you are happier, you don’t feel like you are working."
Her passion for helping organizations multiply their impact through technology is creating positive change throughout our community.
Today, Angela isn’t just building a business – she’s creating a legacy of education and empowerment. “Now, I am inspiring my extended family, cousins and such to grow," demonstrating how one entrepreneur’s success can spark positive change throughout a community.
Thomasville Donors Supporting Dreams
Angela’s story is a great example of Spark Thomasville’s donors educating, training, encouraging, and supporting underestimated entrepreneurs.
Through collaboration and community engagement, our donors help transform innovative ideas into viable businesses that create economic opportunity and lasting impact.
Thank you for supporting hardworking entrepreneurs like Angela.
If you see Angela, give her a high-five for creating wealth in Thomasville!
DeShay Williams
Executive Director
Spark Thomasville
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