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Accelerate Change
Peter Murray's Accelerate Change applies venture rigor to civic media, incubating organizations that reach tens of millions of underrepresented Americans.
Accelerate Change
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General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Washington
Corporate office
Washington, DC, United States
Principals
Peter Murray
President
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Accelerate Change fund the organizations it incubates?
Accelerate Change pools philanthropic capital from foundations and individual donors and deploys it as catalytic early-stage grants to portfolio organizations. It also provides shared operational infrastructure — legal compliance, digital analytics, human resources — reducing overhead for startups so more funding reaches program work. The model mirrors a venture studio, with the expectation that incubated entities eventually attract their own diversified funding.
What is Accelerate Change's relationship with PushBlack?
PushBlack is one of Accelerate Change's largest and most prominent portfolio organizations, founded within the incubator to deliver Black history and news to millions daily through social media. The relationship combines fiscal sponsorship with hands-on growth support, including shared digital distribution tools and audience analytics. PushBlack now operates as a scaled, independently recognized media brand while remaining under the Accelerate Change umbrella.
Does Accelerate Change operate as a single organization or a network?
It functions as a networked incubator — a central core team providing shared services to a portfolio of legally and editorially distinct ventures. Each portfolio organization has its own leadership and editorial voice, but benefits from Accelerate Change's centralized technology, media buying, and fundraising infrastructure. This structure aims to deliver economies of scale rare in the nonprofit advocacy sector.
Which communities does Accelerate Change prioritize?
The incubator explicitly targets audiences that are underrepresented in mainstream media and civic life, with a primary focus on Black, Latino, and working-class Americans. Portfolio entities like PushBlack serve Black audiences, Pulso reaches Latinos, and other ventures engage rural and economically marginalized populations. The unifying thesis is that scalable, culturally authentic digital media can drive measurable increases in civic participation.
How is Accelerate Change's leadership structured for investment decisions?
President Peter Murray leads investment selection and portfolio oversight, supported by a team that evaluates potential ventures for audience growth potential and civic impact alignment. The organization does not disclose a formal investment committee structure. Decisions are informed by a proprietary analytics framework that tests concepts for digital scalability before full incubation commitment.
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