The Infrastructure for Testing, Learning, And Leading
Rally is Central Florida’s civic innovation utility. We provide the regional framework to validate social and environmental solutions, ensuring our community has the "decision-ready" data needed to grow and thrive with certainty.
Our Partners
Our Dual Mission: Local Impact, Global Influence
Rally is anchored by a two-part commitment to the future of civic life:
Solving For Central Florida
We provide the infrastructure to help our region address its most urgent social and environmental issues, from housing and workforce stability to energy and water resilience.
A Model For The World
By proving what is possible in Central Florida, we are building a global model for civic innovation, showing communities everywhere how to bridge the gap between bold ideas and validated impact.
Rally exists to ensure Central Florida grows wisely while inspiring the world to do the same.
Why a "Testing & Learning" Utility Matters
For a region to lead, its stakeholders need more than promises; they need proof. We have transformed the traditional accelerator model into a permanent regional utility that protects your most valuable assets: capital, trust, and reputation.
De-Risking Through Testing: We turn civic and corporate assets into "Living Labs" to validate solutions within your actual operating environment.
Building Institutional Intelligence: Every pilot is a structured learning environment. We generate the data required to draft better policies, smarter procurement standards, and more effective business strategies.
Protecting Public & Stakeholder Trust: By testing and learning first, you ensure that every social and environmental initiative is backed by local evidence before you put your brand or budget behind it.
The Full Spectrum of Impact
Our infrastructure is built to source, test, and learn across the 3 pillars of a world-class region. This is the "testing grid" that makes our mission possible:
Environmental Stewardship
Civic Vitality
Social Infrastructure
How You Plug Into The Grid
Entrepreneurs & Nonprofits | Social Enterprise Accelerator
We prepare the next generation of social and environmental ventures for the rigors of institutional adoption. Whether you are a founder or a nonprofit leader, we help you move from a bold concept to a "decision-ready" solution that our regional partners can trust.
Growth-Stage Ventures | Scale Up Coaching
Move from a proven concept to a regional standard. This high-intensity, execution-focused sprint is designed for social and environmental leaders ready to transition from validation to enterprise growth. We provide the targeted coaching and growth strategies required to build traction, revenue, and the capital readiness needed to compete and sustain impact within a professional infrastructure.
Institutions | Innovation District Partner
Activate your campus or neighborhood with tested innovations that strengthen local vitality while removing the risk of pursuing unproven approaches. We manage the entire lifecycle of the pilot, delivering the data and community feedback you need to scale with confidence.
Residents, Nonprofits & Entrepreneurs | Co-Creation Labs
Innovation is only as effective as the trust behind it. Our labs bring together community residents, nonprofit experts, and entrepreneurs to learn together. This ensures that regional solutions are built with, not just for, the community while providing founders with invaluable grassroots insight.
Aspiring Entrepreneurs | Intro to Social Entrepreneurship
This is Rally’s entry point into the Living Lab. Designed for aspiring social entrepreneurs, the workshop introduces the core frameworks, tools, and expectations needed to move from idea to pilot-ready concept. Participants leave knowing where they fit within Rally’s Source → Build → Test → Scale pathway and what their next step is.
Social Entrepreneur Highlights
Julia Rivard Dexter | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Issue Area | Education
Venture | Squiggle Park And Dreamscape is a global literacy platform providing universal access to learning through digital games designed with proven efficacy empowering players to unlock their potential through play.
Lewis Wanjohi | Nairobi, Kenya
Issue Area | Health And Wellness
Venture | Tambua Health is a medical technology, software and services company that utilizes cutting edge technology in Artificial Intelligence, Spectral Analysis and Machine Learning to offer cheap and accessible tools in the diagnosis of Respiratory Tract Infections.
Gordon Folkes | Orlando, Florida
Issue Area | Health And Wellness
Venture | Archer First Response Systems is an arial drone software and management service that helps EMS personnel rapidly deploy lifesaving equipment from existing agency software to medical emergencies utilizing autonomous drones.
Samuel Baker | Orlando, Florida
Issue Area | Land & Water
Venture | Wriggle Brew is an organic liquid fertilizer derived from worm castings, designed to enhance plant growth and resilience. Its effectiveness stems from a combination of natural ingredients and beneficial microorganisms that work synergistically to nourish plants and protect them from pests.
Sahar Jamal | Nairobi, Kenya
Issue Area | Health and Wellness
Venture | Maziwa is a portable, user-friendly pump that helps mothers in developing markets to express breastmilk anytime, anywhere. Engineered for durability and ease of use, it empowers women to maintain breastfeeding routines in challenging environments—at work, in transit, or during community activities.
Natasha Johnson | Brooklyn, New York
Issue Area | Safety
Venture | dotzz is more than just a platform, it's a lifeline. It's a safe and secure space for survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) to find the support they need, while empowering allies and providers to become active participants in their journey.
Mary Zhu | San Francisco, CA
Issue Area | Economic Development
Venture | Develop for Good is a nonprofit that empowers students from all backgrounds—especially underserved and underrepresented tech learners—with hands-on project experiences that accelerate their careers while driving digital innovation in the nonprofit sector.
Joshua Footman | Orlando, FL
Issue Area | Materials
Venture | Block n’ Lock is a mortar-less interlocking concrete block system that simplifies and accelerates construction while slashing costs. Its precision-engineered edge-locking design eliminates the need for skilled masonry labor and wet mortar, cutting material and labor expenses by up to 30%.
A Decade of De-Risking
As we approach our 10th year, Rally is intentionally anchoring itself as a permanent civic asset. We are no longer just a temporary program; we are the backbone of a region that intends to lead the world in social and environmental resilience.
