The Road to Reinventing Delaware
As we approach the 10th Anniversary Reinventing Delaware Dinner on November 21, this year marks a pivotal moment for the program. Scott Malfitano, Vice [...]
2024 Freedom Award Recap: Honoring Innovation and Leadership in Delaware
On October 22, the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF) celebrated innovation and leadership with the annual Freedom Award ceremony. This year, Incyte Corporation—a [...]
2024 Reinventing Delaware Finalist Idea: OperaDelaware, championed by Kerriann Otaño
As the 2024 Reinventing Delaware process nears completion, we're spotlighting the top three ideas. This week's featured finalist is OperaDelaware, championed by Kerriann Otaño. [...]
2024 Reinventing Delaware Finalist Idea: Toivoa, Championed by Laura Randa
As the 2024 Reinventing Delaware process nears completion, we're spotlighting the top three ideas. This week's featured finalist is Toivoa, championed by Laura Randa. In [...]
2024 Reinventing Delaware Finalist Idea: Repetto Writing Solutions, Championed by William Repetto
As the 2024 Reinventing Delaware process nears completion, we're spotlighting the top three ideas. This week's featured finalist is Repetto Writing Solutions, championed by William [...]
Reinventing Delaware: Celebrating a Decade of Bold Ideas
Since its inception in 2014, Reinventing Delaware—an initiative of the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF)—has ignited innovation, driven change, and launched groundbreaking ideas through [...]
Welcome Jonathan Barnes
We are excited to announce the newest addition to the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation team—Jonathan Barnes, who recently joined us as the Client Success [...]
HBCU Innovative Solutions Initiative Awards Its Inaugural Winner
Connie Cochran Wins Inaugural HBCU Innovative Solutions Initiative for 'I Love My HBCU Day of Giving' Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Program Launches New Era [...]
Meet the Finalists: The HBCU Innovative Solutions Initiative
Last year the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation celebrated a pivotal moment with the launch of the HBCU Innovative Solutions Initiative, a collaborative effort between [...]
Jacqueline DiSabatino Flowers Joins Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation’s Board of Directors
DiSabatino-Flowers comes in eager to advocate for younger entrepreneurs, and to give back to the Delaware business community that supported her family’s small business. [...]
PDFF Announces Incyte as 2024 Freedom Award Recipient
Founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2002, Incyte is a pioneering global biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative medicines for patients with unmet medical needs. With a strong focus on [...]
Welcome Lynn Roberts
We are pleased to announce that Lynn Roberts has joined the team as Program Manager, bringing a wealth of knowledge, innovation, and enthusiasm for entrepreneurship [...]
Innovative Ideas to Shape Delaware’s Future: PDFF Announces Reinventing Delaware 2024 Finalists
Ideas span from bridging market gaps in federal funding to addressing mental health inequities and boosting Delaware’s artist and creative economy. WILMINGTON, Del. (January 22, [...]
Innovators Unite to Propel Delaware Forward
NEWARK, Del. (November 27, 2023) – The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF) orchestrated a gathering of Delaware's foremost innovators during its highly anticipated 9th [...]
Reinventing Delaware is Back! Idea Submissions Are Now Being Accepted
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF) is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated 9th Annual Reinventing Delaware Dinner, scheduled for Wednesday, [...]
Kent County Business Owners: Submit your application to join the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (E3)
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF) is accepting applications for the next Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (E3) cohort in Kent County, Delaware starting on August [...]
The 9th Annual Reinventing Delaware Dinner Moves to The Audion at the STAR Campus
Public is encouraged to submit their bold and innovative ideas to secure a seat at the November 8th dinner. The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation [...]
Clean Hydrogen Wins Reinventing Delaware 2023
Clean Hydrogen, championed by Andrew Cottone, President and CEO of Adesis, aims to position Delaware at the forefront of clean energy. WILMINGTON, Del. (June 1, [...]
Kevin Dombrowski Joins Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation’s Board of Directors
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF) announced today the appointment of Founding Partner at Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, Kevin Dombrowski, to the board of [...]
Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation receives Bank of America grant to launch the HBCU Innovative Solutions Initiative, in partnership with Delaware State University
The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation (PDFF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to championing entrepreneurs, accelerating minority-owned businesses, and launching bold ideas, has received a $100,000 [...]