8.19.25

A Decade of Impact: Why Onward to Opportunity (O2O) Still Leads in Career Training

IVMF’s Onward to Opportunity (O2O) program has been helping transitioning servicemembers, veterans, and military spouses chase the career of their dreams for years. More than 100,000 people have reached out to O2O as a step toward achieving their g... Read More ▶

8.18.25

D’Aniello IVMF Names Stacy Hawkins as Managing Director of Research and Evaluation

The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) is proud to announce the appointment of Stacy Hawkins as the new managing director of research and evaluation. A nationally respected behavioral research scientist, Hawkins brings m... Read More ▶

7.29.25

How To Integrate AI Into Your Business: A Practical Guide for Veteran and Military Spouse Entrepreneurs

The general feeling pushed in the entrepreneurship spaces is adopt the emerging technology, or get left behind. In fact, incorporating an AI use-case is key to attracting investors in 2025 (with the caveat that the rest of the business fundamentals s... Read More ▶

5.21.25

Mental Health Awareness Month – Resources for Veterans and Military families

We’ve reached out to Dr. Jude Black, one of the program participants in IVMF’s CEOcircle that also happens to be a longtime mental health and wellness professional. Her current venture is E-Therapy Café®, a place where people can seek out menta... Read More ▶

4.23.25

Unlocking Procurement Contracting For Veteran Entrepreneurs

Procurement contracting offers a wealth of opportunities for veteran entrepreneurs, providing avenues to grow their businesses through government and corporate contracts. This blog post provides a high-level overview of the procurement contracting la... Read More ▶

3.25.25

Celebrating Leadership and Impact – 2025 Ambassador Impact Awards Winners 

The 2025 Ambassador Impact Awards mark a historic moment for the IVMF Bunker Labs Ambassador Program. As we reflect on a transformative year that saw the program officially become part of IVMF through their acquisition of Bunker Labs, we celebrate th... Read More ▶

3.14.25

A Veteran’s Guide for How To Publish Your First Book

A lot of veterans want to publish a book. Often, it’s a memoir with stories about their military service. Some veterans might have dollar signs in their eyes, assuming their story will be a best seller, or inspire a great movie. Other veterans just... Read More ▶

2.27.25

Testimony on 2025 Veteran Service Organization Hearings

On February 26, 2025,  Deputy Executive Director of the IVMF, Ray Toenniessen, spoke to the Senate and House Committees on Veteran's Affairs.... Read More ▶

2.27.25

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Joins the D’Aniello Institute’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Consortium

The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University is proud to announce the expansion of its Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) consortium with the addition of the El Pomar Institute for Innovation an... Read More ▶

2.24.25

Micron and Syracuse University Celebrate First 90 Participants to Achieve Semiconductor Certification Through Onward to Opportunity

Micron and the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University today announced that 90 transitioning servicemembers, veterans and military spouses have achieved a certificate of completion in semiconductors thro... Read More ▶