In one of Albuquerque's poorest zip codes, a new innovation incubator is boosting nonprofit startups to take on social problems.

SINC, short for Social Impact and Nonprofit Community, is Albuquerque's first incubator for social entrepreneurs.

"We are essentially a lean startup mechanism for nonprofits," said SINC employee and community developer, Tim Nisly. "If you want to start a nonprofit project, you come in and we vet your idea. We have a really clear idea of what the path looks like."

Nisly says the startup process is similar to that of for-profit ventures, but nonprofits can bring extra leverage -- because of their social mission.

"What we've learned over the last 30 years is the power of volunteers... and social entrepreneurs," Nisly said. "To come in and build something out because they really care about giving back."

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