The Studio @ Blue Meridian embraces experimentation and provides flexible resources to help organizations accelerate their readiness for significant scaling.
We believe in the power of scale – expanding reach, impact, or influence – to address both emerging and intractable social challenges. We also know that promising approaches often face barriers on their path to becoming scalable solutions. In order to accelerate more organizations’ readiness for significant scaling, The Studio @ Blue Meridian invests in the implementation of 2- to 3- year action plans created by participating organizations. These investments provide visionary social sector leaders with the space, flexible resources, and support they need to test and refine their strategies.
The Studio is central to Blue Meridian Partners’ commitment to innovation and experimentation in pursuit of boosting the economic mobility of young people and families in poverty.
Promising solutions advanced by visionary leaders do exist, but these leaders often face barriers in their quest to tackle the magnitude of the problem they’re addressing. A gap in the funding market restricts social sector leaders who seek the flexibility to innovate and iterate on their existing models in preparation for significant scaling. Furthermore, systemic inequities limit the flow of funds to leaders of color at every stage of their organizations’ growth. In the wake of COVID-19, it is critical that funders address these gaps in the social sector market and ensure that leaders have the resources they need to support communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the crisis.
in social sector funding limits opportunities for leaders and organizations to experiment and refine their strategies
The Studio @ Blue Meridian aims to fill clear gaps in the social sector market to accelerate more organizations’ readiness to significantly scale their reach, impact, and influence. These investments provide visionary leaders who desire to think big and prepare for transformational growth with the flexible capital and tailored coaching required to innovate, test, and enhance their existing approach to solving complex or emerging social challenges. In our investing, The Studio considers the historical racial inequities in funding, and believes it is important to support leaders who share lived experiences with the people they serve. The Studio is also prepared to address pressing needs, such as inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
committed to date to organizations looking to accelerate their readiness for scale
The Studio supports accelerating readiness for scaling across a range of strategies that address issues of poverty and economic mobility. To date, we have funded a number of exemplary organizations, each working on a range of barriers to scale over a span of two to three years.
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In 2024, The Studio @ Blue Meridian invested in three organizations that are focused on reproductive health for all women – especially those who are most vulnerable to inequitable systems– ensuring access to resources, information, and care.
In 2022, The Studio @ Blue Meridian invested in 7 organizations who are supporting student engagement and laying the groundwork for future systemic improvement to combat the disruption to the education system caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
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