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The Studio @ Blue Meridian

The Studio @ Blue Meridian embraces experimentation and provides flexible resources to help organizations accelerate their readiness for significant scaling.

Accelerating Readiness for Scaling

We believe in the power of scale – expanding impact, reach, and 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.

The Problem

Promising solutions advanced by visionary, proximate 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.

A Gap

in social sector funding limits opportunities for leaders and organizations to experiment and refine their strategies

The Solution

The Studio @ Blue Meridian aims to fill clear gaps in the social sector market to accelerate more organizations’ readiness to significantly scale their impact, reach, 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 believes it is important to support leaders who share lived experiences with the communities and people they serve.

Nearly $260M

committed to date to organizations looking to accelerate their readiness for scale

Participants in The Studio

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.

Apprenti

Braven

Centering Healthcare Institute

CodePath

FreeWorld

The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality

NDN Collective

Opportunity@Work

Power to Decide

REDF

SCALE + Lab | Marron Institute of Urban Management

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Current Investments

The Studio @ Blue Meridian has invested in organizations that are working to improve access to careers by addressing barriers in education, employment, and reentry. Through approaches like skills-based hiring, apprenticeships, and inclusive business models, these organizations are helping expand pathways to high-wage jobs and strengthen systems that promote upward mobility and long-term economic stability. The Studio's investments also include organizations focused on reproductive health—especially for those who are most vulnerable and have the least access—ensuring more resources, information, and care for women from all walks of life.

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