The Work of Opportunity
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Sep 29, 2025
As the US approaches its 250th anniversary, we are reflecting on America’s founding ideals—and asking whether the promise of opportunity still holds true today.
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Aug 7, 2024
Who’s Backing Rural Ed? A Selection of Key Funders to Know
Inside Philanthropy reports on funders investing in rural education, highlighting Blue Meridian Partners' collaboration with Partners for Rural Impact, an organization dedicated to advancing student outcomes from cradle to career.
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Aug 7, 2024
Lever for Change: How ‘big bet philanthropy’ is transforming the sector
Candid identifies Blue Meridian Partners as one of the earliest adopters of 'big bet' philanthropy and delves into the most prominent trends of large-scale giving.
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Aug 5, 2024
Communities in Schools fills mental health need
AOL shares the success Blue Meridian Partners' investee Communities in Schools has had in integrating mental health services into the resources they provide to students in larger cities.
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Aug 2, 2024
Gov. Justice, First Lady praise educators at ‘Communities in Schools West Virginia’ conference
WDTV shares a story of Governor Jim Justice and First Lady Kathy Justice speaking on the effectiveness of Blue Meridian investee Communities in Schools in their state.
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Jul 30, 2024
Mobile mental health program brings care to Tennessee’s youth in need
A local news outlet features Blue Meridian Partners' investee, Youth Villages, and how their Intercept program serves youth in counties that don't have mental health professionals.
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Jul 23, 2024
Forever Family: Advocate helps foster kids find forever homes
A local news channel features an adoption recruiter from Blue Meridian Partners' investee, Wendy's Wonderful Kids-- an organization with a highly scalable recruitment model for matching the hardest‐to‐place children with their forever homes.
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Jul 17, 2024
Ventura Training Center gives the formerly incarcerated fire crews a second chance at life
A local news channel spotlights a a training program for justice-impacted individuals to become firefighters in their community with the support of Blue Meridian Partners' investee, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition.
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Jul 15, 2024
Leaders break ground on new affordable housing units in Russell neighborhood
WLKY covers Blue Meridian Partners Place Matters' investee Louisville Urban League's successful launch of a new housing project designed to help future residents achieve economic mobility.
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Jul 15, 2024
Philanthropists embrace collaborative funding to multiply their impact
Financial Times reports on the rising trend of large-scale collaborative funding and Blue Meridian Partners' role in its origin and growth.
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Jul 8, 2024
Michigan wants to improve ‘imperfect’ post-adoption support for families
Detroit Free Press spotlights Blue Meridian Partners' investee Wendy's Wonderful Kids and how their programs improve outcomes for adopted children and their families.