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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Apr 22, 2024
Forming A Public-Private Partnership To Scale Your Nonprofit’s Mission
Rita Soronen, CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and a Forbes Councils Member, shares how public-private partnerships have been critical in helping the Foundation scale its signature Wendy's Wonderful Kids program.
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Apr 22, 2024
Unpaid rent in low-income housing skyrocketed, evictions may be next
In an article on housing, the Seattle Times cites PolicyLink's Selena Tan.
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Apr 19, 2024
A pathway for returning citizens to living-wage trucking industry careers
Working Nation interviews Jason Wang of FreeWorld and Dane Worthington of the Center for Employment Opportunities about how their organizations are partnering to expand pathways to well-paying careers for justice-impacted people.
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Apr 16, 2024
OneSpartanburg announces the launch of Re:Degree
A South Carolina-based news outlet reports on the launch of Re:Degree, a program led by OneSpartanburg, Inc. and supported by the Spartanburg Academic Movement that aims to break barriers to degree completion for adults across Spartanburg County.
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Apr 16, 2024
Geoffrey Canada thinks San Antonio can save the ‘COVID kids’ through education
The San Antonio Report highlights keynote remarks made by Geoffrey Canada, who uplifts the Future Ready Bexar County plan as an example of visionary, place-based work that has the potential to transform the greater San Antonio area.
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Apr 15, 2024
It Takes a Village: Improving Student Retention through Collaborative Partnerships
Writing for Faculty Focus, Dr. Dimple J. Martin, director of the Quality Enhancement Plan at Miles College, describes his institution's partnership with the United Negro College Fund, InsideTrack, and the HBCU Transformation Project.
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Apr 11, 2024
Women-owned businesses fuel the economy but still receive less funding than men
Grameen America CEO, Andrea Jung, joins MSNBC's Morning Joe to share the organization's new initiative, launched with support from Blue Meridian Partners, that will support over 750,000 women-owned businesses across the US over the next 10 years.
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Apr 11, 2024
How Legatum Succeeds at Generating Capital, Ideas, and Helping People Prosper
Describing how Dubai-based investing firm Legatum has leveraged a collaborative donor fund model to expand its philanthropic work, Barron's PENTA cites Blue Meridian Partners as an exemplar of this approach to philanthropy.
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Apr 11, 2024
OneGoal Houston summit prepares schoolers for college
The Houston Defender reports on OneGoal's efforts to help high schoolers in the Houston area prepare for college.
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Apr 5, 2024
Building better financial futures by targeting asset poverty
NBC10 Boston highlights how Compass Working Capital is helping families carve pathways out of asset poverty.