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Jun 2, 2025
Blue Meridian Partners believes in philanthropy’s possibility and responsibility to drive transformative, long-term social and economic mobility for all communities nationwide.
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Dec 5, 2023
Math Scores Dropped Globally, but the U.S. Still Trails Other Countries
In an article on US math performance relative to other developed countries, The New York Times quotes Shalinee Sharma, co-founder and CEO of Zearn.
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Nov 30, 2023
Blue Meridian commits $150 million for place-based partnerships
Philanthropy News Digest highlights Blue Meridian's recent investments in three place-based partnerships.
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Nov 30, 2023
Opportunity 2040 Plan Has Raised $120M To Help Lift Dallas County Children Out of Poverty, and More
Dallas Innovates spotlights Opportunity 2040's recent fundraising efforts, including support from Blue Meridian, and details its goals of halving childhood poverty and doubling the number of young adults earning a living wage in Dallas County.
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Nov 29, 2023
How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby’s parents
NPR spotlights HealthySteps and its work to support parents with young children, including helping them with stress management and mental health.
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Nov 29, 2023
Place-based partnerships in three U.S. cities aggregate $335 million for community-driven plans designed to break cycles of poverty
Place-based partnerships in three U.S. cities aggregate $335 million for community-driven plans designed to break cycles of poverty Philanthropic investment from Blue Meridian Partners catalyzed regional and local funding to…
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Nov 28, 2023
$114M investment aimed at increasing youth enrollment in postsecondary, credential programs
San Antonio Report details the Future Ready Bexar County plan and highlights recent investment by Blue Meridian Partners and other funders.
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Oct 31, 2023
The People Most Ignored by the Criminal-Justice System
Writing for The Atlantic, Lenore Anderson, co-founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice, discusses the need for a new approach to public safety that disrupts cycles of violence and victimization.
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Oct 17, 2023
OPINION: Here’s why a costly college education should not be the only path to career success
In an opinion piece for The Hechinger Report, Steven Taylor of Stand Together Trust outlines some of the benefits of workforce training programs like Merit America as alternatives to traditional higher education paths.
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Oct 17, 2023
Thousands of taxpayers will be invited to test a new online tax filing system aimed at bringing the IRS into the 21st century
Fortune reports on the IRS's electronic tax filing pilot program, the execution of which is being supported by Code for America's partnerships with state agencies.
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Oct 13, 2023
A Fair Chance After Incarceration Includes the Opportunity to Dream Big
Senior Directors Scott Nolen and Le’Ann Duran discuss how the Justice and Mobility Fund’s recent scale-readiness investments aim to address the unique needs of justice-impacted populations and unlock opportunity post-incarceration.