News

Updates, articles, and videos from and about Blue Meridian Partners, our investees, and the field.

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Jul 5, 2025

Communities in Schools Helps Build Future Leaders

Investee Communities in Schools at Clover Park High helps students grow into leaders by offering mentoring and support programs.

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Jul 1, 2025

HBCUs Drive Social Mobility and ROI for Black Students

Investee UNCF emphasizes the vital role HBCUs play in advancing economic opportunity.

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Jun 30, 2025

Consortium of six HBCUs launches new digital learning platform

Six HBCUs have created eHBCU, a new online platform offering degrees, certificates, and career support to make HBCU education more accessible.

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Jun 26, 2025

Skills-First Hiring Advances as Workers Reclaim Career Mobility

Blue Meridian CEO Jim Shelton is quoted in an article highlighting the growing shift toward skills-first hiring.

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Jun 26, 2025

Foundation Feature: The Anti-Recidivism Coalition Builds Pathways to Reclaim Freedom

The NBA Foundation spotlights the Anti-Recidivism Coalition and their work uplifting justice-impacted individuals through mentorship, career development, and reentry support.

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Jun 25, 2025

Program to improve education access for ‘justice-impacted individuals’

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, partnering with investee the Vera Institute of Justice, is joining a national effort to expand postsecondary education opportunities for individuals affected by the criminal justice system.

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Jun 24, 2025

PDFs are the tip of the spear for Code for America’s new AI studio

Investee Code for America creates a free AI tool that helps governments find and fix accessibility issues in PDFs on their websites.

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Jun 17, 2025

A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans

The Hechinger Report highlights investee Social Finance and their pay-it-forward funds that help students afford their education.

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Jun 12, 2025

Program to help CHA residents build savings, financial freedom comes to Chicago

In a new pilot, investee Compass Working Capital will help eligible families participate in a federal program that turns rent into savings.

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Jun 2, 2025

Local and National Solutions

Blue Meridian Partners believes in philanthropy’s possibility and responsibility to drive transformative, long-term social and economic mobility for all communities nationwide.