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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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May 7, 2021
Salt Lake County’s Nurse-Family Partnership helps first-time moms succeed with additional resources
A Salt Lake City, UT, news outlet highlights the work of Nurse-Family Partnership to support new mothers in the area and interviews one of the mothers who have benefited from the program.
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May 7, 2021
Nonprofit ‘Waterford.org’ is helping Colorado students prepare for kindergarten
As summer approaches, a news station out of Denver, CO, shares how Waterford UPSTART's free online learning program is helping to prepare four-year-olds in the area for kindergarten.
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May 6, 2021
Year Up’s Sustained Earnings Impacts Indicate A Pathway Towards An Equitable, Just Economy
In article with Grads of Life for Forbes, Year Up CEO Gerald Chertavian reflects on new research which found that Year Up produces the largest earnings impact reported to date for any workforce development program.
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Apr 26, 2021
Employers toss out degree requirements as college costs rise
MSNBC interviews Year Up alumna Allie Alcala to show how more companies are prioritizing inclusive hiring and creating pathways to well-paying careers for young adults without a college degree.
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Apr 22, 2021
Twin Engines for Propelling Social Impact
The Stanford Social Innovation Review cites The Studio @ Blue Meridian and participant OneGoal as an example of how funders can support nonprofits' efforts to innovate and plan for the future.
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Apr 20, 2021
New program helps first-time moms navigate motherhood
A local news outlet in Illinois welcomes Nurse-Family Partnership to southern Illinois and underscores the positive impact the program will have for first-time mothers and babies in the region.
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Apr 20, 2021
Investing in Positive Social Outcomes with Social Impact Bonds: Tracy Palandjian
Social Finance CEO and co-founder Tracy Palandjian joins the 3 Takeaways podcast to discuss using using impact investing and social impact bonds to achieve positive social outcomes.
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Apr 16, 2021
Nonprofit offers training you don’t have to pay for until you land a job
A Denver news outlet shares how Social Finance's Career Impact Bond makes it possible for individuals to receive training for in-demand careers and pay it back to others in the program only after they've landed a well-paying job.
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Apr 7, 2021
Job Training That’s Free Until You’re Hired Is a Blueprint for Biden
The New York Times uplifts Social Finance as a model for evidence-based, pay-for-success workforce training programs and underscores the importance of such programs as the country recovers from COVID-19.
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Mar 25, 2021
Funders Are Backing a Push to Clear Criminal Records. For Many Involved, It’s Personal
Inside Philanthropy reports on how funders like Blue Meridian's Justice and Mobility Fund are supporting the Clean Slate Initiative to automate criminal record clearance and remove barriers to economic mobility for justice-involved individuals.