News

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

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Dec 17, 2020

Covid job losses devastate domestic workers, who are largely unseen

NBC News covers the efforts by National Domestic Workers Alliance to support nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Dec 17, 2020

Treating trauma early to help children cope down the line

In a special report on childhood trauma, PBS NewsHour uplifts HealthySteps as a model of trauma prevention for families with young children.

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Dec 7, 2020

Bill and Melinda Gates Welcome the Philanthropists of the Future

In a letter published in Barron’s, Bill and Melinda Gates site their partnership with Blue Meridian as an example of how “philanthropy can be a team sport.”

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Dec 7, 2020

Money Bail System Exacerbates Inequalities for Many

A North Carolina news outlet shares the story of one formerly incarcerated man who is helping others in his community as part of The Bail Project.

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Nov 25, 2020

Dave Thomas Foundation aims to match every foster child with a forever family

The Columbus Dispatch reports on the efforts by Wendy’s Wonderful Kids to find permanent homes for hard-to-place foster children in Ohio during the ongoing pandemic and holiday season.

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Nov 18, 2020

Group of mothers graduate Nurse-Family Partnership program

A news station in Santa Cruz, CA reports on the recent graduation of new mothers from the local Nurse-Family Partnership program.

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Nov 10, 2020

Young People We Should Be Betting On

Forbes shares how workforce development organizations like Year Up are expanding opportunities and creating pathways to success for young people.

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Nov 1, 2020

Nurses partner with new moms in Henderson County

A news outlet from Athens, TX, shares how nurses from Nurse-Family Partnership are helping young, first-time moms in the area create stable, successful futures for their new families.

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Oct 29, 2020

Preparing for Scaling: Innovating to Think Big and Tackle Barriers

One year after The Studio @ Blue Meridian made its first investments, Managing Director and strategic lead, Lizz Pawlson, reflects on the purpose of accelerating organizations’ readiness for scale and how we have adapted to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Oct 26, 2020

Five things we learned about the first-ever career impact bond

Pioneers Post shares highlights from managing director Kelly Campbell’s conversation with Social Finance’s Jake Edwards about the Career Impact Bond during SOCAP Global’s virtual 2020 summit.