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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Sep 22, 2020
Step Up to Help Your Grantees Survive
The Center for Effective Philanthropy cites Blue Meridian as an example of pooling philanthropic capital to better support social sector leaders.
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Sep 21, 2020
NJ DCF To Launch Program for Older Youth in Foster Care
Insider NJ shares the launch of the Youth Villages LifeSet program in New Jersey, which will support youth as they transition out of the state’s foster care system.
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Sep 17, 2020
How to Help Parents Who Are Struggling to Provide for Their Kids
The New York Times highlights COVID-19 Emergency Relief investees GiveDirectly and No Kid Hungry as organizations that are providing critical support for families most impacted by the crisis.
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Sep 11, 2020
How Philanthropy Could Embrace More High-Risk, High-Reward Projects
In an article for Inside Philanthropy, Stuart Buck of Arnold Ventures cites Blue Meridian as an example of philanthropists taking on “projects with longer-lasting, broader impact” to solve important social problems.
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Sep 11, 2020
How to Apply to College During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Teen Vogue highlights College Possible—a Studio @ Blue Meridian participant—as one organization that’s helping low-income and first-generation students navigate the college admissions process amid the ongoing pandemic.
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Sep 10, 2020
Programs For Student Parents Need Greater Focus On ROI (Cost + Career Connections)
Forbes highlights Social Finance as one of several organizations creating pathways to economic mobility for student parents by helping them finance their higher education and career goals.
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Sep 9, 2020
Returning Home: Funders Match a State’s Commitment to Prisoner Reentry
Inside Philanthropy highlights the Justice and Mobility Fund’s investment in the Center for Employment Opportunities’ Returning Citizen Stimulus, which is assisting formerly incarcerated individuals amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Media
Sep 8, 2020
Pandemic poses challenges for Youth Villages’ LifeSet program
The Daily Memphian shares how Youth Villages is overcoming new challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic to support youths transitioning out of the foster care system.
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Sep 5, 2020
Intermountain Nurse-Family Partnership guides first-time moms through an isolating time
A Colorado news outlet shares how the Intermountain Nurse-Family Partnership programs is supporting low-income, first-time mothers in the area.
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Aug 25, 2020
The Future of Upskilling is Here: Webinar Recap
In a webinar co-hosted by Blue Meridian, Social Finance, and General Assembly, Jim Shelton shared his views on the current education and job training landscape in the U.S. and moderated a conversation about the Career Impact Bond (CIB).