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

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Nov 6, 2017

Nonprofits Give “Disconnected” Youths Another Chance

Youth Village's YVLifeset program helps young adults aging out of foster care to move on a positive trajectory.

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Nov 1, 2017

What Makes A Nonprofit Big Bettable?

Four characteristics can make nonprofits candidates for large investments.

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Oct 13, 2017

The Link Uniting Donors and Doers for Social Change

Field Catalysts are the bridge to bring together wealthy philanthropists and activists to make real progress.

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Oct 8, 2017

Kaiser Foundation’s Effort to Reshape the Futures of Children in Poverty

The George Kaiser Family Foundation has rolled out a new integrated program aimed at improving the lives of Tulsa County’s poor children.

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Oct 4, 2017

George Kaiser Family Foundation Continues Initiative to Break Cycle of Poverty in Tulsa

The program’s first phase is underway, and over the next two years it hopes to reach 17,000 children living at or near the poverty level in Tulsa.

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Oct 1, 2017

Getting to Know Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa’s Team Leader

Studio Tulsa Interviews Sophia Pappas, the team leader in charge of introducing and implementing George Kaiser Family Foundation's Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa.

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Sep 25, 2017

Day by Day: “Unadoptable” label is one no child deserves

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption began 25 years ago and believes every child deserves a loving family. “Unadoptable” is unacceptable.

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Sep 15, 2017

City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

The New York Times reports New York City public hospitals are adopting HealthySteps and other programs that recognize “there’s a continuum in a child’s life—at home, in school, certainly in health care centers.”

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Sep 12, 2017

Home Visiting Programs Are Vital for Maternal and Infant Health

A Center for American Progress issue brief highlights the importance of NFP and the federal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Visiting program that helps fund it.

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Sep 8, 2017

Discover The Missing Year And Prepare Your Baby For Success In School

Many parents are not aware of just how early their babies’ brains are developing—taking in and responding to experiences in the world in their earliest months, with impacts into the long-term.