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Jun 2, 2025
Blue Meridian Partners believes in philanthropy’s possibility and responsibility to drive transformative, long-term social and economic mobility for all communities nationwide.
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Sep 4, 2024
The “Hidden” AI Tools That Are Driving Educational Gains
Forbes features Blue Meridian investee, Saga Education, and their advanced AI that provides robust feedback for tutors so they can better improve learning outcomes.
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Aug 21, 2024
Student Loans Didn’t Stop Me From Achieving My Homeownership Dreams, Thanks to This Federal Program
Newsweek shares an op-ed from a mother struggling with debt who became a homeowner with the support of Compass Working Capital, a Nationwide Solutions investee.
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Aug 13, 2024
‘We Can Save Our City’: The $100 Million Plan to Revive East Oakland
The Chronicle of Philanthropy features a community-led philanthropic initiative to revitalize deep East Oakland, highlighting the significant partnership between Blue Meridian and investee Oakland Thrives.
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Aug 7, 2024
Who’s Backing Rural Ed? A Selection of Key Funders to Know
Inside Philanthropy reports on funders investing in rural education, highlighting Blue Meridian Partners' collaboration with Partners for Rural Impact, an organization dedicated to advancing student outcomes from cradle to career.
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Aug 7, 2024
Lever for Change: How ‘big bet philanthropy’ is transforming the sector
Candid identifies Blue Meridian Partners as one of the earliest adopters of 'big bet' philanthropy and delves into the most prominent trends of large-scale giving.
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Aug 5, 2024
Communities in Schools fills mental health need
AOL shares the success Blue Meridian Partners' investee Communities in Schools has had in integrating mental health services into the resources they provide to students in larger cities.
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Aug 2, 2024
Gov. Justice, First Lady praise educators at ‘Communities in Schools West Virginia’ conference
WDTV shares a story of Governor Jim Justice and First Lady Kathy Justice speaking on the effectiveness of Blue Meridian investee Communities in Schools in their state.
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Jul 30, 2024
Mobile mental health program brings care to Tennessee’s youth in need
A local news outlet features Blue Meridian Partners' investee, Youth Villages, and how their Intercept program serves youth in counties that don't have mental health professionals.
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Jul 23, 2024
Forever Family: Advocate helps foster kids find forever homes
A local news channel features an adoption recruiter from Blue Meridian Partners' investee, Wendy's Wonderful Kids-- an organization with a highly scalable recruitment model for matching the hardest‐to‐place children with their forever homes.
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Jul 17, 2024
Ventura Training Center gives the formerly incarcerated fire crews a second chance at life
A local news channel spotlights a a training program for justice-impacted individuals to become firefighters in their community with the support of Blue Meridian Partners' investee, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition.