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Feb 15, 2024
‘That Ship Has Sailed’
In an article about the difficulty of returning to college after dropping out, the Chronicle of Higher Education details how programs like Merit America can serve as an alternative pathway to a well-paying career.
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Feb 15, 2024
States Can Unlock Opportunities for Millions in 2024
Writing for StateTech, Code for America's associate director of the Clear My Record initiative details how states can and should leverage technology to remove barriers to opportunity for Americans with a criminal record.
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Feb 14, 2024
In Texas’s Maternity Care Deserts, Nurses Offer Vital Help
Texas Monthly highlights how Nurse-Family Partnership is addressing maternity care gaps in the state.
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Jan 17, 2024
A.I. Is the Future of Work. That Doesn’t Have to Be Bad.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy details how, despite the potential downsides of AI, some AI solutions—such as Wyatt, an AI-powered college advisor created by Benefit Data Trust—can be used for good.
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Jan 17, 2024
The Visionary Leaders Backing the Builders of AI for Humanity
In an interview with Forbes, Suzanne DiBianca, EVP and Chief Impact Officer at Salesforce, cites Beyond 12 and CodePath as two organizations, both supported by Salesforce philanthropic grants, that use AI for good.
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Jan 11, 2024
Philanthropic group gifts United Negro College Fund $100 million grant to help boost HBCU endowments
CNN reports on the Lilly Endowment's historic $100 million investment in United Negro College Fund, one of three organizations that spearhead the HBCU Transformation Project.
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Jan 11, 2024
Are Community Schools The Key To Dropout Prevention And Workforce Skills?
Forbes highlights Communities in Schools and details how one of its offices is focusing on expanding workforce development opportunities for students,
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Jan 8, 2024
New Virginia Program Funds Ed-Tech Tools for Grades 3-8
Government Technology reports on Virginia's adoption of ed tech tools, such as Zearn, to address learning loss in the wake of COVID-19.
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Jan 8, 2024
What’s on the Menu at Blue Meridian? More Place-Based, Multisector Partnerships
Inside Philanthropy details Blue Meridian's recent investments in place-based, multisector partnerships across the US.
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Jan 5, 2024
Rural Capacity Building: New Funding Gives This Appalachia-Based Ed Nonprofit Room to Grow
Inside Philanthropy highlights Partners for Rural Impact's work powering rural place-based partnerships.