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Dec 8, 2023

Some Californians released from prison will receive $2,400 under new state re-entry program

The Associated Press reports on how the Center for Employment Opportunities is expanding its work in California to provide financial and other support to individuals returning home from prison.

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Dec 7, 2023

The Potential and Power of Place

Through Blue Meridian and local and regional funders, place-based partnerships in Spartanburg, SC, and Dallas and San Antonio, TX, have raised nearly $335 million to advance their plans for change.

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Dec 7, 2023

Place Matters: Learning from the Past, Envisioning the Future

Managing Director and Portfolio Lead Cecilia Gutierrez shares the personal motivations that have shaped her career trajectory and details how her experience driving regional change in Miami has informed her work with the Place Matters portfolio.

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Dec 5, 2023

Spartanburg, South Carolina, organization launches 7-year plan to advance students forward

A South Carolina-based news outlet spotlights Movement 2030, a partnership spearheaded by Spartanburg Academic Movement that is focused on boosting educational and long-term economic mobility outcomes for children in Spartanburg County.

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Dec 5, 2023

The 50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

Inside Philanthropy names Blue Meridian Partners CEO, Nancy Roob, as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in US Philanthropy.

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Dec 5, 2023

Math Scores Dropped Globally, but the U.S. Still Trails Other Countries

In an article on US math performance relative to other developed countries, The New York Times quotes Shalinee Sharma, co-founder and CEO of Zearn.

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Nov 30, 2023

Blue Meridian commits $150 million for place-based partnerships

Philanthropy News Digest highlights Blue Meridian's recent investments in three place-based partnerships.

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Nov 30, 2023

Opportunity 2040 Plan Has Raised $120M To Help Lift Dallas County Children Out of Poverty, and More

Dallas Innovates spotlights Opportunity 2040's recent fundraising efforts, including support from Blue Meridian, and details its goals of halving childhood poverty and doubling the number of young adults earning a living wage in Dallas County.

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Nov 29, 2023

How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby’s parents

NPR spotlights HealthySteps and its work to support parents with young children, including helping them with stress management and mental health.

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Nov 29, 2023

Place-based partnerships in three U.S. cities aggregate $335 million for community-driven plans designed to break cycles of poverty

Place-based partnerships in three U.S. cities aggregate $335 million for community-driven plans designed to break cycles of poverty   Philanthropic investment from Blue Meridian Partners catalyzed regional and local funding to…