News

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

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Nov 18, 2020

Group of mothers graduate Nurse-Family Partnership program

A news station in Santa Cruz, CA reports on the recent graduation of new mothers from the local Nurse-Family Partnership program.

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Nov 10, 2020

Young People We Should Be Betting On

Forbes shares how workforce development organizations like Year Up are expanding opportunities and creating pathways to success for young people.

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Nov 1, 2020

Nurses partner with new moms in Henderson County

A news outlet from Athens, TX, shares how nurses from Nurse-Family Partnership are helping young, first-time moms in the area create stable, successful futures for their new families.

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Oct 29, 2020

Preparing for Scaling: Innovating to Think Big and Tackle Barriers

One year after The Studio @ Blue Meridian made its first investments, Managing Director and strategic lead, Lizz Pawlson, reflects on the purpose of accelerating organizations’ readiness for scale and how we have adapted to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Oct 26, 2020

Five things we learned about the first-ever career impact bond

Pioneers Post shares highlights from managing director Kelly Campbell’s conversation with Social Finance’s Jake Edwards about the Career Impact Bond during SOCAP Global’s virtual 2020 summit.

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Oct 23, 2020

Blue Meridian Executive Offers Advice for Donors on Connecting With Effective Nonprofits

The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlights the Giving Done Right podcast, in which our COO Tiffany Gueye shares how donors can go beyond their traditional networks to identify and support organizations that are doing vital work effectively.

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Oct 20, 2020

Opening ‘so many doors for families’: COVID underscores importance of wrap-around care for new moms and children

USA Today shares how two of our Nationwide Solutions investees—HealthySteps and Nurse-Family Partnership—are working to close child and maternal care gaps in the US, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Oct 16, 2020

Colorado teens pregnant during coronavirus face increased isolation and difficult decisions

The Colorado Sun reports on how investee Nurse-Family Partnership is helping teen mothers in the state overcome new challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis. 

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Oct 14, 2020

Charting New Investments and Increasing Impact: Q&A with Jim Shelton

Chief Investment and Impact Officer Jim Shelton shares both his priorities amidst pressing challenges and his reasons for optimism in his first year.

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Oct 13, 2020

Opening Doors to a Career

The Delaware Business Times highlights Year Up as one of several organizations expanding career opportunities for young people in Delaware.