The Work of Opportunity in the Age of AI
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May 19, 2026
Blue Meridian’s CEO Jim Shelton took the stage at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit to discuss a national imperative: expanding opportunity in the age of AI.
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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.
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Oct 7, 2020
New Study Shows the Importance of Early Childhood Mental Health
A Park City, UT public radio station highlights Nurse-Family Partnership as one organization that is helping to improve childhood mental health outcomes.
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Oct 2, 2020
Effective Change Requires Proximate Leaders
Stanford Social Innovation Review highlights Family Independence Initiative as an example of the effectiveness of “proximate leaders” in developing solutions to the problems facing underserved communities.
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Oct 2, 2020
Bridging the opportunity divide: Local non-profit helps students achieve their goals
ABC Action News shares how Year Up's intensive career training program is bridging the opportunity divide and transforming the lives of young adults from underserved communities in the Tampa Bay area.