News

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

Voices

Feb 27, 2017

What Sets Blue Meridian Partners Apart

CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview what distinguishes Blue Meridian Partners: “The size of the investment is unprecedented.”

voices

Feb 27, 2017

What Sets Blue Meridian Partners Apart

CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview what distinguishes Blue Meridian Partners: “The size of the investment is unprecedented.”

Voices

Feb 20, 2017

Knowing When to Invest

CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview critical criteria for a potential Blue Meridian Partners grantee: "the track record and the ambition of the leadership."

Media

Feb 13, 2017

Blue Meridian Partners – The Big Picture

CEO Nancy Roob describes in a video interview the partners’ vision: "to really move the needle on social problems in this country."

Updates

Feb 6, 2017

Blue Meridian’s First Grantees

It’s been an exciting year since we announced publicly last January the launch of Blue Meridian Partners. Most notably, we have been joined by two new General Partners and approved investments in six grantees.

Media

Jan 11, 2017

Moving From Pass/Fail to Continuous Progress

Youth Villages founder and CEO Pat Lawler describes in Stanford Social Innovation Review how rigorous evaluation encouraged the organization to redefine success.

Media

Dec 16, 2016

“This Could Be Life Changing”

Upstream partnered with the Family Health Center of Worcester, empowering patients to make decisions about their reproductive health.

Media

Dec 7, 2016

Blue Meridian Partners a “Philanthropic Bet to Help Nation’s Kids”

“We launched Blue Meridian with the vision of trying to change the market,” explains Nancy Roob. “It was born out of the incredible satisfaction we got when we were able to aggregate capital and make larger investments."

Media

Sep 9, 2016

Blue Meridian Partners: A Collaborative Form of Big Bet Philanthropy Aims to Give $1B to Youth Programs

An interview in Nonprofit Quarterly about Blue Meridian Partners' "big bets" approach to investing in youth.

Media

Feb 24, 2016

Upstream USA and Governor Markell Announce Private Funding to Improve Women’s Health

Groundbreaking public/private partnership to improve health outcomes for women and children will ensure that all Delaware women of reproductive age will have same–day access to the full range of contraceptive methods at low or no cost.