Economic mobility

South Florida City Launches Groundbreaking Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence and Foster Peace

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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LAUDERHILL, Fla., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Although gun violence is down by 12%, gun-related homicide is up by 44%.

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  • LAUDERHILL, Fla., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Although gun violence is down by 12%, gun-related homicide is up by 44%.
  • Therefore, the City of Lauderhill is announcing a pivotal strategy to reduce gun violence and promote peace among its 75,000 residents.
  • This new initiative seeks to identify and address the root causes of violence, enhance communication, and foster a citywide culture of peace through comprehensive community engagement.
  • By making peace a personal commitment, residents contribute to building a more peaceful environment for themselves, their families, and our community."

Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond to headline 2024 Poverty Summit

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Monday, January 15, 2024
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Chicago, IL, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matthew Desmond will deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Poverty Summit .

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  • Chicago, IL, Jan. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matthew Desmond will deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Poverty Summit .
  • Desmond is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller “Poverty, by America” and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.” He is also a sociology professor at Princeton University.
  • This one-day event marks the 60th year of the war on poverty .
  • “Matthew Desmond has a powerful message about how American poverty persists because we profit from it,” said Audra Wilson, president and CEO of the Shriver Center.

Rooted School Foundation's "The $50 Study" Awarded $1 Million from the City of New Orleans Office of Economic Mobility

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The $50 Study was named a grant recipient from the City of New Orleans as part of their Economic Mobility in Motion Initiative. Rooted School Foundation (RSF) will receive $1 million to facilitate a multi-year study in which 800+ high school seniors in New Orleans will receive $50 a week for 40 weeks. The impact of these cash transfers will be studied during students' senior year of high school, and for the two years following graduation. This is the first, largest, and most rigorous study of its kind in the world exploring the long-term impact of providing direct cash to teenagers.

Key Points: 
  • NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The $50 Study was named a grant recipient from the City of New Orleans as part of their Economic Mobility in Motion Initiative.
  • Rooted School Foundation (RSF) will receive $1 million to facilitate a multi-year study in which 800+ high school seniors in New Orleans will receive $50 a week for 40 weeks.
  • "Improving upward economic mobility in New Orleans, or any city, starts by giving students experience with an income.
  • I cannot imagine a better opportunity for our youth," said Kaitlin Karpinski, Executive Director, Rooted School New Orleans .

Icertis Appoints Allan Golston to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Icertis today announced that Allan Golston, President of the U.S. Program for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has joined its Board of Directors to support the company's purpose of building trust, strengthening bonds, and creating a better world through AI-powered contract intelligence. Golston also serves on the board of Stryker Corporation, where he acts as Chair of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee and a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee, as well as the board of Harley-Davidson, where he serves as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit and Finance Committee.

Key Points: 
  • BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Icertis today announced that Allan Golston, President of the U.S.
  • Program for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has joined its Board of Directors to support the company's purpose of building trust, strengthening bonds, and creating a better world through AI-powered contract intelligence.
  • Golston has played an instrumental role in the growth of the foundation since its founding in 2000 while also serving on the board of directors for a number of nonprofit, public, and private organizations.
  • Golston joins the board on the heels of a momentous quarter for Icertis, which included the launch of Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) Copilots – the market's first generative AI applications for enterprise contracting backed by the security of Microsoft Azure.

Steady Impact Launches to Help Governments and Community-Based Organizations Boost Economic Mobility Through Cash Assistance

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Steady, whose fintech platform helps more than 6 million workers nationwide to track and boost their income, today announced the launch of Steady Impact. As the social impact arm of the popular app, Steady Impact is already the leading administrator and data provider for cash assistance programs across the country, having distributed $115 million to more than 700,000 individuals through partnerships with city governments and community-based organizations.

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  • As the social impact arm of the popular app, Steady Impact is already the leading administrator and data provider for cash assistance programs across the country, having distributed $115 million to more than 700,000 individuals through partnerships with city governments and community-based organizations.
  • "It's been clear from the beginning that Steady Impact believes deeply in that mission.
  • "A growing body of research suggests that cash assistance can be one of the most effective drivers of financial stability and economic mobility," said Adam Roseman, Co-Founder and President of Steady.
  • "The launch of Steady Impact is not just recognition of work we've been doing for a long time.

Kansas City Champions - $50,000 Awarded to three Women-Led Businesses at Third Annual HERImpact Pitch Competition

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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KANSAS CITY Mo., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, and 1863 Ventures awarded a collective $50,000 in business grants to three women-owned social enterprises based in the metropolitan area. The winning entrepreneurs of the HERImpact Kansas City Pitch Competition will leverage the cash prizes and business development support to scale their businesses.

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  • The winning entrepreneurs of the HERImpact Kansas City Pitch Competition will leverage the cash prizes and business development support to scale their businesses.
  • "Ford Motor Company Fund is vigilant of the capital and resources women-owned enterprises need, and I along with my team at 1863 Ventures are privileged to steward HERImpact.
  • The public "Shark Tank"-style event took place at the Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
  • Established by Ford Motor Company Fund and 1863 Ventures, HERImpact is designed to uplift women social entrepreneurs and scale their businesses.

Denver’s AidKit Appointed to Administer Colorado’s Benefit Recovery Fund

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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Earlier this year, Colorado established the Benefit Recovery Fund to remedy this inequity.

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  • Earlier this year, Colorado established the Benefit Recovery Fund to remedy this inequity.
  • The State of Colorado’s initial feasibility study projected that the Benefit Recovery Fund would spend $55M on technology to build and administer BRF in its first year.
  • AidKit and Impact Charitable are teaming up once again to administer the Benefit Recovery Fund.
  • Applications for the Benefit Recovery Fund are expected to open in early Summer 2023.

Ford Motor Company Fund & 1863 Ventures Launch 3rd Annual Kansas City Pitch Competition Following HERImpact Entrepreneurship Summit

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 1863 Ventures and Ford Motor Company Fund announced the opening of applications for women business owners and social entrepreneurs in the Kansas City metropolitan area to compete for up to $50,000 in a Shark Tank- style competition to start and scale businesses. All women entrepreneurs located in Kansas City and the 14 surrounding counties are encouraged to apply. Since 2018, Ford Motor Company Fund has awarded $350,000 in total funding to women entrepreneurs in Kansas City, MO, Washington, D.C., Miami, FL and Detroit, MI. The deadline to apply is February 10, 2023.

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  • Since 2018, Ford Motor Company Fund has awarded $350,000 in total funding to women entrepreneurs in Kansas City, MO, Washington, D.C., Miami, FL and Detroit, MI.
  • Last month, Kansas City entrepreneurs gathered on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus at the Bloch School of Management for the HERImpact Entrepreneurship Summit.
  • HERImpact, a partnership between Ford Motor Company Fund and 1863 Ventures, provides women business owners & social entrepreneurs with access to capital, training and other critical resources.
  • We are excited to return to Kansas City for the HERImpact Pitch Competition on March 8 to financially support women entrepreneurs and the emerging business development in Kansas City.

National Leaders in Urban Redevelopment and Neighborhood Transformation Share Best Practices and Trends for 2023

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the country's most influential leaders in urban redevelopment and neighborhood transformation will meet in Fort Myers for a convening of Choice Neighborhood Initiative Planning and Implementation grantees.

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  • FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the country's most influential leaders in urban redevelopment and neighborhood transformation will meet in Fort Myers for a convening of Choice Neighborhood Initiative Planning and Implementation grantees.
  • The conference titled,Choice MEANS Choice: Anchoring Equity and Culture,will be held from November 30 December 2 at the Luminary Hotel.
  • Leaders in government, education, neighborhood transformation, business, urban redevelopment, non-profit and more will share best practices and trends for 2023.Some of the topics addressed will include:Strategies of Economic Mobility, Affordable Housing of the Future, Youth Violence and Community, Wealth Creation and Systems Change, Proactive Alignment and Trust-Building, Housing Stability,and more.
  • Founded in 1978, the organization is leading people efforts and neighborhood transformation in 23 cities and 40 neighborhoods across the nation.

STEM Coding Lab Awarded $250K grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --STEM Coding Lab has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to expand its work in providing computer science (CS) education to under-resourced youth throughout the Pittsburgh region.

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  • PITTSBURGH, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --STEM Coding Lab has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to expand its work in providing computer science (CS) education to under-resourced youth throughout the Pittsburgh region.
  • "We are honored to receive the support of the Richard King Mellon Foundation to further our mission of improving digital literacy skills for our children.
  • Casey Mindlin, Executive Director of STEM Coding Lab adds: "We are deeply grateful for the support of the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
  • About the Richard King Mellon Foundation:
    Founded in 1947, the Richard King Mellon Foundation is the largest foundation in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and one of the 50 largest in the world .