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Walmart Foundation teams up with LISC to expand equitable food access, fuel community-based nonprofits

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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"This grant to LISC will help provide communities with more food and nutrition security."

Key Points: 
  • "This grant to LISC will help provide communities with more food and nutrition security."
  • Our collaboration with the Walmart Foundation promotes food justice as part of larger strategies to improve community health."
  • The Equitable Food Access grant program is part of larger efforts at Walmart Foundation and LISC focused on economic opportunity and racial equity.
  • Through the Walmart Foundation, the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity is supporting solutions for healthy food while also driving economic development and building capacity in predominately Black communities that do not have adequate food access.

Maternal Mental Health Policy Leader Rebrands as the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health

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Friday, March 31, 2023
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WASHINGTON, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 2020 Mom, a leading U.S. maternal mental health non-profit organization, announced today that it has rebranded as the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. The organization was founded in 2011 with a mission to close gaps in maternal mental health care. Its approach was to center mothers and their experiences while laying the foundation for maternal mental health in the U.S. by the year 2020.

Key Points: 
  • 2020 Mom Announces its new name: the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health.
  • WASHINGTON, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 2020 Mom, a leading U.S. maternal mental health non-profit organization, announced today that it has rebranded as the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health.
  • The organization was founded in 2011 with a mission to close gaps in maternal mental health care.
  • Its approach was to center mothers and their experiences while laying the foundation for maternal mental health in the U.S. by the year 2020.

The Bridgespan Group Launches the Second Season of Dreaming in Color, a Podcast Sharing the Wisdom of BIPOC Leaders

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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Boston, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bridgespan Group today launched the second season of its podcast Dreaming in Color: Creating New Narratives in Leadership .

Key Points: 
  • Boston, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bridgespan Group today launched the second season of its podcast Dreaming in Color: Creating New Narratives in Leadership .
  • The new season of Dreaming in Color, which has a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts, explores how the guests’ professional journeys have been shaped by their identities, including their personal and community backgrounds, faith, motherhood, and more.
  • There’s a steep journey ahead, for sure, but we’re in excellent, capable, and loving hands.”
    Available across multiple podcast platforms , Dreaming in Color began its second season today with Simran Jeet Singh, educator, activist, author, and opening speaker at the recent 2023 South by Southwest Conference .
  • The episodes of Dreaming in Color’s second season will be released each Thursday for eight consecutive weeks.

New Report Offers Actionable Recommendations for Investors to Advance Racial and Economic Equity

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, research institute PolicyLink, in partnership with CapEQ and FSG, published the Investor Blueprint for Racial and Economic Equity, a comprehensive guide for investors to advance shared prosperity, combat inequality, and help bring about an equitable economy. The Investor Blueprint aims to catalyze investors to integrate racial and economic equity holistically within their institutions—from the heart of their purpose to their decision-making processes, investment strategies, and measures of organizational effectiveness.

Key Points: 
  • The Investor Blueprint aims to catalyze investors to integrate racial and economic equity holistically within their institutions—from the heart of their purpose to their decision-making processes, investment strategies, and measures of organizational effectiveness.
  • "Investors' far-reaching influence over our economy means they are on the front lines of what drives impact and inequity every day.
  • Activating the entire portfolio over time toward equitable outcomes, championing racial and economic equity standards for businesses, and embodying good corporate citizenship.
  • PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity by Lifting Up What Works®.

Team Rubicon Selected to Participate in the Advancing Racial Equity Community of Practice initiative

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Team Rubicon is excited to announce our participation in a new community of practice with other nonprofit organizations focused on advancing racial equity. Over the next six months, leaders from across the organization will work with The Bridgespan Group to strengthen our approach to advancing racial equity both internally and in our external work. The Advancing Racial Equity Community of Practice, led by The Bridgespan Group, is funded by the Walmart Foundation.

Key Points: 
  • The Advancing Racial Equity Community of Practice is a six month-project in which Team Rubicon will work with The Bridgespan Group to support our journey to advance racial equity, both in our organization and in our work
    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Team Rubicon is excited to announce our participation in a new community of practice with other nonprofit organizations focused on advancing racial equity.
  • The Advancing Racial Equity Community of Practice, led by The Bridgespan Group, is funded by the Walmart Foundation.
  • "Team Rubicon is proud to be included in this project with the Bridgespan Group to advance racial equity across our organization.
  • The Bridgespan Group's leadership of the Advancing Racial Equity Community of Practice provides that space."

New Data From Notarize and The Bridgespan Group Reveals Digital Notarizations Result in Meaningful Progress Towards ESG Goals for High-Touch Industries Real Estate, Auto and Financial Services

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
Residential Building & Real Estate, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Alternative Energy, Other Professional Services, Construction & Property, Energy, Legal, Insurance, Technology, Finance, Banking, Professional Services, Other Technology, Software, Other Energy, Internet, Paper, CEO, GHG, The Bridgespan Group, Safety, Child, ESG, Goal, Risk, COVID-19, Oil, Online shopping, Notary

1.25 billion documents are notarized in the US each year, and prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, these notarizations overwhelmingly took place in-person.

Key Points: 
  • 1.25 billion documents are notarized in the US each year, and prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, these notarizations overwhelmingly took place in-person.
  • We have been diligently building the infrastructure needed to make remote online notarizations compliant, simple, and secure since 2015.
  • Notarize is the leader in online notarization, which is simpler, smarter and safer than notarizing documents on paper.
  • From buying or selling a home, to adopting a child, Notarize is bringing trust online 24/7 for lifes most important moments.

New Teacher Center Names Tommy Chang, EdD, as CEO

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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SANTA CRUZ, CA, Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Teacher Center (NTC) Board of Directors today announced that Tommy Chang, EdD, will become the next CEO of the organization.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CRUZ, CA, Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Teacher Center (NTC) Board of Directors today announced that Tommy Chang, EdD, will become the next CEO of the organization.
  • His journey began with and continues to return to the life-changing moment he answered the call to become a teacher.
  • "I am honored to join New Teacher Center, a research-proven and teacher-founded changemaker, at such a critical moment for educators and education," said Chang.
  • www.offor.co
    New Teacher Center (NTC) is a national nonprofit focused on supporting systemically underserved students by accelerating the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders.

AOPO Shares its Insights on Senate Finance Committee Report on Organ Transplantation

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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AOPO shares the Committees goal of creating and maintaining a more efficient organ procurement and transplantation system and provided clarification on issues discussed.

Key Points: 
  • AOPO shares the Committees goal of creating and maintaining a more efficient organ procurement and transplantation system and provided clarification on issues discussed.
  • AOPO supports implementing a robust system to document the cause of every organ which is not utilized and implement strategies to increase organ acceptance and minimize organ waste.
  • The Senate Finance Committee report references the non-peer reviewed Bridgespan report, which claims that more than 28,000 additional organs could be transplanted each year.
  • The Senate Finance Committee report states that 249 recipients experienced disease transmission following an organ transplant or an error in blood typing, and 70 recipients died due to failures in the donation and transplantation system.

New Report Urges Funders to Invest $6 Billion More in Feminist Movements by 2026

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Thursday, May 5, 2022
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In their joint report , the authors call on philanthropy to invest an additional $6 billion by 2026 to hold ground against the anti-gender movement and gain traction in shifting power.

Key Points: 
  • In their joint report , the authors call on philanthropy to invest an additional $6 billion by 2026 to hold ground against the anti-gender movement and gain traction in shifting power.
  • Fund feminist funds, which are primary funders of feminist movements.
  • Expand your sourcing beyond your close-in network, and ensure your diligence practices are not screening out feminist movements.
  • We believe in the power of feminist movements to create more justice and joy and share insights and unlock resources to multiply their impact.

Code for America Receives Landmark Investment Through The Audacious Project to Transform America's Social Safety Net

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Code for America has been named the recipient of a $64 million investment through The Audacious Project to transform America's social safety net and advance the equitable delivery of government services across the nation.

Key Points: 
  • This investment supports Code for America's social safety net initiative announced last November and complements an additional $36 million investment from Blue Meridian Partners.
  • Code for America has a bold vision for remaking America's safety net so that it is accessible, equitable, and easy for people to use," said Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America.
  • "We're pleased to support Code for America's vision for modernizing the social safety net in America.
  • The Safety Net Innovation Lab: Advancing Human-Centered Benefits Delivery
    The Safety Net Innovation Lab will be led by Code For America's Vice President of Safety Net Tracey Patterson and Senior Director of Safety Net Alexis Fernndez Garcia .