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    Civic Engagement: Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead the Way

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Mar 22, 2017

    By Deborah Cullinan At its essence, democracy in the United States is a system of government rooted in a belief in liberty and justice for all. This system depends on…

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    Blue Meridian: The Big Picture

    Blue Meridian Feb 13, 2017

    CEO Nancy Roob describes that what unites Blue Meridian Partners is “a shared sense that we cannot go it alone in our philanthropy.”

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    A New ‘Normal’ for Philanthropy

    Blue Meridian Feb 9, 2017

    At this year’s TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared how a life-changing experience encouraged her and EMCF to re-imagine the way philanthropists collaborate to help meet our nation’s most pressing challenges.…

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    Blue Meridian’s First Grantees

    Blue Meridian Feb 6, 2017

    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…

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    Billionaires Make $850 Million Philanthropic Bet to Help Nation’s Kids

    Blue Meridian Dec 7, 2016

    Sergey Brin and David Tepper joined Blue Meridian Partners in December 2016 to pool capital with a number of other influential philanthropists, including Steve Ballmer and Stan Druckenmiller, and foundations…

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    A Collaborative Form of “Big Bet” Philanthropy

    Blue Meridian Sep 9, 2016

    Blue Meridian Partners is a capital aggregation collaboration that seeks to invest $1 billion and more in nonprofits poised to make a national impact on economically disadvantaged children and youth. At…

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    The Value of Rigorous Evaluation

    Blue Meridian Jun 2, 2014

    Originally published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, EMCF President & CEO Nancy Roob discusses the value and challenges of rigorous evaluation, a philanthropic approach from which Blue Meridian benefits…

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