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Building the Future of Government AI: Celebrating Our First AI Hub Cohort
From streamlining benefits applications to navigating building codes, government agencies are using AI to improve their work.
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Webinar: Impact Investing for Thriving Families
Thriving families are powerful drivers of economic mobility and community resilience. Yet many continue to face systemic barriers in securing the resources that allow them to prosper—access to capital, caregiving infrastructure, and wealth-building opportunities.
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Reaching One Million Active Apprentices Starts with Retention—And Investments in the Right Supports
Improving apprentice retention and completion is critical to achieve the Trump administration’s goal of one million active apprentices. This requires a deep understanding of the factors driving apprentice cancellations as well as targeted investments in…
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Q&A: CEO & Co-Founder of Upswing Melvin Hines
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From Incentives to Impact: Boosting Earned Income Tax Credit Participation in New Jersey
In New Jersey, more than 200,000 low-income residents are missing out on the Earned Income Tax Credit—a powerful tool designed to boost income and reduce poverty. That’s an estimated $700 million in unclaimed benefits each…
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Social Finance Impact First Fund Q2 2025 Report
The Social Finance Impact First Fund is pleased to share our Q2 2025 quarterly report, which covers Fund activity through June 30, 2025. The Impact First Fund is built to deliver flexible, risk-tolerant capital to innovative…
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Building Roads for AI in the Public Sector: Four Takeaways from GitLab Foundation Demo Day
With artificial intelligence rapidly evolving, public agencies are expected to keep pace. Yet, many lack the bandwidth, technical support, or low-risk environments to explore its potential. We’ve seen this firsthand, and Code for America’s recent…
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Webinar: How Can We Invest in Affordable Housing?
The drivers of the U.S. housing crisis are many: a massive supply gap, high mortgage rates, home prices far outpacing income growth, rising construction costs, and more. While tackling this crisis is a top priority…