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  • The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn't Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them.

    February 21, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Emeryville

    Economists have often debated the positives of a higher minimum wage in the United States as a matter of productivity, profits, and losses but in this article, Matthew Desmond explores another way that the success of increasing minimum wage can be measured: through public health and impacts on things like depression, anxiety, stress, and more. Studies have shown that higher minimum wages have been connected to lower rates of teenage alcohol consumption and preventing premature deaths.

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  • Gig economy platform Thumbtack is helping its users get benefits

    February 19, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The National Domestic Workers Alliance created a platform called Alia to deliver job benefits to home cleaners. Now, the NDWA is partnering with Thumbtack, a gig economy platform, in order to deliver this service to thousands more workers around the country. Alia allows employers to pay into a portable benefits fund for each cleaning session, funding paid time off and other job benefits.

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  • This grantmaker wants to break white men's stranglehold on philanthropic donations

    February 19, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    A grantmaking organization known as The Solutions Project seeks to diversify the traditional white male-dominated world of philanthropy by pledging to invest 95% of its resources in renewable energy projects led by people of color, and 80% to organizations led by women. Recognizing that these populations are often the most affected by dirty energy and climate change, The Solutions Project is building on past investment successes, like a project that turned an old school into solar-powered housing for seniors.

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  • This Country Gave People $640 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here's What Happened.

    February 08, 2019 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Finland

    In Finland, preliminary results from the country's first experiments with Universal Basic Income are being released - and while impacts on employment rates are still up in the air, providing a basic income seemed to improve overall well-being and reduce financial stress amongst participants. It is among a group of basic income pilots taking place across the world, including in countries like Kenya and Canada, but detractors of the expensive program say that the results don't prove it's a success quite yet.

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  • New Platform Gives Black-Led Baltimore Groups a Chance to Shine

    February 07, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    New grassroots efforts often struggle to get off the ground due to lack of funding. In Baltimore, a group called CLLCTIVLY aims to fix this problem for black-led non-profit organizations by offering a $1,000 prize every month for a year through its Black Futures Micro-Grant program. CLLCTIVLY has also launched an asset map to connect these smaller efforts to each other.

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  • Oregon Bottle Deposit System Hits 90 Percent Redemption Rate

    February 04, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Despite the overall downturn in recycling markets, Oregon recycled 90 percent of the beverage containers covered by its bottle deposit system, representing a huge jump from 64 percent the year before. Officials credit an expansion of the program to include more types of beverage containers and a doubling of the bottle deposit from 5 to 10 cents.

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  • With gender-smart investing, public servants can unlock trillions for women

    January 30, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Gender-based impact investing, or supporting women's economic empowerment through investing in women-owned businesses, is not only the domain of the private sector. Given the scale of government business activities, there are myriad ways the public sector can engage in "gender-smart investing," from supporting women in growth accelerators and incubators to prioritizing women-led businesses in procurement processes.

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  • Come Get Your Money

    January 29, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania State Treasurer Joe Torsella launched two initiatives to help middle income families save money. The first is an awareness campaign called You Earned it Philly, which aims to encourage the over 50,000 people who qualified for Earned Income Tax Credits benefits but never applied. The other program, called Keystone Scholars, requires Pennsylvania to invest $100 for every child born in the the state, to be used as an adult for post-secondary training or education.

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  • An Italian City Will Pay Residents to Bike to Work

    January 28, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Italy, Bari

    A city in Southern Italy is starting a program that pays commuters to cycle to work on the heels of similar successful programs in France and the Netherlands. While more cycling can mean improved public health and lower traffic congestion, cities have to be ready with adequate cycling lanes.

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  • The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has a $500 million plan to ease the Bay Area housing crisis

    January 24, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Several large philanthropic organizations, like the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Ford Foundation, are pooling resources to address San Francisco's severe housing crisis. The funds will go to local non-profits who are buying up property to stabilize rent and to localities to establish rent-control and tenant protection policies. Known as Partnership for the Bay’s Future, the venture hopes to eventually ensure housing for 175,000 families over five years.

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