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Press Release: Mastercard Furthers Support For Black Women Entrepreneurs With Multi-Million Dollar Investment in Fearless Fund, A Venture Capital Firm Built by Women of Color for Women of Color
To help further access to funding for Black women, Mastercard today announced a multi-million dollar investment in Fearless Fund, a venture capital fund built by women of color for women of color.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- North America
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Future Returns: Bain Capital Double Impact’s Approach to the Market
Bain Capital Double Impact closed a second impact-investing fund after raising US$800 million last fall, and found the experience to be a bit different than the first time around.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Press Release: Ballmer Group Increases Support for Community Solutions With Nearly $6 Million in Additional Funding.
MacArthur today awarded a $100 million grant to Community Solutions to accelerate an end to homelessness in 75 U.S. communities in five years.
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- Investing
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- North America
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LiveRamp Commits $15 Million in Cash Reserves With Financial Institutions to Support Underserved Communities
The lack of access to financial resources and services negatively impacts a continuously widening wealth gap in the US, which has disproportionately affected minority and Black communities.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Analysis: How Powerful Is Financial Inclusion?
The story of the Freedman’s Bank suggests that fighting for trustworthy bank access can improve outcomes but isn’t enough to close the racial wealth gap.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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- North America
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Press Release: Grameen America Receives $25 Million Grant From Mackenzie Scott
Transformational Gift will Accelerate Financial Inclusion for Low-Income Minority Women Entrepreneurs
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- Finance
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- North America
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Viewpoint: Covid-19 & Inequality Test Corporate Purpose
A new initiative designed to evaluate how well companies are living up to their statements of corporate purpose in a time of global crises seeks expert input from stakeholder communities.
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- Coronavirus
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- North America
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Debuts Program to Expand Financial Inclusion
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is teaming with leaders in the financial services industry and civil rights organizations on a new program designed to increase access to credit and capital by underserved communities.
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- Finance
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- North America
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