Ending asset poverty for families with low incomes and narrowing the racial and gender wealth divides
Boston, Philly, and beyond
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Compass Working Capital retweeted
Powerful panel on narrative change and the role it plays in our conversations about wealth: @AnnePriceICCED @WomensWay @CompassWorkCap
They challenge the audience to examine if their work is doing harm or good. What narratives are you contributing to? #EquitableWealth2022
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Meet Val-sharee, Lived Experience Expert: "No one wanted to hear my voice then. I feel like no one cared... My actions were just a cry out for help."
This is her story: youtu.be/6PKDtcOpYl8
#changethenarrative
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Meet Alisha, Lived Experience Expert: "I felt like my voice wasn't being heard because it was just me. I didn't have the support or income people thought I should, so I was being ignored. As a mother, it's hard."
This is her story: ow.ly/aLrh50LpEmc
#changethenarrative
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📄📊New report: Practical advice for #nonprofits looking to incorporate #equity into their #measurement, evaluation, and learning work bspan.org/3BS4YYL
ft. examples from @CompassWorkCap, @BeNobleSchools, @HabitatGSF, @Camfed & more
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HUD's new economic justice agenda, Bridging the Wealth Gap, expands our work to help renters achieve financial well-being and homeownership through saving, credit building, and banking.
Read our agenda here: hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/doc…
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Reinvestment Fund’s Kareem Thomas joined leaders from @FHLBankPgh, @HabitatPhilly, @CompassWorkCap, & @HUDgov for an Affordable Housing Roundtable and neighborhood tour with @RepDwightEvans. Learn more about how we support #affordablehousing: bit.ly/3PJ7kxQ
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Service Providers, Policy Makers and Philanthropy, here’s what our panelists want you to know:
➡️Policies must change to reflect current needs.
➡️Listen to the people & empathize with the communities most impacted.
➡️Share power!
➡️Make dismantling white supremacy a priority
Compass Working Capital retweeted
Why is #genderequity work #narrativechange work? Here’s a powerful response from our panelist and Change the Narrative Fellow, Alisha:
“My current situation doesn’t have anything to do with my destiny. Women are strong and we need to make these conversations more common.”
Compass Working Capital retweeted
🆕 brief by @JeffreyLubell recaps impact of @CompassWorkCap Family Self Sufficiency programs in the Boston metro area: abt.associates/3wKmAno
On avg, we found that they led to:
23% ⬆️ in annual household earned income
39% ⬇️ in annual household public assistance benefits
Compass Working Capital retweeted
#Webinar (3/23): Join us for a complimentary webinar and learn how to make your #nonprofit decision making more #inclusive and effective.
Honored to ft. our guest CEO Markita Morris-Louis of @CompassWorkCap zoom.us/webinar/register/691…
Compass Working Capital retweeted
A $2.5 million growth grant will help @CompassWorkCap assist 4,000 #Philadelphia families living in subsidized housing achieve economic mobility through savings and financial coaching.
Learn more about the support provided: compassworkingcapital.org
Compass Working Capital retweeted
Agree 100%.
In FY21, Metro Housing distributed $443,590 in escrow savings to 99 FSS participants.
Find out more about the impact of FSS from our partners at @CompassWorkCap at bit.ly/3sCfHk7
Wonderful success story about the a brave and persistent women who worked with @WayFindersMA to use the Family Self Sufficiency program to move from Section 8 to Homeownership! @mahahome @MassHousing @MA_DHCD @mhphousing @CompassWorkCap wayfinders.org/she-rents-she…
Compass Working Capital retweeted
Presenting the next award is @PrattWiley, President & CEO @TPIprogram. Congrats to Dr. Aisha Francis for winning The Champion of Social Mobility! @aishafrancis @BFITinvolved #AdClubEquityProject #YouBelongHere
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Are you a strategic leader with vision and commitment to inclusivity? Are you looking to join an impactful organization making lasting change for families? @CompassWorkCap is hiring a CSO. Click through to learn more about this opportunity. #nonprofitjob ow.ly/Es4U50H19Sm
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Are you looking to shape strategy at an organization with a model proven to end asset poverty for thousands of families? @CompassWorkCap is #hiring a Chief Strategy Officer. Click through to learn more about this #opportunityalert and to apply. ow.ly/VxNT50H0Tx7
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Join a team committed to providing savings & financial coaching programs that support families with low incomes to build assets, achieve their financial goals & become financially secure. @CompassWorkCap is hiring a Director of Programs - Boston! ow.ly/WxMm50H0TBs
Compass Working Capital retweeted
What is perceptual #feedback, and how is it different from other types of feedback? How can it help #nonprofits advance #equity as they serve clients?
Learn more w/case studies from @2ndharvest @CompassWorkCap @ceoworks @Youth_Truth
buff.ly/2XWBcB6 @Listen4_Good
Compass Working Capital retweeted
The Compass FSS program helps families with housing vouchers increase their earnings & build assets & financial capability. Two reports for @CompassWorkCap describe the program’s impacts on earned income & public benefits and its cost/benefit profile: abt.associates/2YFxKuW
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TOMORROW @ 5:30 pm ET: How do we close the gap between research and practice when it comes to housing and economic mobility?
@InequalityHKS @Kennedy_School @GonzaloPuigbo @CompassWorkCap @RappaportInst
jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/ho…
Compass Working Capital retweeted
The launch of BMC’s Health Equity Accelerator today is a transformational moment in how we identify & close the most pervasive gaps in healthcare equity among people of color. #BMCaccelerator @TJamesMD @ElenaMendezEs @KateWalshCEO
Covered by @BostonGlobe: bit.ly/3qK4sqv
