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Walmart Puts Up $1B+ Toward Employee Education
Retail // July 27, 2021

Retail behemoth Walmart is earmarking more than $1 billion across the next five years to help its employees in the U.S. further their education in a move to cover tuition and books, per a Walmart press release on Tuesday (July 27). “We are creating a path...

Jay-Z, Will Smith Back Landis In $165M Funding Deal
Startups // July 27, 2021

Funds by rapper Jay-Z and actor Will Smith kicked in a monetary boost to FinTech startup Landis with fresh capital that brings the company’s total fundraising for Landis to a total of $165 million, per a Tuesday (July 27) press release. Landis is on a...

Visa Celebrates International Women’s Day With A Global Challenge For Female Entrepreneurs
VISA // March 06, 2019

On Friday (March 8), the world will recognize International Women’s Day — celebrated globally since 1975, when it was adopted as a holiday by the United Nations. In the 44 years since, much has changed for women all over the world. More women have finished college and started businesses, as well as...

Mastercard, Rockefeller Foundation Pledge $50M For Data Science
Partnerships / Acquisitions // January 22, 2019

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the two philanthropic arms of the organizations, announced a partnership on Tuesday (Jan. 22) called Data Science for Social Impact, according to a press release. The aim of the new organization is to “accelerate the...

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Visa Celebrates International Women’s Day With A Global Challenge For Female Entrepreneurs

March 06, 2019
On Friday (March 8), the world will recognize International Women’s Day — celebrated globally since 1975, when it was adopted as a holiday by the United Nations. In the 44 years since, much has changed for women all over the world. More women have finished college and started businesses, as well as work outside the home and fill management or supervisory blue-collar […]

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ScaleWith Launches Product That Embeds Social Impact Funding in RFPs

March 10, 2023
ScaleWith has launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product that helps organizations support their social impact commitments. The new BuyWith lets businesses and public sector entities embed social impact funding into their request for proposal (RFP) award criteria — an ability that helps both procurement teams and supply chain partners boost their support for social impact commitments — […]

Walmart Puts Up $1B+ Toward Employee Education

July 27, 2021
Retail behemoth Walmart is earmarking more than $1 billion across the next five years to help its employees in the U.S. further their education in a move to cover tuition...

Jay-Z, Will Smith Back Landis In $165M Funding Deal

July 27, 2021
Funds by rapper Jay-Z and actor Will Smith kicked in a monetary boost to FinTech startup Landis with fresh capital that brings the company’s total fundraising for Landis to a...

Mastercard, Rockefeller Foundation Pledge $50M For Data Science

January 22, 2019
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the two philanthropic arms of the organizations, announced a partnership on Tuesday (Jan. 22) called Data Science for Social Impact,...