1:1 Fund Partners Raise $85,000 on #GivingTuesday
During the 1:1 Fund’s last quarterly campaign of 2018, Giving Tuesday, 13 CSA programs raised more than $85,000 from approximately 330 donors to fund incentives for young students to save for college. With matching dollars from the 1:1 Fund, the total amount raised came to almost $118,000. These totals marked another strong Giving Tuesday for the 1:1 Fund.
01/18/2019
"I Have A Dream" Des Moines is Now the By Degrees Foundation
After 28 years with the “I Have A Dream” Foundation, the Des Moines Dream affiliate has rebranded as a separate nonprofit: the By Degrees Foundation.
01/18/2019
Why Community Foundations Make Perfect Partners for Children's Savings Account Programs
Did you know that there are over 800 community foundations across the United States, and that these institutions—through their own grantmaking—distribute at least $4.3 billion annually to support a variety of nonprofit activities?
01/17/2019
1:1 Fund Ends Robust Year of Growth with Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday. For many nonprofit organizations, that marks the start of the charitable giving season running through the end of the year. The 1:1 Fund, Prosperity Now’s online platform to help fundraise for children’s savings account (CSA) programs, has had its two most successful days on Giving Tuesday.
11/27/2018
KC Scholars and SEED Success Join 1:1 Fund
Two new CSA programs based in Missouri – KC Scholars and SEED Success – have joined the 1:1 Fund just in time for #GivingTuesday (November 27), our final quarterly campaign of the year. Here’s what you need to know about the 1:1 Fund’s newest
11/19/2018
Filling the Gaps in CSA Research
Unlike most conferences in which experts share information with participants, last month’s Working Conference on CSA Research invited participants to roll up their sleeves and engage in discussions about the current gaps in research on children
By: Shira Markoff
11/13/2018
SeedMA: Taking Massachusetts' CSA Program to Scale
Beginning in 2020, approximately 70,000 families a year will have the opportunity to join Massachusetts’ new statewide Children’s Savings Account (CSA) program, SeedMA Baby.
By: Alayna Van Tassel and Kelly Harrington
10/26/2018
New Field Scans Take an In-Depth Look at CSA Funding and Policy
The Children’s Savings Account (CSA) field is dynamic, with new programs starting up and existing programs expanding and changing. To capture the trends in the field, Prosperity Now conducts an annual survey of CSA programs.
10/16/2018
2018 Prosperity Summit Prominently Showcases Children's Savings Accounts
During the 2018 Prosperity Summit, Children’s Savings Accounts (CSAs) received a big platform when four trailblazing mayors—Melvin Carter of Saint Paul,
09/25/2018
Springboard to Opportunities Announces Basic Income Pilot
1:1 Fund partner Springboard to Opportunities announced in August that they are partnering with the Economic Security Project to begin the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, a universal basic in
09/19/2018
Partners for Youth Opportunity Savers Featured in Award-Winning Documentary
Partners for Youth Opportunity, a 1:1 Fund partner in Durham, NC, works with older youth, providing them with extensive job training and paid internships, in addition to CSAs.
09/19/2018
Don't Just Survive, Thrive: An Asset-Building Agenda to Fight Poverty
Coming out of the Great Depression and the New Deal, President Franklin D.
By: Willie Elliott
08/27/2018
Reimagining Children's Savings Policy to Address the Racial Wealth Divide
In 2003, Prosperity Now helped launch Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship and Downpayment (SEED), a national policy and practice initiative to demonstrate the potential of Children’s Savings Accounts (CSAs)as catalysts for social and economic mobility among low-income children.
08/14/2018
Pennsylvania Makes a Big Investment in Children's Futures
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently signed a law creating a statewide Children’s Savings Account (CSA) program.
By: Gevin Brown
07/27/2018
Inversant's June Fundraising Event Showcases Impressive Community-Level Support
During June’s Graduation Campaign, 1:1 Fund staff attended a fundraising event hosted by 1:1 Fund partner Inversant.
07/19/2018
Promise Indiana Raises Record-Shattering $83,202 During 1:1 Fund Graduation Campaign, Funding Thousands of CSAs
During last month’s Graduation fundraising campaign, 1:1 Fund partner Promise Indiana raised $83,202—the largest amount ever raised by a 1:1 Fund partner in one campaign.
07/19/2018
Webinar to Explore What Localities Can Learn from Each Other's CSA Efforts
In recent years, city officials have leveraged partnerships with financial institutions to create Children’s Savings Account (CSA) programs at the municipal level. The growth of these programs has been fueled by cities sharing best practices and learning from other existing municipal programs.
By: Gevin Brown
07/13/2018
College Savings for College Success: Helping Low-Income Families Access Higher Education Through 529 Accounts
Note: This is a guest post from Christina Davila, Project Manager at El Monte Promise Foundation
By: Christina Davila
06/27/2018
1:1 Fund Partners' Momentum Culminates in June Graduation Campaign
As the 1:1 Fund’s newly released 2017 Impact Report showcases, the online fundraising platform that Prosperity Now created to support Children’s Savings Account (CSA) programs has grown dramatically over the last year.
06/13/2018
Five Themes Shaping the Growth of the Children's Savings Movement
On May 2, more than 50 Children’s Savings Account (CSA) practitioners, researchers and other supporters gathered at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“the Bureau,” formerly the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or CFPB) in downtown Washington, DC.
By: Shira Markoff
06/1/2018