…York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Increasing New/Renewed Certifications of Minority & Women-Owned Businesses While there are benefits to being certified as a Minority & Women-Owned Enterprise (M/WBE),…
…Allison Daminger, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisoncons-Madison (and ideas42 alum!), joined us for a conversation about this “cognitive labor” (a.k.a. “the mental load”). What is it, how is…
…points. NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) Improving “Good Fit” Matches in NYC Housing Lotteries The NYC affordable housing lottery online application system (“Housing Connect”), which currently hosts…
…BDC’s recommendations, volunteers were fulfilling 40% of the Response Team volunteer opportunities. Following initial implementation, in February 2020 volunteers were fulfilling 55%. Read project brief. Enterprise Community Partners—We developed a client…
Credit: Breakthrough ACTION HIGHLIGHTS When health care providers don’t follow the malaria testing and treatment protocol, clients don’t always get the treatment they need. In particular, some clients who don’t…
…three asset-building organizations: Accion Texas (TX), Cleveland Housing Network (OH), and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners (NY). At microlending agency Accion Texas, staff reported that borrowers had difficulty making consistent, on-time…
HIGHLIGHTS Although postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), or excessive bleeding after childbirth, is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, most PPH deaths can be avoided. Through the USAID-funded Breakthrough RESEARCH project,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwl_a9eOIDM&ab_channel=ideas42 With approximately 400 million micro, small, and medium enterprises around the developing world, successful small businesses have the potential to improve the livelihoods of millions of families. However,…
New York, N.Y. (July 23, 2024) – Today, ideas42 announced the inaugural cohort of organizations participating in the Credit: Expanding Opportunity (C:EO) initiative. Supported by JPMorganChase, C:EO is bringing together…
Why we’re wrong about lower income consumers, a three-part series Products and services that help low- and moderate-income (LMI) consumers manage their day-to-day finances and improve their long-term financial health…
