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Meet our Pioneers of Financial Wellbeing!

Pioneers (Finalists) will be invited to attend the in-person event "Unlocking ₵hange Challenge: The Future of Financial Wellbeing", on October 3, 2018; have access to the Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) Entrepreneur Scholarship Program, on October 22, 2018 and to the SOCAP Conference from October 23-26, 2018. These are key opportunities to leverage their work and network with other social innovators, BNY Mellon, Ashoka, key influencers in the financial inclusion sector and potential funders.

Champions (Winners) will be announced on October 3rd.

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Fig Loans, building a bridge from bad to good credit

Fig works with non-profits to provide credit building products that bridge families from income volatility to financial stability.

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Jeff

Updated on 11:18, Jul 11, 2018

Access to Capital and Expertise for Emerging Entrepreneurs (ACE³)

ACE³ supports women and minority owned business enterprises while providing business students invaluable experience.

49 21

Sylvia

Updated on 09:50, Jul 18, 2018

Financial Well-Being from the Ground Up

Using technology and finance for good, we’re leveraging the power of community, social trust, and cultural assets to build financial power.

5 4

Jose

Updated on 23:58, Jul 22, 2018

PEP: Breaking the cycles of generational poverty and incarceration through workforce development and entrepreneurship training.

Uniting business executives and inmates through entrepreneurial passion and servant leadership to transform lives, families and communities.

0 5

Tony Mayer

Updated on 10:53, Jul 23, 2018

Baking Breadwinners

Hot Bread Kitchen is changing lives through innovative culinary training that offers economic security to low-income women & their families.

8 1

Jessamyn Rodriguez

Updated on 15:22, Jul 18, 2018

Cooperative "Mobile Home" Communities: Empowered Homeowners Gain Economic Security and Economic and Social Benefits.

ROC USA makes resident ownership of Manufactured ("Mobile") Home Communities viable and successful.

2 7

Paul Bradley

Updated on 07:15, Jul 18, 2018

The Tuba City Project

The first co-working and business incubation space to provide rural Native American entrepreneurs with financial stability.

5 25

Heather Fleming

Updated on 14:17, Jul 12, 2018

Healing, Rebuilding, & Thriving: Financial Capacity Building for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

FreeFrom is dismantling the nexus between financial insecurity and gender-based violence, so that survivors have the opportunity to thrive.

8 3

Sonya Passi

Updated on 00:21, Jul 21, 2018

The Power of Yes - Investing in Underserved Small Businesses at Scale

Opportunity Fund says "Yes!" to the dreams of enterprising entrepreneurs by providing access to responsible capital at scale.

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Gwyneth

Updated on 00:56, Jul 23, 2018

ENVision mobile: Financial inclusion for microentrepreneurs

We are building business management tools for low-income microentrepreneurs who primarily sell consumer goods in cash.

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Aneri Pradhan

Updated on 12:56, Jul 18, 2018