Funding and Financing for Impact Archives - WES Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:58:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.wes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-WES_Logo_RGB-Primary_Green-Clearspace-e1719869905447-32x32.png Funding and Financing for Impact Archives - WES 32 32 Unlocking Innovative Credit Access For Immigrants   https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/funding-and-financing-for-impact/breaking-barriers-unlocking-innovative-credit-access-for-immigrants/ Tue, 13 May 2025 19:52:06 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=50062 Written by Sifat Yusuf, WES Mariam Assefa Fund Program Manager; Cristina Lara-Agudelo, WES Investments Platform Manager; and Subaita Rahman, WES Communications & Public Policy Specialist The New Power Labs team presenting their research in Toronto on May 5, 2025, pictured with Fund Program Manager Sifat Yusuf.  With immigrants making up 23 percent of Canada’s population—and […]

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]]> WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces $1 Million in Funding Towards Elevating Migrant Leadership  https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/funding-and-financing-for-impact/wes-mariam-assefa-fund-announces-1-million-in-funding-towards-elevating-migrant-leadership/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:26:59 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46179 NEW YORK—(October 23, 2024)  Today, the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund announced that it is awarding a total of $1 million to 10 organizations that seek to increase civic engagement and leadership among immigrant and refugee community members. The awards, of $100,000 each, are part of an initiative called Elevating Migrant Leadership: Building […]

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]]> Building Capacity Through Trust: Our Approach to Strengthening Grantee Partnerships https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/funding-and-financing-for-impact/building-capacity-through-trust-our-approach-to-strengthening-grantee-partnerships/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:58:07 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46307 By Sifat Yusuf, Program Manager, WES Mariam Assefa Fund The immigrant-serving sector in Canada has faced growing challenges amid the country’s ever-shifting policies concerning immigrants and refugees. These challenges range from the impact of global events causing displacement, to the uncertainty of funding and resources, to policies that negatively impact people who hold temporary or […]

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]]> Transforming Workplaces: How the Apis & Heritage Finance Fellowship is Fostering Employee Ownership  https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/funding-and-financing-for-impact/transforming-workplaces-how-the-apis-heritage-finance-fellowship-is-fostering-employee-ownership/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:28:05 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46256 In the face of a $8.4 trillion racial wealth gap in the United States, solutions aimed at fostering economic equity are not only crucial, they serve as beacons of hope for tangible change.    Apis and Heritage Capital Partners (A&H), a Black-led impact investment firm founded in 2021, is addressing the racial wealth gap by […]

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]]> Shifting Power Through Collaboration: Redefining Philanthropy Together   https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/funding-and-financing-for-impact/shifting-power-through-collaboration-redefining-philanthropy-together/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:40:26 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=45579   Written by Mohammad Jawad Shahabi, Program Manager Last year, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund partnered with the Foundation of Greater Montreal (FGM) to support its 2023 Collective Fund for Social Equity, a participatory grantmaking initiative and a collaboration between several funders focused on supporting asylum seekers and refugees.   Asylum seekers and refugees face significant […]

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]]> How the New Mexico Dream Team Is Igniting the Next Generation of Visionaries  https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/how-the-new-mexico-dream-team-is-igniting-the-next-generation-of-visionaries/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:12:40 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=45567 For many immigrants and refugees entering the United States, the first priority is often survival. But Eduardo Esquivel and the New Mexico Dream Team go much further—engaging and educating their communities, pushing for policy and systems change, and helping undocumented and mixed-status families thrive.  Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, a 7-year-old Eduardo immigrated with his family […]

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