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Benefits platform announces emergency aid program for HBCUs
Emergency Aid Helps Boost Student Retention at HBCUs
Axios: The Hidden Hurdles of Social Safety Net Programs
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Black Enterprise: Beam Appoints Technology Executive Kimberly Morgan as Chief Operations Officer
GovTech: CivStart CoHort
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May 8, 2023
Beam Partners with Ascendium to Boost Student Retention at Historically Black Colleges & Universities & Tribal Colleges
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April 4, 2023
Beam Joins NACCED
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March 24, 2023
Black Enterprise: Beam Appoints Technology Executive Kimberly Morgan as Chief Operations Officer
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March 16, 2023
Beam Partners with Milwaukee Area Technical College to Bring Streamlined Emergency Aid Administration to Students
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March 8, 2023
Beam Appoints Technology Executive Kimberly Morgan as Chief Operations Officer
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February 23, 2023
Michigan Education Corps and Beam Announce Partnership to Distribute Cash Assistance to Local Americorps Members
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Featured Beam News
March 8, 2023
Beam Appoints Technology Executive Kimberly Morgan as Chief Operations Officer
With decades of experience empowering teams to do their best work, Kimberly will drive Beam’s growth serving communities of all sizes, demographics, and locations
April 4, 2023
Beam Joins NACCED
The National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED) is excited to welcome Beam, formerly Edquity, as the latest member to join NACCED as a Platinum Associate member!
March 16, 2023
Beam Partners with Milwaukee Area Technical College to Bring Streamlined Emergency Aid Administration to Students
February 23, 2023
Michigan Education Corps and Beam Announce Partnership to Distribute Cash Assistance to Local Americorps Members
February 14, 2023
Beam’s New Report with United Way & Believe in Students Highlights Importance of Student Emergency Grants in King County, WA
Pilot program distributed $150,000 in emergency funding to over 250 students in five months across three local colleges
February 9, 2023
We’re Just Getting Started: Beam’s 2022 Impact In Review
2022 was a banner year for Beam.
December 20, 2022
Beam Appoints Top Talent from Fortune 500, Technology & Government Sectors to Leadership Team
On the heels of Beam’s $6.4M Series A and expansion into working with governments and communities of all kinds, two new executives bring depth of expertise from Meta, Disney, and the White House to technical leadership team
November 22, 2022
GovTech: Beam Raises $6.4M Series A Round
The company once focused on education, but now, with recession fears growing, it wants to help more local and state agencies administer benefit programs. Beam’s platform offers tools for rent relief and other programs.
November 17, 2022
Beam Announces $6.4M Series A for Next Generation of Social Safety Net
After administering over $180M in financial assistance, Beam, formerly known as Edquity, is rebranding and expanding to serve government, philanthropy, and community partners with automated infrastructure in a single platform
October 4, 2022
GovTech: Schmidt Futures
Eric Schmidt’s philanthropic organization has launched a program meant to spark innovation for access to benefits for low-income residents. Funding, technical help and partnerships are all part of the effort.
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