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MetLife Foundation Provides Millions in Grants to Support Ongoing COVID-19 Relief Efforts

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11/18/2020

MetLife Foundation is providing $4 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief efforts for low-income people and small businesses across the United States.

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MetLife Foundation and MicroSave Launch "i3" Program in Vietnam

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11/16/2018

MicroSave and the MetLife Foundation launched the “i3” program at an event in Hanoi on November 14, aimed at improving the financial health of low- to moderate-income communities around the country.

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Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

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01/26/2018

It’s not often that a nonprofit touts how much it isn't doing to help low-income Americans, but that’s a key pitch of the Family Independence Initiative (FII) . And funders are listening.

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MetLife Foundation Creates Partnership to Innovate Financial Services for Real People

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11/28/2017

MetLife Foundation and ideas42, a nonprofit behavioral design lab, created a partnership to innovate financial services based on the latest research from the science of human behavior.

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MetLife Foundation Seeks to Increase Financial Well-Being

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10/06/2017

MetLife Foundation supports Common Cents Lab, a financial research lab at Duke University that collaborates with chosen financial services providers to custom design, test, and launch new features and products that aim to increase financial well-...

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MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative

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07/19/2017

Carnegie Hall recently announced that its Weill Music Institute and the Los Angeles-based Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network have partnered to launch a national initiative focused on the "intersection of arts and youth justice."

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MetLife Foundation Innovation Competition Recognizes Indian Entrepreneur

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05/03/2017

In a competition that featured more than 100 innovative entries from all over India, the entrepreneur who won is creating an android-based illustrative money management tool to be used on low cost smartphones by sub-illiterate groups.

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Village Capital And Metlife Foundation Announce Partnership

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03/17/2017

Village Capital, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is launching a multi-year program to build the ecosystem for financial inclusion startups in Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, and the UAE, and support top financial technology startups in each region.

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The Final Countdown: Where are MetLife’s Financial Inclusion Grants Landing?

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03/02/2017

In 2013 the MetLife Foundation made a $200 million commitment to advance global financial inclusion. With $100 million left to move, where is the money going?

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MetLife Foundation Sponsors Ballet Hispánico Tour

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02/21/2017

Ballet Hispánico en Familia is a 90-minute, fun-filled journey through Latin American dance and culture featuring Ballet Hispánico Artistic Director & CEO Eduardo Vilaro as host, excerpts from Ballet Hispánico's diverse repertory and a Q&A...

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Arts

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MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment

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09/14/2016

The program will be implemented through Japan’s local school network and is intended to help children, and the adults in their lives, acquire healthy financial skills and behaviors.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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JPMorgan, Ford and MetLife Support Aspen Institute Initiative on Family Financial Security

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05/16/2016

The Aspen Institute today launched an ambitious, first-of-its-kind project to shine light on economic forces that severely impact the financial security of American families.

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MetLife Foundation and Verb Announce Global Competition to Improve Financial Services for the Underserved

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03/31/2016

MetLife Foundation and Verb launched “Inclusion Plus,” a global competition for entrepreneurs, non-profits and companies focused on addressing the financial health needs of low to moderate income households.

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Numerous PNY Members Investing in New $31M Living Cities SIB Fund

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03/31/2016

Living Cities launched the Blended Catalyst Fund, a $31 million impact investing debt fund that will test innovative approaches to solving urban problems. The Blended Catalyst Fund combines philanthropic and commercial debt under the premise that...

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Microsoft Joins Bloomberg, JPMorgan & Others in Supporting Smithsonian's Museum of African American History

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03/25/2016

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this fall after five years of construction, is gaining backing from a wide array of donors.

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Eight Cities Selected to Participate in National League of Cities Project to Build Financial Inclusion for Families (MetLife Foundation)

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01/20/2016

The National League of Cities announced a diverse cohort of eight cities competitively selected to participate in the Financial Inclusion Systems and City Leadership (FISCL) project.

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MetLife, Deutsche Bank, Surdna, Moody’s, Pershing Square and Others Supporting Launch of Microlender Kiva NYC

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12/11/2015

The launch of Kiva NYC, a new multi-year initiative to help level the playing field for lower-income small business owners in New York City, was announced by Kiva.org and supported by many organizations.

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

With support from MetLife Foundation, Duke University is launching the CommonCents Lab, an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits.

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