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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
September 29, 2022
Schmidt Futures Announces Beam selection
In Partnership with Ballmer Group, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, Schmidt Futures has named twelve innovative organizations as recipients of the Social Safety Net Product Studio grant, a $13 million initiative to accelerate innovation and open access to over $100 million in safety net benefits for low-income families across the country.
September 12, 2022
GovTech: CivStart CoHort
The gov tech accelerator's new 12-startup cohort spans a wide range of work in transportation, civic engagement, benefits management, diversity initiatives and more. The companies will work with CivStart for two years.
May 14, 2022
Introducing Beam: The First-of-its-Kind College Financial Success Platform
It’s no secret that we live in a new and harrowing time with regards to college affordability and the value proposition of college.
April 6, 2022
USNews: Resources for Students Facing Housing Insecurity
Colleges are establishing basic needs hubs, affordable housing options and safe parking programs.
February 9, 2022
Housing is the most common challenge among applicants
How can institutional leaders and policymakers take action to address the crisis of housing insecurity among their students?
December 21, 2021
51% of Students Have Transportation Insecurity
A recent analysis from Beam's, formerly Edquity, student responses showed transportation as one of the top basic needs insecurity categories.
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