We envision a society where everyone has opportunities to thrive.
We support initiatives that create pathways to economic prosperity and well-being for communities that have been under-resourced in the U.S. We do this by investing in organizations that have high potential for achieving systemic impact. We also support efforts to promote a more equitable and efficient philanthropic ecosystem.
Recent Grantees
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New Profit is a venture philanthropy organization that backs breakthrough social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity in America.
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One Million Degrees accelerates community college students’ progress on career pathways to economic mobility.
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Promise Venture Studio catalyzes innovation and growth in the early childhood development ecosystem by attracting, supporting, and connecting social entrepreneurs, ecosystem stakeholders, and capital to drive outcomes for families facing the greatest adversities.
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Basta works to close the employment gap for first-generation college graduates of color through our direct service Fellowship program and Powered by Basta, a capacity-building initiative that supports other direct service providers in the K-12 to college to career sectors to build career support infrastructure for their students and alumni.
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Braven empowers promising, underrepresented young people—first-generation college students, students from low-income backgrounds, and students of color—with the skills, confidence, experiences and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs, which lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact.
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TalkingPoints is an education technology nonprofit with a mission to drive student success by unlocking the potential of families to fuel their children’s learning, especially in under-resourced communities.
Our Values
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EQUITY
We believe that all people, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, and other identifying factors, deserve the opportunity to thrive. Institutional racism and other forms of discrimination have created a society with disparities in opportunities and well-being. We seek to support efforts to dismantle these barriers in order to co-create a just and equitable society.
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LEARNING
We acknowledge that we do not have all of the answers and therefore value learning from those with relevant knowledge, including those most proximate to the work. We test assumptions and adapt our approach based on the new information we learn in order to maximize impact.
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PARTNERSHIP
We recognize the complexity and magnitude of the challenge we are trying to solve and know we cannot address it on our own. We seek to collaborate with grantees, funders, and policymakers to bring a diversity of perspectives, lessons, and complementary skills to this work.
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TRUST
We believe that trust is built over time and is an essential element of successful relationships. We seek to operate with honesty and hold ourselves accountable for our words and actions. One way we demonstrate trust in our grantees is by providing general operating support.
Meet the Team
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Jorge Blandón
Senior Director
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Nora Jendoubi
Director
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Charlie Wolfson
Executive Director
Jorge Blandón
Senior Director
Before joining Arrow Impact, Jorge served as the Executive Vice President at UpTogether (previously The Family Independence Initiative - FII), a national non-profit organization that highlights, invests, and accelerates the initiatives of people in historically underinvested communities. Previous to UpTogether, he worked in capital markets helping to securitize bond financings for essential infrastructure projects in the U.S. and abroad. Jorge served as Board Chair at The Whitman Institute and is a board member of Mission Asset Fund and Common Future. He holds a BA from Amherst College and an MA in International Affairs & Management from the University of California, San Diego. Jorge is also a Woodrow Wilson Summer Fellow from Princeton University and a proud graduate of Amherst A Better Chance. In his free time, Jorge enjoys watching fútbol, surfing, dancing salsa, and cooking for friends and family.
Nora Jendoubi
Director
Prior to Arrow Impact, Nora co-led Maslow Development Inc., a non-profit real estate development company that focuses on building holistic community ecosystems anchored by high-quality schools in overlooked communities. Before her time at Maslow, she served as a Coro Northern California Fellow in Public Affairs. Earlier in her career, she was a Teach for America corps member, teaching 7th-grade math in one of San Francisco’s largest public middle schools. Nora holds a BA in International Relations from Stanford University, where she also minored in Economics. She has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, with a focus on the intersection between community development and social entrepreneurship. In her free time, Nora loves engaging in a daily yoga practice, trying out new bread recipes, hosting game nights, and reading a good book with a cup of black coffee.
Charlie Wolfson
Executive Director
Before entering the field of philanthropy, Charlie spent his career working in K-12 public education and community development. Most recently he served as Director of Data Strategy at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, a nonprofit charter management organization in Los Angeles, and before that he worked as a Senior Program Officer at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a nonprofit community development financial institution in New York. Charlie holds a BA in economics and political science from Duke University and an MBA and an MA in education from Stanford University. He is a graduate of the Broad Residency in Urban Education and is an Education Pioneers alum. Charlie lives in Oakland, CA and serves on the boards of Tipping Point Community, NewSchools Venture Fund, and Braven. In his free time he enjoys going on trail runs with his dog Luna and playing various racquet sports.