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    Nasdaq Foundation

    Established in 1994, the Foundation works to connect business, capital and innovative ideas to advance global economies and local communities to champion diversity in investor engagement.

    Building Strategic Partnerships

    As part of our Purpose, the Nasdaq Foundation works to support under-represented and underserved communities by reimagining investor engagement and equipping communities with the financial knowledge needed to share in the wealth that markets create.

    We accomplish this through two programs. The New Investor Initiative supports a portfolio of programs focusing on tackling overlooked barriers for underserved and underrepresented communities. The Quarterly Grant Program allows us to move nimbly to fund and help scale programs that meet the Foundation's strategic objectives.

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    New Investor Initiative

    The New Investor Initiative acts as a center for innovation and ambitiously backs new solutions that have the potential to shift attitudes and access in underrepresented communities, to see that investing in the markets can be "for me," ultimately making the culture of investing more inclusive.

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    The New Investor Initiative acts as a center for innovation and ambitiously backs new solutions that have the potential to shift attitudes and access in underrepresented communities, to see that investing in the markets can be "for me," ultimately making the culture of investing more inclusive.

    Explore the New Investor Initiative ->
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    Power of Role Modeling

    InvestHER Power Series

    The InvestHER Power Series is a series of events designed to spotlight inspiring Black and Latina women founders and investors, explore their investing journeys, learn the mechanics of how valuations happen, and the science of building power portfolios. 

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    Transforming Investor Identity

    "Transforming Investor Identity" is a national, on-the-ground program that will engage Black and Latinx beginner investors to document their appetite for capital market participation with the goal of producing new data and insight about how best to serve first-time investors sustainably.

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    Power of Community

    THRIVE

    My Money My Future, in partnership with Black and Brown Founders, launched the THRIVE Initiative to educate and activate 1 million Black and Latino investors. The initiative raises awareness about building intergenerational wealth to ensure communities of color have access to necessary resources.

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    Quarterly Grant Program

    Through the Quarterly Grant Program, the Foundation supports organizations that can help build a deeper, detailed understanding of where the challenges are greatest, what existing efforts could be amplified, and how the Foundation can make new and distinctive contributions.

    Explore the Quarterly Grant Program ->

    Through the Quarterly Grant Program, the Foundation supports organizations that can help build a deeper, detailed understanding of where the challenges are greatest, what existing efforts could be amplified, and how the Foundation can make new and distinctive contributions.

    Explore the Quarterly Grant Program ->
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    Partner Highlights

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    Hispanic Access Foundation

    Partnering with Thrivent, Hispanic Access Foundation will provide financial and investment training to Spanish-speaking Latinos at four sites served by Latino churches in California.

    Our reimagined Nasdaq Foundation leverages Nasdaq's role in the capital markets to equip under-represented communities with the financial knowledge to better empower them to build a prosperous future and participate in an ecosystem that supports and sustains their growth.

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    See the Foundation at Work

    Nasdaq Foundation Spotlight: Savvy Ladies
    On this Nasdaq Foundation Spotlight, we hear how Nasdaq Foundation grant recipient Savvy Ladies is empowering women to take control of their finances and trends in the space from Executive Director Judy Herbst.
    Feb 14, 2023
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