@poweredbybeam founder trying to bring speed, equity, and effectiveness to cash assistance programs, lifelong Brooklynite, tech CEO not terribly fond of tech.
New York, New York
Joined July 2010
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Combatting The Climate Crisis By Redesigning The Social Safety Net hubs.li/Q0260rfY0 Written by @david_helene of @poweredbybeam
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JUST RELEASED: Our new report on our COVID-era emergency aid program in West Texas, run with @poweredbyBeam. This data-driven report highlights our work supporting students at @OdessaCollege, @SouthPlains, and @EPCCnews. Some highlights:
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🎤Have you tuned in to our CEO @David_Helene on the Digital Disrupted podcast discussing the importance of human-centered design & configurable tech in streamlining our social safety net? Listen to learn more! apple.co/3O9l0ne
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How do we modernize public benefits to better serve our communities? Outdated govt processes cost 1.57B hrs + $117B per year. Listen to a new podcast ft. @David_Helene & @xthestreams to hear about our mission to reimagine the social safety net: apple.co/3O9l0ne
It was an honor to be part of #CitiesSummit & share our vision @poweredbybeam for a safety net that gets critical aid to our most vulnerable quickly & equitably. Really appreciate the opportunity to speak w/ @SecBlinken about how we can design cities that work for everyone.
Cities are where democracy is closest to its people. Looking forward to what we can accomplish together for our people and for our hemisphere in the month and years ahead. #CitiesSummit
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Thrilled to be at #CitiesSummit with members of the @poweredbybeam team in Denver! Come by Innovation Plaza to chat about how we quickly, equitably, and securely deliver financial assistance with governments!
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@PoweredbyBeam is at #CitiesSummit! Can't wait to meet other leaders using tech to build innovative & equitable cities. Check out CEO @David_Helene’s presentation “No Wrong Door: Making the Social Safety Net Work for Everyone” & our platform at booth #1
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It’s time 📣📣
Level up on #BasicNeeds in #HigherEd by learning from the latest evaluation & digging into implementation.
Join @educationnw & @ECMCFoundation at this upcoming webinar 👇🏻👇🏻
MAY 4, 11am PT/ 2 pm ET.
#CCMonth #RealCollege
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admin barriers are holding up SNAP and WIC from reaching low-income Americans, as expiring benefits threaten to send them over a nationwide "hunger cliff"
NEW for @axios
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SNAP benefits are expiring, but millions of Americans are relying on them to make ends meet as inflation rises. Check out the latest from @axios reporter @ayurellahm who shares how Beam is using tech to create access. axios.com/2023/03/29/social-…
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Our CPO @SanketKaruri is featured in Payments Unbound by @jpmorgan & @WIRED! Read more about our work to bring dignity to the social safety net w/ a new perspective on seamless B2B payments, & building a modern payments infrastructure jpmorgan.com/payments/paymen…
I'm thrilled to announce Kimberly Morgan as @poweredbybeam's new COO. She is the perfect leader to help us scale our work & impact in service of our mission of transforming the social safety net & helping govts quickly & equitably deliver resources. tinyurl.com/3mccy73d
It also includes serving as co-founder of an acquired fintech startup, and numerous other roles across government, finance, and technology across multiple decades of leadership.
2023 has already been @poweredbybeam's best year to date, and I'm so excited for Kimberly's leadership in propelling us further upward and onward. 🚀
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We're proud to share our new partnership with @MI_EdCorps, a local @AmeriCorps program, to provide emergency financial aid to members in the state of Michigan. Together we distributed nearly $12K in emergency funds for food, medical bills, housing, & more: tinyurl.com/MECxBeam
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Excited to share a report on the importance of developing equitable, effective, and efficient emergency financial grant programs.
No we are urging #waleg to invest in proven solutions to address post secondary #basicneeds.
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We're proud to share the results of our partnership with @UnitedWayKC & @BelieveStudents for a new emergency grant program for #postsecondary students in WA! Together we distributed $150,000 in emergency funds for food, housing, & more. Read more: bybeam.co/newsroom-post/beam…
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Deeply proud of @poweredbybeam ‘s own Sanket Karuri, an extraordinary human helping make local governments work better for everyday people.
It’s awesome that @ELGL50 recognizes his talent & compassion in this top 100 list!
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Beam, which operates a public benefits platform, has raised $6.4 million in a Series A funding round — news that the New York-based company presented in the context of growing fears of a recession, higher interest rates and other economic anxieties. govtech.com/biz/benefits-tec…