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  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
December 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Before You Head Home for the Holidays, Sign Up For Lobby Day!

Holiday cheer is in the air - make sure you're signed up for Lobby Day before taking time to celebrate with friends and family.Register now for 2024 MLK Lobby Day! Holiday cheer is in the air - make sure you're signed up for our annual MLK Lobby Day before you take time off to celebrate with friends…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
December 4, 2023 at 5:30 PM

The Campaign for Cash is Telling Their Stories About Cash Assistance in Washington!

Our community leadership partners are telling their stories about receiving cash assistance in Washington ahead of the 2024 legislative session!The Campaign for Cash Are Telling Their Stories   As we approach the 2024 legislative session, the Campaign for Cash wants to tell our stories about what it…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
November 27, 2023 at 6:54 PM

MLK Lobby Day 2024 Registration is Live!

Register now to claim your spot for our 19th annual MLK Lobby Day - back in person for the first time since 2020!Register now for 2024 MLK Lobby Day! For the first time since 2020, our annual MLK Lobby Day is being hosted in person at the Olympia Center! Join us this lobby day to...Build your story…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
November 17, 2023 at 9:57 PM

We've Wrapped Up Our Listening Sessions for the Season, Here's What We Heard!

We've just finished our semi-annual listening sessions across the state. Here's what we heard from low-income Washingtonians about the issues impacting their lives.That's a Wrap on Listening Sessions! At Poverty Action, we believe that low-income communities and communities of color inherently have…
  Annie Duflo · [email protected]
November 2, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Announcing Our Best Bets: Emerging Opportunities for Impact at Scale

  The most promising emerging innovations that have the greatest potential to scale. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Dear John, Over the past two decades, there has been a remarkable increase …
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
October 31, 2023 at 5:10 PM

IPA Consumer Protection Quarterly | Issue 11: October 2023

The newest edition of our consumer protection newsletter.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty IPA Consumer Protection Quarterly Issue No. 11 – October 2023 Welcome back t…
  IPA · [email protected]
October 24, 2023 at 6:43 PM

November 9 Webinar: Entrepreneurial Mindset and Soft Skills Training for Business Growth

  The first webinar in our Best Bets Webinar Series. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty IPA Best Bets Webinar Series: Entrepreneurial Mindset and Soft Skills Training for Business Growth Thursday, N…
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 3:44 PM

Sept. 28 Webinar on the Transaction Cost Index | Register Now

Please join us for this event tomorrow. View this email in your browser More Evidence, Less Poverty Dear John, This is a reminder to please join Innovations for Poverty Action for the following webinar: Measuring the “True” Co…
  IPA · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 3:35 PM

Insights on Consumer Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa | 2022 Annual Report

Our Latest Random Update Newsletter IPA Random Update LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS Team members of IPA's Consumer Protection Research Initiative, Henry Chukwu, Lauren Perlik, Paul Adams, and Brian Mwesigwa, met with Rashida Monguno (center), the Direc…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
September 11, 2023 at 5:54 PM

We're Starting a Season of Listening. We Invite Washington State to Join!

This summer, we've been planning our semi-annual Listening Sessions and working with our Just Futures partners to publish a framework for collaborative governance in WA.It may be the transition between summer and fall, but for us it's a season of listening! Since the end of the 2023 Legislative Ses…
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
September 11, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Reminder | Sept. 12 Webinar on Digital Financial Inclusion and the SDGs

Register Now. View this email in your browser This is a reminder to please join Innovations for Poverty Action, UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, and the World Bank for the following webinar tomorrow: Inclusive Futures: …
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
September 8, 2023 at 3:34 PM

Register | Measuring the “True” Cost of Digital Financial Services: Transaction Cost Index Results

Please join us for this event on September 28th. View this email in your browser More Evidence, Less Poverty Dear John, Please join Innovations for Poverty Action for the following webinar: Measuring the “True” Cost of Digital…
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
August 22, 2023 at 1:15 PM

Sept. 12 Webinar | Inclusive Futures: Digital Financial Inclusion to Achieve the SDGs

Register Now. View this email in your browser Please join Innovations for Poverty Action, UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance, and the World Bank for the following webinar: Inclusive Futures: Digital Financial Inclusion to …
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
July 12, 2023 at 6:02 PM

IPA Consumer Protection Quarterly | Issue 10: July 2023

The newest edition of our consumer protection newsletter.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty IPA Consumer Protection Quarterly Issue No. 10 – July 2023 Welcome back to t…
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
May 22, 2023 at 1:14 PM

IPA Consumer Protection Quarterly | Issue 9: May 2023

The newest edition of our consumer protection newsletter.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty IPA Consumer Protection Quarterly Issue No. 9 – May 2023 Welcome back to the…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
May 16, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Tell Our US Senators: Don't Use TANF as a Bargaining Chip

We worked hard to pass important improvements to TANF at the state level this year, but there are proposed cuts to TANF at the federal level. It's time to tell our Senators not to use TANF, and the families that rely on it to meet their basic needs, as a bargaining chip in the federal budget process…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
May 1, 2023 at 4:15 PM

That's a Wrap on Legislative Session 2023!

Thank you so much to the advocates, organizers, lawmakers, lobbyists, coalition members, and everyone who helped us accomplish so much this year!That's a wrap on session 2023! This session, we were able to help pass and fund several important and hard-fought bills to make TANF a more effective path…
  IPA · [email protected]
April 27, 2023 at 7:39 PM

Loïc Watine on Putting Evidence to Work

Our Latest Random Update Newsletter IPA Random Update LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS IPA co-hosts Ghana's Evidence Day with the Ministry of Education. © 2018 IPA New Blog Post My $100 Bill: Reflections from Loïc Watine about Putting Evidence to W…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 6:46 PM

Correcting Formatting Errors in Previous Email About the Budget!

Sorry for the formatting error in the previous email, it seems like EveryAction is very concerned about TANF time limit exemptions (hard to disagree on that one)The Final Budget is Out! The legislature has released their budget for the 2023-2025 biennium. We are so excited to see that this budget ma…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Thank Your Lawmakers for Investing in Helping Washingtonians Meet Their Basic Needs!

This budget makes key investments in human services, following the House's lead to help low-income WashingtoniansThe Final Budget is Out! The legislature has released their budget for the 2023-2025 biennium. We are so excited to see that this budget makes crucial investments to human services that w…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
April 14, 2023 at 10:30 PM

Tell The Senate: Follow the Lead of the House Budget, Fund Human Services

While the House budget funds important programs to help folks meet their basic needs, the Senate's proposed budget does not do enough to support low-income Washingtonians.Tell Your Senator: Follow the House's Lead, Fund Human Services! Whether our work is unpaid or underpaid, we work hard to meet ou…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
April 10, 2023 at 5:46 PM

We Made it Through The Senate Fiscal Cutoff, Let's Make it To the Finish Line!

Many of our policy priorities have survived the Senate fiscal cutoff and are moving to the Senate floor, time to up the pressure!We’ve made it through the fiscal cutoff, let’s keep up the momentum! This past Tuesday was the second fiscal cutoff of this year’s legislative session, meaning that all b…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
April 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Senators Have Just Two Days to Support Our State's Low-Income Families!

The clock is ticking for the Senate Ways and Means Committee to pass several key pieces of legislation to support our state's low-income families.Tell Your Lawmakers: Support Washington's Low-Income Families!Whether our work is unpaid or underpaid, we work hard to meet our needs and pursue our goals…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 10:00 PM

The House and Senate have released their proposed budgets!

While the House budget funds important programs to help folks meet their basic needs, the Senate's proposed budget does not do enough to support low-income Washingtonians.Tell Your Senator: Follow the House's Lead, Fund Basic Needs Programs! Whether our work is unpaid or underpaid, we work hard to m…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
March 20, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Dental Therapy Has it's First Senate Hearing Ever Tomorrow Morning!

Help increase access to oral healthcare statewide!Dental Therapy Has a Hearing in the Senate! We all deserve access to quality dental care, no matter our race, where we live, or what insurance we can afford. But in Washington state, more than 2 million residents, particularly people in communities …
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
March 20, 2023 at 1:34 PM

Reminder: March 23 Webinar | Consumer Protection and Scam Identification in Kenya

Please join us for this event. View this email in your browser More Evidence, Less Poverty Hi John, A reminder to please join Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) for the following webinar: Can You Spot a Scam? Consumer Protec…
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
March 14, 2023 at 1:40 PM

March 23 Webinar | Consumer Protection and Scam Identification in Kenya

Please join us for this event. View this email in your browser More Evidence, Less Poverty Hi John, Please join Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) for the following webinar: Can You Spot a Scam? Consumer Protection and Scam …
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
March 13, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Tell Your Senator: Children Should Receive 100% of Their Benefits and Child Support, Not the State!

There are two important bills in the Senate that would ensure that children on TANF receive 100% of their child support payments and that children with disabilities in the foster care system receive their SSI paymentsTell Your Senator: Re-instate the Child Support Pass-Through! Child support payment…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
March 6, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Tell Your Senator: Help Washingtonians Meet Their Basic Needs!

Two bills that will help Washingtonians meet their basic needs and build a pathway out of poverty have their first hearings in the Senate this week!Tell Your Senator: Help Washingtonians Meet Their Basic Needs! Whether our work is unpaid or underpaid, we work hard to meet our needs and pursue our go…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
March 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Action Alert: Tell Your Lawmakers to Vote YES on Dental Therapy This Weekend

Help increase access to oral healthcare statewide!Tell Your Lawmakers: Expand Dental Therapy Statewide! We all deserve access to quality dental care, no matter our race, where we live, or what insurance we can afford. But in Washington state, more than 2 million residents, particularly people in co…
  IPA · [email protected]
March 2, 2023 at 4:25 PM

Annie Duflo on IPA at 20 Years

Our Latest Random Update Newsletter IPA Random Update LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS Ghanaian kindergarten students break for lunch at a primary school in which IPA evaluated teacher training. © 2016 Rachel Stevenson   New Blog Post IPA at 20: Re…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
February 27, 2023 at 8:45 PM

We Made it Through The First Bill Cutoff, Let's Keep Up the Momentum!

Many of our policy priorities have survived the first legislative cutoff and are moving to the House floor, time to up the pressure!We’ve made it through the fiscal cutoff, let’s keep up the momentum! This past Friday was the first fiscal cutoff of this year’s legislative session, meaning that all …
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
February 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Lawmakers Have Just Four Days to Support Our State's Low-Income Families!

The clock is ticking for the House Appropriations Committee to pass several key pieces of legislation to support our state's low-income families. Tell Your Lawmakers: Support Washington's Low-Income Families!Whether our work is unpaid or underpaid, we work hard to meet our needs and pursue our goals…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
February 14, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Happy Valentine's Day from Poverty Action!

Spread the love this Valentine's Day by telling your lawmakers to support limiting debt collection practices for parking and traffic tickets! Tell Your Lawmakers: Limit Debt Collection on Traffic and Parking Tickets! We all deserve access to the resources we need to meet our needs, no matter what.  …
  IPA Team · [email protected]
February 14, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Introducing IPA’s New Logo and Website

New Look, New Features. Dear John,   Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is creating a fresh approach to our communications by launching a new logo and new website! We hope you will find them more user-friendly and dynamic. ​ What's Behind Our New Logo …
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
February 6, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Tell Your Lawmakers: Expand Dental Therapy Statewide

Help increase access to oral healthcare statewide! Tell Your Lawmakers: Expand Dental Therapy Statewide! We all deserve access to quality dental care, no matter our race, where we live, or what insurance we can afford. But in Washington state, more than 2 million residents, particularly people in c…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Tell Your Lawmakers: Help Families Get the Help They Need

Help increase equitable access to cash assistance and build a path out of poverty for cash assistance recipients! Tell Your Lawmakers: Help Families Meet Their Basic Needs! Whether our work is unpaid or underpaid, we work hard to meet our needs and pursue our goals. We all deserve to get the help w…
  IPA · [email protected]
January 26, 2023 at 3:15 PM

February 7th Webinar | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Crime and Violence: Evidence on Long-Term Effects from Liberia

  Please join IPA, BFI at UChicago, and Princeton for a webinar on February 7. View this email in your browser     Para leer este mensaje en español, haz clic aquí.     Hi John, Please join the Becker Friedm…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
January 23, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Tell Your Lawmakers: Support Rent Stabilization!

Help tens of thousands of seniors, single parents, veterans and other low income renters stay in their homes through rent stabilization.Tell Your Lawmakers: Support Rent Stabilization! Shelter is a basic human need, essential for equitable, healthy, safe, and stable communities. However, rent incr…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Expand Access to the Working Families Tax Credit!

Tell your lawmakers to expand access to the WFTC to all adults 18 years and older!Thank You For Attending MLK Lobby Day 2023! We appreciate everyone who joined us to make their voice heard on Monday. Check out the slides we used and our fact sheets for this year's legislative session on our Lobby …
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
January 17, 2023 at 6:40 PM

IPA Consumer Protection Quarterly | Issue 8: January 2023

  The newest edition of our consumer protection newsletter.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty IPA Consumer Protection Quarterly Issue No. 8 – January 2023 Welcome b…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
January 6, 2023 at 10:00 PM

What if WA had a guaranteed basic income?

It’s time to bring a Guaranteed Basic Income to Washington to support our working families in building our future.MLK Lobby Day is just 10 days away! Sign up now to join us and make your voice heard this MLK Day. Sign up now! It's time for Washington to have a Guaranteed Basic IncomeWe believe eve…
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
December 21, 2022 at 2:39 PM

Webinar | Leveraging the Global Findex Microdata for Policy and Research

  January 12 at 10am EST or 4pm WAT. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, Please join Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) for the following webinar: Leveraging the Global Findex Microdata fo…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 10:00 PM

Tell Your Lawmakers: Invest More in Our State's Safety Net Programs!

Governor's budget proposal addresses immediate crises, but misses opportunity to plan for the future. Governor’s budget addresses immediate crises, but misses opportunity to plan for the future On Wednesday, Governor Inslee released his Proposed 2023-25 Budget plan. In his budget, he focuses on the…
  IPA · [email protected]
December 15, 2022 at 5:40 PM

Dean Karlan Named USAID Chief Economist | MacKenzie Scott Commits $8 Million to IPA

Random Update | December 2022  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    IPA Random Update LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT IPA Founder Dr. Dean Karl…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
December 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Tell Your Lawmakers: Support Dental Therapy in 2023!

Dental therapy has been shown to increase access to oral healthcare. Tell your lawmakers: Support Dental Therapy in 2023! Earlier this month, we attended the House Health and Wellness committee's work session on dental therapy. We were inspired by the stories that Tribal leaders, dental professiona…
  Molly Gallagher · [email protected]
November 28, 2022 at 7:00 PM

MLK Lobby Day 2023 Registration is Live!

Register now to claim your spot for our 18th annual MLK Lobby Day!Register now for 2023 MLK Lobby Day! When we come together to share our stories and advocate for our needs, we build a community bound together by networks of support and strong enough to achieve real change. To transform unfair sys…
  IPA · [email protected]
October 4, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Couples' Counseling in Uganda | Evaluating Pay for Performance Teaching in Rwanda

Random Update | October 2022  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    IPA Random Update LATEST RESEARCH & NEWS NEW RESULTS The Impact of Faith-Based C…
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
September 8, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Reminder: September 14 Webinar | Inclusive Instant Payment Systems

  Please join us for this webinar on inclusive instant payment systems. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, This is a reminder to please join Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) for the foll…
  IPA Financial Inclusion Program · [email protected]
September 1, 2022 at 3:35 PM

September 14 Webinar | Inclusive Instant Payment Systems: An Evidence Based Approach from Design to Impact

  Please join us for this webinar on inclusive instant payment systems. View this email in your browser More evidence, less poverty Hi John, Please join Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) for the following webinar: Inclus…