De-Carceration Fund
@de_carceration
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Early Stage Investment in the Ethical Disruption of the Criminal Justice System
Radnor, PA
Joined February 2021
We’re honored to be spotlighted in ImpactAlpha’s article about local endowments for impact! Check out the full article below! https://t.co/s3HeRkcgfu
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Explore how Philadelphia foundations are investing in local opportunities and transforming their communities through collaboration.
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In episode 77 the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Lawrence Williams III, Partner at The @de_carceration Fund, on the fund's mission to support startups that address the challenges faced by incarcerated individuals and those reentering society. The U.S. criminal justice
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Over 3,000 ppl who rebuilt their lives at home instead of behind bars are in jeopardy due to S.J. Res 47. Let's stand up for justice! 📢 Sign @thedreamcorps' petition to urge @POTUS to veto to this unjust resolution! #KeepThemHome #NoToSJRes47
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We've worked hard to keep families together by bringing over 13,000 individuals home from prison through the CARES Act. But now, 3000+ face the risk of being sent back. This isn't just a setback;...
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Catch us October 7th at #Chroma23! We’re teaming up with Black & Brown Founders to bring some of the leading names in tech + start-up funding for #CHROMA23! @bbfounders
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Read this article to learn more about Innovation, Policy, and Nonprofits Creating Impact for Returning Citizens. https://t.co/UiTSERtefg Register here for ImpactPHL’s Panel on August 16th - Conversations: Investing in Returning Citizens.
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Join us on August 16th at 1pm to look at what investors can do to supporting fair chance hiring and how to invest in well trained returning citizens who are impactful entrepreneurs, register gratis at ImpactPHL Conversations: https://t.co/kv4hW74SsI
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Lawrence Williams pitched De-Carceration Fund at the Total Impact Summit. Impact PHL promotes Philadelphia as a leader in the global impact economy. @LFWTrey @ImpactPHL
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The De-Carceration Fund is thrilled to announce that we have been selected as one of the 2023 #Transformative25 Funds. We are proud to be included among these innovative and trailblazing funds that place impact and social justice at the core of an investment strategy.
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We are thrilled to be judging for Justice Innovation Prize! @thedreamcorps is offering $1M for #innovative solutions that disrupt our criminal #justice system and build a world beyond mass incarceration https://t.co/bycvdbOs3P
#criminaljusticereform #endmassincarceration
justiceinnovationprize.org
The Justice Innovation Prize is an open call for innovative, impactful, feasible, and scalable ideas to end the cycle of mass incarceration.
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Sign up link below! Join our ED @MarkovichMaya along with @impactable_x, @villagecapital and @de_carceration for a conversation about supercharging #justicetech investing. on Dec 13.👇🏽 https://t.co/RC5ra6SX38
investinginjusticetech.splashthat.com
How can we help affect the disruption of systemic inequity by making ethical investments in Justice Tech? How do we supercharge investing and ecosystem development in this nascent, but growing...
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Chris Bentley’s interview with Jessica Blatt was featured in Generation Change Philly, the Citizen’s new series in partnership with Keepers of the Commons. This series highlights leaders in Philadelphia who are planting seeds now to impact the future of our city. Link in our bio!
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In an interview with Giving Compass, Chris Bentley spoke about De-Carceration Fund’s approach, successful models, and how impact investors and donors can be effective partners. Click the link in our bio to read the full article.
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70 million Americans have a criminal record of some sort and 20 million have felony convictions. This is a HUGE problem with lots of room for disruption from startups!
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Chris Bentley talks about Better Impact Solutions on CommonGood Capital’s “A New Lens” with Jeff Shafer. Click the link in our bio to listen to the rest of this podcast!
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We're very excited to work with @villagecapital's Innovations in Justice Tech.
📣 Opportunity for US early-stage startups working to support individuals who are impacted by the civil and criminal justice system. VilCap, with support from @AmFamInstitute and @thedreamcorps, has launched a new fellowship program! Apply by August 15 https://t.co/lfKIkOxsgt
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I spent time in feds when they were supposed to be implementing the FSA, the Admin at BOP made up their own policies, ie that ppl had to take 240 hrs of classes to get 8hrs (1 day) of earned time credit. We showed them the bill language, they didn't care https://t.co/YIBQujgRkO
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Our country doesn’t just have a mass incarceration problem — we have a mass supervision problem, too. But with smart and safe reforms, we can #GiveLifeBack to millions of people and replace our justice system with a system that is fair and restorative.
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Missing a payment shouldn’t result in incarceration — but for millions of people on probation and parole, it can. RT if you agree we need to REFORM the system! #GiveLifeBack
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Probation and parole were meant to hold people accountable and help them succeed. Instead, they keep millions of people trapped in a pipeline back to prison. It’s time to REFORM the system.
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Every four minutes, someone on probation or parole is sent back to prison for a technical violation—like missing curfew, forgetting to pay a phone bill, or even visiting a loved one without permission. Join our movement if you agree this isn’t right #GiveLifeBack
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