Arnold Ventures

Our Co-founder John Arnold joins Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway on the latest episode of the Odd Lots podcast. In their interview, John shares his deep insights into #energypolicy, market dynamics, and the transformative power of #philanthropy. Whether you're interested in the future of #energy or how strategic giving can drive impactful change for American families, communities and businesses, this conversation is a must-listen. Hear the full episode: https://bloom.bg/3KRj1S5

📢 With support from Arnold Ventures, J-PAL North America is launching a new initiative to pair researchers with #criminaljustice organizations, and create new #evidence about what ideas and interventions actually work. As part of this initiative, J-PAL North America will act as a “matchmaker” between qualified CJ researchers and governments, nonprofits, and foundations that want to put the effectiveness of their promising CJ programs to the test. Read more in our interview with Vincent Quan, co-executive director of J-PAL North America, on how the organization’s new initiative will create high-quality #research that, in turn, can lead to more effective #policy interventions and improved outcomes for people, families, and communities: https://lnkd.in/gRQ5dgVH

In the final installment of our series profiling SSRC's new Criminal Justice Innovation Fellows, we spoke with Zachary Porreca, a postdoctoral fellow in the CLEAN unit at Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy, where he studies the economics of crime. As part of the new SSRC fellowship, Porreca plans to undertake several projects. Specifically, he'll study peer networks within state #prison systems, and how they predict a person’s peer networks in other facilities as they move through #prisonsystems as they serve their sentence. Separately, he plans to study the #labormarket impacts of programs that offer insurance policies to people who have recently been convicted of a crime, and whether that makes employers more likely to hire them. Read more about his #research projects: https://lnkd.in/guFjKrC7 Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

Welcome to Arnold Ventures Megan Kimmitt! As the Creative Director, she provides strategic direction for AV's brand and creative. She supports the communications team’s digital initiatives and partners with programmatic teams to deliver the organization’s story to its audiences. Before joining AV, Kimmitt made significant contributions as the creative director for AHIP, a health care advocacy association. Her impact at AHIP was far-reaching, including leading the organization’s rebrand and website redesign, spearheading tactical digital advocacy campaigns, and producing a nationally filmed video podcast series. #AVLife

In part five of a new series profiling SSRC's new Criminal Justice Innovation Fellows, we spoke with Emma Rackstraw who recently completed a PhD in #publicpolicy at Harvard University, and will start as an assistant professor of economics at Swarthmore College in 2025. As part of the new SSRC fellowship, Rackstraw hopes to expand her work on the effects of reality TV featuring police, particularly how it impacts recruitment. She will also launch a new research project on how criminal histories affect people’s employment prospects in the labor market. Read more about her #research projects: https://lnkd.in/gmWdq2Dq Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

“What started as valuable #tax relief to pandemic-impacted businesses has morphed into a feeding frenzy for fraud." Read more about the importance of Congress to act on the #EmployeeRetentionCredit from Andrew Moylan and our Public Finance team here: https://lnkd.in/geVETctH

Today, the Supreme Court confirmed a basic long-standing tenet of American #tax law. Read our statement from Arnold Ventures' EVP of Public Finance George Callas on the ruling in Moore v. United States: https://lnkd.in/eNGUYw-T

We applaud New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for his executive order that will create a new clemency process in New Jersey. Read our statement here: https://lnkd.in/gn8Uvhj5

In part four of a new series profiling SSRC's new Criminal Justice Innovation Fellows, we spoke with Michael Topper, a PhD candidate in the economics department of the UC Santa Barbara who researches the economics of crime with a focus on how #policing affects public #health outcomes. As part of the new SSRC fellowship, Topper plans to continue researching policing, especially as it relates to police officer retention. That includes how departments are attempting to hire officers, as well as the specific question of how police-involved killings might influence the type of applicants departments receive. Read more about his #research: https://lnkd.in/gemtBJmZ Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

Arnold Ventures is excited to welcome Erica Sayers to our evidence-based family! Sayers is the Director of Digital Strategy at AV, where she oversees the organization’s digital communications ecosystem. Before joining AV, she was the Global Advocacy & Communications Lead for HeForShe at UN Women, where she owned the HeForShe brand and led global campaigns to engage men and boys in the achievement of gender equality. Sayers also held leadership roles at creative agencies such as Huge and Code and Theory. #AVLife