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Celebrate a Decade of D2D: Registration Now Open!

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On March 9th, 2012, come celebrate D2D Fund's ten year anniversary, honor its Founder and Chairman, Dean Peter Tufano of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford... and see the inside of the new Harvard Innovation Lab.

 

New White Paper: A Need for Product Innovation

D2D's new white paper addresses the need for product innovation to help LMI consumers manage financial emergencies. Enjoy!

Prize Linked Savings Finds Support in Nebraska

Omaha World Herald profiles the successful launch of Save to Win in Nebraska. Read more: Credit unions' new savings lottery finds support in Nebraska

NEEBC Recognizes Successful Staples/ D2D Collaboration

The New England Employee Benefit Council (NEEBC) recently recognized Staples' successful collaboration with D2D by presenting them with a Best Practices award at the annual NEEBC con

Boston Globe Features D2D Fund

In a recent Boston Globe interview, D2D Executive Director Tim Flacke speaks about Prize-Linked Savings and future D2D projects. Read the article here

ABC News Reports on Tax Time Savings Campaign

ABC News discusses tax time savings, refunds, and the opportunity for Americans to save in U.S. Savings Bonds at tax time in IRS Seeks 99,123 Taxpayers for Unclaimed Money. 

Financial Entertainment Receives "Outstanding Educational Program of the Year"

D2D is proud to announce that on November 18th in Jacksonville, Florida,

We've Moved!

But we still expect a holiday card! Our new address is 114 Western Ave, Allston, MA. Although it was sad to say goodbye to our world headquarters in Dudley Square in Roxbury, we are so excited to be settling into our new offices in Lower Allston, across the street from the Harvard Innovation Lab and Harvard Business School.

PLS Report #3 Hot Off The Press!

Prize- Linked Savings Report #3 in our latest series of reports is now available online: A Win-Win For All: The Growth of Save to Win in Michigan.

D2D looking for an Innovation Strategist

Doorways to Dreams Fund is now hiring. We are looking for an Innovation Strategist to join our team and work on an array of innovation projects, including financial entertainment and prize-linked savings.

D2D Welcomes Professor Brigitte Madrian to Board

We are excited to announce that Professor Brigitte Madrian, Aetna Professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management at the Harvard Kennedy School, has joined the Doorways to Dreams (D2D) Fund Board of Directors! Dr.

PLS Report #2 Now Online

Another freshly published PLS report is now available! The Prize-Linked Savings and Financially Vulnerable Americans: Insights from a Five-State Study details the results of the first-ever panel survey of 1,300 low-to-moderate income American households’ demand and preferences for PLS.

Enjoy!

PRIZE LINKED SAVINGS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Prize Linked Savings is More Than Fun & Games. Registration for the first PLS conference on November 18, 2011 is now open.

NYT Op-Ed: "Save the Savings Bond" by Peter Tufano and Fred Goldberg

The New York Times published an Op-Ed piece today to "Save the Savings Bond", urging the government to reconsider the elimination of easy access to savings bonds year round for working families and encouraging t

Mayor Menino Announces Save Up Online Tournament To Teach Boston Youth Financial Responsibility

Financial Entertainment is teaming up the with the City of Boston to run a citywide youth tournament around Farm Blitz and financial literacy. To learn more about the "Save Up" initiative, read the full Press Release.

Baltimore Sun covers Treasury's move away from paper savings bonds

The Baltimore Sun recently posted an article about the move away from paper bonds and reactions to the move. The article includes Baltimore CASH's Treasury Direct User Experience Video, part of a project led by D2D, and the Baltimore and Maryland CASH Campaigns.

2011 Savings Bond Report Published!

Thank you to everyone that helped make this possible! Read the Bonds Make it Easy 2011 Savings Bond Report!

NC Credit Unions Able to Offer Savings Raffles

"North Carolina has now formally enacted a savings raffle bill enabling credit unions to start sweepstakes to some of their savings programs." Read more in the Credit Union Times!