D2D Fund

D2D extends a warm welcome to Christina Kasica as its Director of Communication and Advocacy. For more on Christina see http://www.d2dfund.org/about_d2d/d2d_staff

D2D Fund, in partnership with the Filene Research Institute was selected along with four other non-profits to receive the Nonprofit Opportunities Fund Grant Award by the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI). See the announcement at http://www.cfsinnovation.com/news-latest-detail.php?article_id=330369. The funds will support a pilot project in the area of Prize Linked Savings.

Tax season 2008 marked the second time that low-income tax clients at a range of tax sites have had an opportunity to purchase Series I U.S. Savings Bonds with part of their tax refund.

In November 2007, D2D welcomed Nick Maynard as its Director of Innovation and New Product Development. For more on Nick, go to staff descriptions here.

The Wal-Mart Foundation has provided D2D Fund with a generous grant in support of a multi-year project to create financial literacy video games.