@DBrianCollier

EVP at Foundation For The Carolinas, tweets are my personal opinions. Economic opportunity nerd, father, founding CEO at Victory Junction, lawyer, UFGator fan.

 Charlotte, NC
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Joined March 2011
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What is the relationship between #SocialCapital & economic mobility? @CamilleBusette, @RobertDPutnam, @swinshi & @RichardvReeves will discuss new research from Raj Chetty & @stroebel_econ Register: brook.gs/3OrNN3w
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This is BIG, peeps. New data on social networks from Raj Chetty & team, presented at Brookings next week: buff.ly/3oqBYjs
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I was quietly excited to update my twitter profile today... amzn.to/3Bgx9k9
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Elgato
@elgato24 Dec 2021
🎶 On the final day of giveaways Elgato gave to one winner... 🎶 🎁 We lost count, but everything in this picture. To enter: RT + Follow @elgato Winner chosen Dec. 27!
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City of Charlotte
@CLTgov1 Nov 2021
The @cltmayor's Racial Equity Initiative is a $250 million public-private partnership to advance more leaders of color, develop career paths for students and workforce development programs, and extend corporate policies for equity. #EquityCLT equityclt.org/
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Charles Thomas@cthomasclt1 Nov 2021
Great news today at JCSU!!! @CLTMayor announces a $250M public private partnership to advance racial equity in Charlotte focused on Digital Equity (@QueensUniv & @cmlibrary), @JCSUniversity, Corridors of Opportunity (@CLTgov) and improving career pathways (@clt_alliance). – at Charlotte, NC
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Two years ago, the Foundation For The Carolinas persuaded national community investment nonprofit LISC — Local Initiatives Support Corp. — to expand into Charlotte and lead affordable-housing development and preservation. bizjournals.com/charlotte/ne…

Two years in, affordable-housing leaders in Charlotte take stock of private investment

The Foundation For The Carolinas and Local Initiatives Support Corp. created the Charlotte Housing Opportunity Investment Fund, or CHOIF, to oversee and invest $53 million in private money for...

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Just released today. My conversation with Bob McKinnon on his new podcast Attribution from @PBS @ChasingtheDream. Got pretty personal on dream hoarders - but then I think it needs to! to.pbs.org/39lJFQR

Dream Hoarding w/ Richard Reeves | Attribution Ep. 9

How do "opportunity hoarding" among upper-middle class families keep the American Dream unattainable for lower-income families?

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A new @oppinsights report looks at the current state of opportunity in Charlotte! Read the report ➡️opportunityinsights.org⬅️ Released with FFTC - @DBrianCollier, @OpportunityCLT, @BrookingsInst, @unccui, & @GambrellFdn #opportunityCLT Special thanks to @ebarbee06

Opportunity Insights | Policy Solutions to the American Dream

Our mission is to identify barriers to economic opportunity and develop scalable solutions that will empower people throughout the United States to rise out of poverty and achieve better life outcomes

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23. That's the age at which your future trajectory may have, in large part, been determined. Today on "Sway," Harvard professor Raj Chetty talks to @KaraSwisher about how inequality shapes outcomes in America. nyti.ms/3kThhbP

Opinion | Why 3rd Grade Matters (Published 2020)

Well, many reasons. But Harvard economist Raj Chetty says that’s the age at which America’s “Einsteins” are identified — and lost.

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MC Belk Pilon@MCBelkPilon22 Oct 2020
Don’t miss this opportunity!!!
myFutureNC
@myFutureNC21 Oct 2020
See which NC schools are waiving fees on cfnc.org during College Application Weeks (Oct 19-30)
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Please join us in welcoming education and nonprofit strategist Sherri Chisholm as Leading on Opportunity’s next director! She will build upon ongoing progress in addressing upward mobility across the region and create a detailed road map for the next phase of our work.
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THIS JUST IN: Big news today! 📣 @myUWCC and Foundation For The Carolinas award more than $4.3M in grants to 97 nonprofits through the COVID-19 Response Fund to aid those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in our community. Full list of grantees ➡️ ow.ly/W3wz50AlXV7
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Stage Manager: half hour ladies and gentlemen, this is your half hour call. Remember there will be cameras at tonight’s show...please remember to sign in or stop by the stage manager’s office if you have not done so. This is your half hour call... #Hamilfilm
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Julian Bass@thejulianbass2 Jul 2020
if y’all can retweet this enough times that Disney calls, that’d be greatly appreciated

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LANGUAGE! 1. On July 3, you're getting the whole show, every note & scene, & a 1-minute countdown clock during intermission (bathroom!) 2. But MPAA has a hard rule about language: more than 1 utterance of "Fuck" is an automatic R rating. We have 3 "Fucks" in our show. So... 1/2
Holly Harris@Hozzerharris22 Jun 2020
Replying to @Lin_Manuel
@Lin_Manuel hey hey so excited about Hamilton on Disney+ and OH my god I finally get to see you as A.Ham, BUT as it’s rated PG-13 does that mean that some (iconic) lines have been cut?? Is it changed at all? ⭐️
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July 3 on @disneyplus, #Hamilfilm. May you always be satisfied...
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Right now: Touch-ups on the Black Lives Matter mural underway on Tryon Street. They will be sealed with clear coat this week. If you come out, please give the artists a little space to focus while they’re working. Brining snacks is good. Tipping them online is better.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Application deadline for future grant awards from the COVID-19 Response Fund is extended to NOON THIS FRIDAY. This grant cycle is open to Mecklenburg County 501(c)3 nonprofits meeting eligibility requirements. Application + details➡️ uwcentralcarolinas.org/grant…
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Read Charlotte@ReadCLT10 Jun 2020
Help children avoid the summer slump with a #ReadingCheckup! FREE of charge & built to make life easier. Families with K-4th graders are learning the most effective way to meet reading needs before school resumes this fall. 1st step takes just a few mins: ReadingCheckup.org
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