Can Economic and Financial Innovation Make a Difference in a Pandemic? May 2020

Can Economic and Financial Innovation Make a Difference in a Pandemic?

Thursday, May 28, 9:30 am-11:00 am ET Watch online at https://www.cgdev.org/event/can-economic-and-financial-innovation-make-difference-pandemic FEATURING Josh Bicknell, Co-founder and CEO, Balloon Ventures James Habyarimana, Provost Distinguished Associate Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Global Innovation Fund Board Member; and Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development Farouk Meralli, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, mClinica Pharmacy Solutions  Alix Peterson Zwane, Chief Executive Officer, Global Innovation Fund and Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development MODERATOR Nancy Lee, Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development  ABOUT THE EVENT Many are focused on the response of governments to the pandemic and its economic impact, and the scale of support needed from the IMF and development banks, both multilateral and bilateral. But the private sector must lead as well, not just in the recovery phase but also in crisis response. Its capacity for rapid adaptation and innovation, understanding of consumer behavior, flexibility, and productive capacity are essential for responding to multiple and ongoing shocks and uncertainties. How can the public and private sectors collaborate most effectively in restarting financial flows, delivering essential health and other services to the vulnerable, and restoring livelihoods? If you have questions for our panelists, please submit them to events@cgdev.org, tweet @CGDev #CGDTalks, or submit your comments via YouTube. Register This event will be streamed live. Register above to receive a reminder about the webcast before the event. The video will stream and remain available at https://www.cgdev.org/event/can-economic-and-financial-innovation-make-difference-pandemic. Close-captioned-enabled video will be posted following the conclusion of the event. Share this event #CGDTalks

Volunteer Service in Vulnerable Community such as AMERICORPS. Missed Opportunities. incentives. A

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/05/21/americorps-contact-tracing/

Expanding AmeriCorps could turn new grads into an army of contact tracers. It just needs funding.

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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

May 21, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. EDT

As the public health crisis shatters the economy, employment prospects for the Class of 2020 are grim. Newly minted college graduates have had internships and job offers rescinded or delayed. They are entering a workforce rife with competition for scarce opportunities.

Against that backdrop, lawmakers say a decades-old federal initiative could offer work as beneficial to graduates as it is to their communities. AmeriCorps funds tens of thousands of young people to help vulnerable populations across the country. In exchange for their service, volunteers can build their résumés and receive up to $6,195 toward student loans or a degree.

The Clinton-era national service program is getting new attention as the country tries to contain and recover from the coronavirus pandemic. A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to deploy an army of volunteers for contact tracing, which would require some 300,000 people to map exposure to the virus. They say an expanded fleet of young AmeriCorps members also could deliver food and supplies to people who are homebound or tutor elementary students to stem learning loss.