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06/23/2026

One scam can change everything for a small business.

It can drain working capital, interrupt payroll, damage credit, or break trust with a vendor, customer, or lender.

At Opportunity Finance Network's Small Business Finance Forum, Prosperity Now’s Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Chrissi Johnson, joined Alex Alexandra Villarreal O'Rourke, CEO of Alumbra, for a conversation on protecting small businesses from scams, including smishing, AI-generated fraud, business email compromise, and other attacks designed to exploit trust and urgency.

For community-based financial institutions, this work is about more than fraud prevention. It is about protecting the financial stability of the small businesses and communities they serve.

Through our scam prevention work with Alumbra, supported by JPMorganChase, Prosperity Now is helping explore how real-time tools, shared data, and practical safeguards can help mission-driven lenders spot risks earlier and reduce losses before money is gone.

Thank you to OFN for hosting this important conversation and to Alex and the Alumbra team for their partnership.

06/19/2026

Today, we honor Juneteenth and reflect on the ongoing work of making freedom real.

Juneteenth reminds us that freedom declared is not always freedom delivered. It asks us to respect the past enough to learn from it, tell the truth about our history, and continue building systems that expand opportunity in people’s lives.

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we are reminded that every generation inherits both the progress and the unfinished work of those who came before.

May we continue learning from our past, investing in our future, and strengthening the foundations of economic opportunity for generations to come.

Read our latest reflection: https://www.prosperitynow.org/news-and-insights/juneteenth-america-at-250-and-the-work-of-becoming

06/18/2026

Registration is officially open.

Three cities. One shared purpose.

This year, we're bringing the conversation closer to home through Prosperity Now's inaugural Regional Summit Series.

Join practitioners, researchers, policymakers, financial institutions, philanthropy, nonprofit leaders, and community partners from across the country to share what’s working, learn from each other, and build the partnerships that help turn good ideas into real progress.

San Diego | August 12
Minneapolis | October 6
Atlanta | November 5

Whether you're looking for new ideas, new partnerships, or practical strategies you can bring back to your organization, there's a place for you in the conversation.

Learn More & Register today: https://www.prosperitynow.org/events

06/16/2026

A strong foundation for future child savings opportunities already exists.

Now it’s time to build on it.

Supported by Citi Foundation, our new national assessment draws on insights from 332 organizations across 45 states to examine how prepared community organizations, financial institutions, schools, employers, and public agencies are to support emerging child savings opportunities.

The report identifies practical implementation pathways and strategic priorities to strengthen readiness, improve coordination, and help more families benefit.

Download the report: https://www.prosperitynow.org/news-and-insights/next-gen-savings-readinness-initiative

06/10/2026

You asked for more opportunities to connect closer to home. We listened.

That’s why we’re launching Prosperity Now’s Regional Summit Series.

Together on the Path to Prosperity.

In 2026, we’re bringing conversations about financial stability, economic opportunity, and community solutions directly into communities across the country.

Join us in:

📍 San Diego | August 12
📍 Minneapolis (VITACon) | October 6
📍 Atlanta | November 5

These regional conversations will help strengthen partnerships, surface new ideas, and build momentum toward the return of the 2027 Prosperity Summit in Washington, D.C.

Additional details to follow soon!

06/09/2026

Communities do not need more disconnected solutions. They need systems that work better together.

Our 2025 Annual Report highlights how Prosperity Now worked alongside practitioners, financial institutions, policymakers, and community organizations to strengthen financial stability across the country.

In 2025, together we:

• Helped 25,177 households access more than $43 million in federal tax refunds and credits

• Supported Children's Savings Account efforts reaching more than 7.3 million children nationwide

• Engaged 7,500+ entrepreneurship practitioners and community partners

• Strengthened housing, financial coaching, and community finance infrastructure nationwide

The report shares the partnerships, lessons, and practical solutions helping communities navigate an increasingly complex economic environment.

📥 Read our 2025 Annual Report: https://www.prosperitynow.org/news-and-insights/2025-annual-report

05/28/2026

Storytelling has the power to preserve history, strengthen community, and help people see what's at stake.

That was the spirit at the center of the Hollywood & Mexico: Made for the Big Screen reception hosted at the Official Residence of Mexico in Los Angeles, which celebrates the creative and cultural connection between Mexico and Hollywood.

As part of the evening, Prosperity Now previewed "Altadena, We Remain," an upcoming short documentary produced in partnership with New Vizion. The film explores what families and communities are navigating in the aftermath of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, including displacement, rebuilding, and the fight to preserve Altadena’s history and identity.

“I want you to see it not just as a film. I want you to see it as a call to action,” said Marisa Calderon, President and CEO of Prosperity Now.

We’re proud to partner with the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles to support conversations that connect storytelling, culture, and recovery.

05/27/2026

Bringing together research, practice, and community leadership to strengthen taxpayer support nationwide.

Last week, Prosperity Now Chief Program Officer Sarah Bacerra joined IRS leaders, researchers, faculty, and practitioners at the 2026 VITA U Conference in Athens, Georgia to discuss how university-affiliated VITA programs are evolving to better support taxpayers and strengthen community partnerships.

Conversations throughout the conference focused on virtual service delivery, mentorship, practitioner training, and collaboration across higher education and community organizations.

As demand for trusted, no-cost tax preparation continues to grow, convenings like VITA U help connect research with frontline implementation and operational experience across the field.

05/20/2026

“For community-based financial institutions, trust is infrastructure. Trust is currency. Trust is an asset. Transactions are made, informed by trust.”

That was one of the key themes Prosperity Now Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer Chrissi Johnson discussed today at the EMERGE Financial Health conference in Atlanta during the panel “Stopping Scams: A Whole-Of-Society Approach.”

As scams become more sophisticated, technology-enabled, and increasingly personalized through AI and social engineering tactics, the conversation focused on a growing challenge facing consumers, financial institutions, and communities across the country. While scams and fraud can affect anyone, households and small businesses with fewer financial buffers often face the greatest difficulty recovering once financial harm occurs.

Joined by leaders from JPMorganChase, the City and County of San Francisco, and Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), the discussion explored how stronger coordination across financial institutions, nonprofits, technology providers, government agencies, and community organizations can help institutions share information, recognize patterns earlier, and better support consumers before financial harm escalates.

Panelists discussed the importance of combining consumer education, behavior-change strategies, trusted community relationships, shared data, and emerging technology tools to strengthen fraud prevention as scam tactics continue to evolve.

At Prosperity Now, we believe trusted community-based financial institutions have a critical role to play in helping communities navigate financial risk, build resilience, and strengthen long-term financial health.

Thank you to JPMorganChase and the Financial Health Network for convening this important conversation.

05/18/2026

Financial scams are becoming faster-moving and harder to identify in real time, especially for community-based financial institutions and the individuals and small businesses they serve.

Prosperity Now and Alumbra, with support from JPMorganChase, are launching a new tool designed to help institutions identify suspicious activity, better understand scam-related risks, and take action before financial losses occur.

The initiative will also help community-based financial institutions better understand emerging scam patterns affecting their communities and strengthen response efforts over time.

Learn more: https://www.prosperitynow.org/news-and-insights/as-financial-scams-surge-new-tool-will-help-community-based-financial-institutions-identify-risks-and-reduce-financial-loss

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