The Global Good Fund, founded by Carrie Rich in 2012, provides leadership development services for social entrepreneurs and a $10,000 grant. Each fellow is paired with an executive coach and a C-suite business executive, who serve as mentors throughout the 12-month program. To be eligible for The Global Good Fund’s competitive program, the fellow’s organization […]
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Founder Sid Pailla featured in the Alumni Spotlight at UVA’s Darden School of Business
Read this great feature from Sid’s alma mater – they discuss various topics like Sid’s background, his four(!!) degrees from the university, why we need financially inclusive and equitable systems, voluntary turnover and how it affects American businesses and the workforce, and a range of other topics. You can find the article at the link […]
6 Reasons to make an accessible savings account a priority
You may have already read Daniel’s story, which illustrates one of the many reasons individuals are trying to build accessible savings (you can call them emergency savings or personal savings too). In short, it comes down to the idea of dignity and self-determination, not just preparing for the unexpected. But if you’re an employer, why […]
Saving for emergencies: Daniel’s story
We often hear statistics that simplify the story of a person down to a single number. We do that too – we share the statistic from Marketplace-Edison Research that finds that nearly half of Americans would have trouble coming up with $250 for an unexpected expense. But people are more than numbers, and so I […]
Introducing our team!
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to the Sunny Day Fund™ team and share why we’re so passionate about connecting people to accessible savings. Over two decades ago, my parents immigrated to the United States with “negative assets” and their only remaining child – me. They did this to give me a great education, the […]